Greg and Bill,
I have tried a number of field expedient frog catching methods and what works best is either, about 3 feet of heavy test line on a long pole and a baited hook, or fly, dangled in front of his nose, or a good stout club. Non field expedient methods, the best is a scoped 22 rifle, and second is a quality gig. I have already started making the gig I want and it is turning out fine it will be a frog catching machine.


Now on frog preperation in a non survival situation, cut off the legs, just cut where they join the body and remove at the joint. Skin the legs, the skin is loose and fairly easy to remove, I have a buddy that does it with his teeth. Cut the feet off and you have a leg ready for the frying pan. Take the legs and drop them in a bag with corn meal, a little flour, salt and pepper and shake around. Then drop them in a a hot skillet of bacon grease or butter until brown and crispy. Serve with ice cold beer, hushpuppies and grits, a finer meal can't be had.

Survival mode I would skin the whole frog gut like a fish and cook it with whatever way I could, stick over a fire maybe, but I am sure I would eat the whole frog not just the legs.

A word of caution frogs are like any other seafood, it does not keep well and must be consumed quick or it will go bad. Also only eat smooth skinned frogs and never any with bumps/warts, or brightly colored, they could be poison. Hope I helped out, if you are ever in AZ and want to go froggin look me up. Chris