Happens every year

[Penns Woods]

Well, six more weeks of Winter. I wonder what Groundhog tastes like?

 

[Erica]

The instructions are in this song:

(a very short ad at the beginning)

 

[lowangle al]

Well, six more weeks of Winter. I wonder what Groundhog tastes like?

I’m ok with six more weeks of winter.

To answer your question. Stewed groundhog tasted like a beef chuck pot roast to me. Maybe that’s why they’re called woodchuck. It’s way better than raccoon, that’s for sure.

 

[Gamma1214]

I'll agree that it's better than coon. I like to parboil young groundhogs and they taste a lot like rabbit to me.

Best part is that just about any farmer will let you hunt them and doing so virtually guarantees you access during deer season.

 

[RBourg]

In South Louisiana we don't have groundhogs and our weather has little in common with the rest of the country so we regularly look to our local Nutria as the source of winter predictions. Interestingly, there have been many campaigns to try and make them desirable to eat because they are invasive and destructive. I cannot say what they taste like but are commonly stated to taste like pork.

 

[Gamma1214]

In South Louisiana we don't have groundhogs and our weather has little in common with the rest of the country so we regularly look to our local Nutria as the source of winter predictions. Interestingly, there have been many campaigns to try and make them desirable to eat because they are invasive and destructive. I cannot say what they taste like but are commonly stated to taste like pork.

Those buggers get up to 35 lbs... I'd probably cook one up just to see. (and here I thought rodents of unusual size didn't really exist)

 

[memaquay]

Good googly moogly, you 'Mericans will eat anything!

 

[scoutergriz]

In South Louisiana we don't have groundhogs and our weather has little in common with the rest of the country so we regularly look to our local Nutria as the source of winter predictions. Interestingly, there have been many campaigns to try and make them desirable to eat because they are invasive and destructive. I cannot say what they taste like but are commonly stated to taste like pork.

wait! I thought any non- traditional mystery meat was supposed to taste like chicken???

 

[lowangle al]

In South Louisiana we don't have groundhogs and our weather has little in common with the rest of the country so we regularly look to our local Nutria as the source of winter predictions. Interestingly, there have been many campaigns to try and make them desirable to eat because they are invasive and destructive. I cannot say what they taste like but are commonly stated to taste like pork.

Andrew Zimmern cooked one up on TV. River rat stew.

 

[lowangle al]

To answer your question. Stewed groundhog tasted like a beef chuck pot roast to me. Maybe that’s why they’re called woodchuck.

I just heard on the local news that the word "woodchuck" is a corruption of an early Algonquian word, wuchak or wejack, which generally means "digger"

 

[Gamma1214]

Good googly moogly, you 'Mericans will eat anything!

I usually stop just short of oddly-flavored Spam (but, if I'm hungry enough...)

 

[tketcham]

Woodchucks are fairly tasty because they eat what cows and rabbits eat, but I'd try eating nutria. Probably similar to muskrat, which is OK if cooked well.

I just heard on the local news that the word "woodchuck" is a corruption of an early Algonquian word, wuchak or wejack, which generally means "digger"

That makes sense.

 

[Alan Gage]

Good googly moogly, you 'Mericans will eat anything!

Oh hush your mouth!



*Mem's bologna birthday cake

 

[snapper]

I have no idea what woodchuck tastes like but the old joke where I come from is found in this recipe: 1. Bring the meat to a boil in a pot of water. 2. Change the water and boil the meat a second time. 3. Change the water and boil the meat a third time. 4. Dump the meat and serve the water!

On a different note; tanned woodchuck hides were used years ago for banjo heads and boot laces. My understanding is the skin doesn't stretch when wet, making it very useful for both purposes.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper

 

[lowangle al]

I look at what an animal eats to determine if it might be palatable. Groundhogs eat a lot of grass, like a cow.

 

[memaquay]

Oh hush your mouth!

Well played, and I know you have the high ground here, you broccoli murderer.

 

[Erica]

I have no idea what woodchuck tastes like but the old joke where I come from is found in this recipe: 1. Bring the meat to a boil in a pot of water. 2. Change the water and boil the meat a second time. 3. Change the water and boil the meat a third time. 4. Dump the meat and serve the water!

On a different note; tanned woodchuck hides were used years ago for banjo heads and boot laces. My understanding is the skin doesn't stretch when wet, making it very useful for both purposes.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper

Yep, the song mentions making shoe laces from the skin.

 

[recped]

Here in Southern Ontario groundhogs were as common as dirt when I was growing up in the 50' 60's 70's, I have not seen one in at least 30 years, apparently the coyotes find them very tasty.

Interestingly while there have always been squirrels the numbers have gone crazy in the last 10 - 20 years.



From my "favourite" bathroom cookbook

 

[MJones]

Here in Southern Ontario groundhogs were as common as dirt when I was growing up in the 50' 60's 70's, I have not seen one in at least 30 years, apparently the coyotes find them very tasty.

Here in my part of Southern Ontario, near Sarnia, its not a problem finding groundhogs, nor is it a problem to find a coyote, their numbers have increase significantly in the past 20 years.

 

[scoutergriz]

I'll agree that it's better than coon. I like to parboil young groundhogs and they taste a lot like rabbit to me.

Best part is that just about any farmer will let you hunt them and doing so virtually guarantees you access during deer season.

back in my hunting days we had an agreement with a dairy farmer across the road from a buddy's hunt camp, he let us build a 200yd range in his bottom field and even built a 12' high backstop of dirt and logs, with the understanding that we'd shoot any groundhogs we saw, and never shot towards the upper fields if the cows were out. He was losing 1-2 cows a year to groundhog holes (broken legs) until we showed up, after that he never lost another and he kept us well stocked in beef from any bulls after they hit a year old...