Yesterday we butchered our first hog.  Because it’s late, and to spare the squeamish, this will be brief.  Above is the BEFORE picture.

And this is AFTER.  We guessed the hog weighed about 100 lbs live weight, and after butchering it we had about 50 lbs hanging weight.  The meat is in a couple coolers out in the porch to age for a couple days and then it will finish aging in the fridge the rest of the week.  Friday I’ll start trimming and cutting it up into cookable cuts, and Saturday we’ll share with our family and friends at the fall cattle drive.

Many thanks to my Dad for doing the butchering!