Hunting & Cleaning the American Bullfrog: Cajun Style!

Hunting the American Bullfrog is quite variable: many locals (Cajuns) have their own techniques, which are co-dependant upon both the areas they hunt the frogs and the way their father taught them. And by the way: there is a hunting season on bullfrogs! It is NOT done year round, and we can NOT take as many as we please. Nonetheless, the most universal method of hunting these very large frogs involves: a flash light at night (their eyes reflect the beam in a very distinctive hue), a quick hand to grab them, the other hand holding a cold beer, and a large cotton/wool sack to place them once you caught the frog. The flashlight that is shined directly into their eyes will "blind" them to your slow approach. But one must be very fast with their hand to grab them, or else they leap far away into the safety of the muddy pond. Then you can celebrate your accomplishment with the swig of some cold beer, as you brag to your buddy about how fast you are despite having had so much to drink! Only in Louisiana! To clean Bullfrogs, you need a table as you see here with all of the following: a sharp knife to make an incision that is the circumference of the frogs head; a pair of "skinning pliers" to pull the skin down after it is cut to the depth of the meat; and a small hatchett to cut the head off. Be sure to wash the meat thoroughly in the buckets of clean water afterwards. Frog meat is best served fried: that is the most common way Cajun people, such as myself, eat it! However, I have recently used it on my George Foreman grill (a healthier alternative, especially for a physician to be mindful of)!