There's no regulation on size for harvesting and no open season. You don't even need a permit unless you plan to collect more than 25 and then all you need is a collection permit that 5 bucks.Six inches in length is the minimum size for harvest ing for frog legs.
Y’all grow some big largemouth out there.Ate tons of them. Bull frogs get giant in the Sierras. We had a gorgeous large 10-15 acre natural fed pond nearby.
Gigs at night with a spot light out of a John boat up in the tully pads. Or .177 pellets to back of head. Good shot leaves them floating.
Knife and a set of pliers to skin. Cornmeal/spices and hot oil!
Good stuff. Got huge largemouth out of the same pond.
I relocated over 30 turtles out of my pond 2 years ago so I don't have that problem anymoreI don't have frogs butt.......
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Mine are on a creek so I don't have that option. But when I had a pond with the same issue I "relocated" the crap out of them.I relocated over 30 turtles out of my pond 2 years ago so I don't have that problem anymore
Mom used to marinate them overnight in salt water before cooking. Never had any that were gamy or tough. You got some nice fat ones right there!My experience with frog legs is that they are better after they have been frozen. I would gig or grab about 2,000 pig frogs or bull frogs every year for several years while in school in Florida. A fellow student and I collected frogs every Thursday for 13 months for a study of frog reproduction. We kept the legs for eating and the front portions for dissection and data gathering. That study alone brought in right at 900 pig frogs from one lake. I also went quite frequently with some LEO friends of mine who had access to some private ponds. I was cooking some frogs from the previous week while one of my buddies was cleaning the fresh frogs. I also cooked up a batch of the fresh ones that proved to be a little chewy. I dearly love a nice plate of fried frog legs.View attachment 752773