Thank you everyone. It was a fun cook and a great learning experience. I’ll definitely do it again.
@shuley to my knowledge the butcher didn’t do anything special to the hog. I just called and asked if they had one and they said they did. When I placed it on the grill it naturally sat in that position. I would imagine if you broke some ribs and maybe the spine you could fold it more
@tyrus it was a 33# hog
the pooch got an ear and a snout and he loved it !!
I did my first whole hog cook. I used jealous devil charcoal with oak,hickory, and cherry wood chunks. I cooked at 250° for 6 hours. It came out perfect !!