For fans of feral hogs, or those
that fear them and want to get a better appreciation of the scourge, this
Friday and Saturday, there is the Fall Feral Hog Festival (Oct. 25-26) in
Gilmer, Texas (about two and a half hours from both Houston and Dallas in the
northeast Texas piney hills). For fans
of Michelle Shocked, about three quarters of her Short, Sharp, Shocked album
was set in and around Gilmer Hollow, so you can come and get a geographical
appreciation for the music.
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| He will be celebrated, then eaten |
The festival theme is “High on the
Hog” (I’m not kidding), and there will be parades, live music, and a Hog Queen
Coronation. Being northeast Texas, there
will be beer, and lots of it. Hopefully,
the feral hogs will not be served any or the parade will get a lot more
interesting.
The highlight is the cookoff: The World
Championship Wild Hog Cook-Off will be underway during the festival with
cook-off contestants competing for a chance to reign as the supreme smoker king
of wild hog meat.
The feral hog theme of Ben Wheeler’s weekend festival is meant to poke fun at the continually, ever-expanding, statewide population of wild hogs.
Brooks Gremmels has said since the beginning of the Festival in 2008 that, “We’re just making lemonade out of lemons.” They are also making smoked ribs and chili out of devlish drunken hogs, which is tastier than any lemonade.
The feral hog theme of Ben Wheeler’s weekend festival is meant to poke fun at the continually, ever-expanding, statewide population of wild hogs.
Brooks Gremmels has said since the beginning of the Festival in 2008 that, “We’re just making lemonade out of lemons.” They are also making smoked ribs and chili out of devlish drunken hogs, which is tastier than any lemonade.
For general information: call 903-833-1070 or e-mail hogfest@bwdc.net.
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