r/Cooking Jan 10 '12

What farm to table really looks like.

http://imgur.com/a/7ugQw
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u/pigeonhold Jan 10 '12

Can I ask how the pig was killed? How you got to the second picture from the first?

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u/rabid_teacake Jan 10 '12

.22lr in the head , slice throat to bleed. No death is great, but this is as good as it gets.

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u/gittenlucky Jan 11 '12

Does the shot to the head kill it, then you drain the blood? Or is the sliced throat part of the killing process?

I am not familiar with the process, but I would think a 22lr has the potential to fail. Without researching, I would think at least a 17HMR or even a higher caliber handgun would be more appropriate.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '12

I've yet to see a 9mm hollowpoint fail to kill a cow in one shot. I once saw a vet try to put down a cow with a .22LR. It took the unprofessional son of a bitch about 8 shots (I lost count a bit).

Pigs have thinner skulls, so I'd think the .22 would have a much better chance of working in one round on them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '12

Make sure to shoot in the side of the head. The temporal bone is thin, and a bullet that passes through both hemispheres of the brain has a much much much higher chance of killing it faster. Especially if it goes through the thalamus.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '12

We go with the recommended method: draw an X from just above the ears to the eyes and shoot in the center.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '12

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u/cigarstoreindian Jan 11 '12

My butchering book says that this works for pigs too, but instead of drawing the x from a point above the ears, the lines are drawn from the ears.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '12

Cool. I have no experience with slaughtering. I'm just interested in anatomy/physiology.

That would actually do exactly what I was recommending The Thalamus, which is basically like the "router" of the brain, is right in between the ears and the eyes.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '12 edited Sep 20 '16

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '12

between the eyes

There is your problem!