The flat version, and the one to buy if you want to actually sit with it. Wild boar has more going on than pork, and this is the format that gives you time to notice.
Why BBQ suits wild boar
Boar carries more fat than most wild game, which changes what seasoning can do. Sweetness needs fat to work — on a lean meat like elk or antelope, a BBQ glaze sits on top and slides off. Here it soaks in and becomes part of the flavor rather than a coating.
The result is closer to good barbecue than to jerky with barbecue seasoning on it.
The invasive species you can eat
Feral swine are one of the most destructive invasive species in the United States. They root up cropland, foul water sources, outcompete native wildlife, and cause damage measured in the billions of dollars a year. Texas has more of them than any other state — several million, by most estimates — and no realistic prospect of eliminating them.
Which makes this the rare case where eating an animal is the environmentally useful choice. Every wild boar that becomes food is one that isn't tearing up a field.
The flat one
Chopped and formed into a flat strip rather than a round casing. More surface for the smoke and the BBQ to work on, and a slower eat than a stick.
Who it's for
Anyone who finds most jerky too lean. This is the rich one.
BBQ people. Closer to what you actually want than most BBQ jerky manages.
People who ask where things come from. This one has a good answer.
Why it's blended
Like every wild game meat we carry, this is blended with other meats. There's a regulatory reason as well as a practical one — feral swine aren't covered by mandatory USDA inspection the way farmed pork and beef are, so blending is what brings the whole product under the federal stamp. The blend is what makes it good and what makes it inspected.
How it's made
Hardwood smoked in small batches at Zick's Specialty Meats in Michigan, a family smokehouse running the same recipes for over forty years. No MSG. No fillers. USDA inspected every production day. See exactly what's in it →
Prefer a stick? The BBQ wild boar stick is the same meat in a pocket format.