What a Fat Pig!
 

http://www.mercurynews.com/weirdnews/ci_5987937

MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Hogzilla is being made into a horror movie. But the sequel may be even bigger: Meet Monster Pig. An 11-year-old boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9 feet 4, from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. Think hams as big as car tires.
If the claims are accurate, Jamison Stone's trophy boar would be bigger than Hogzilla, the famed wild hog that grew to seemingly mythical proportions after being killed in south Georgia in 2004.
Hogzilla originally was thought to weigh 1,000 pounds and measure 12 feet long. National Geographic experts who unearthed its remains believe the animal actually weighed about 800 pounds and was 8 feet long.
Regardless of the comparison, Jamison is reveling in the attention over his pig.
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Holy crud! How do pigs get that big!?:eek:

I keep thinking about the world's largest ham sandwich... ;D

Your really like X-mas dinner don't you? 8D

Whoa! That is one BIG pig! :wiltshock:

Yes, hogs DO get that big, though this is obviously a domestic hog gone wild, rather than a true wild boar, since real wild hogs do not have floppy ears. Nonetheless, feral domesticated hogs can be just as dangerous. This one is probably a "barrow", a male hog that's been neutered, since these will get a lot bigger and heavier than an intact boar, and I noticed that this hog does not have tusks. Barrows do not grow tusks, which is one of the reasons that most male hogs are "fixed", that and the meat is much more edible. I used to hunt wild hogs with dogs(this is what Catahoula Leopard Dogs were specifically bred to hunt and CATCH, so if you happen to drive up in someone's yard and they have a Catahoula, think about that before you decide to get out of your car) and a knife. I've killed hogs myself that weighed over 500 pounds, and we didn't think too much about it. I don't know whether to call that kid incredibly brave or incredibly stupid for going after this thing with a PISTOL and no dogs, since dogs can at least keep it distracted and buy you a few second to get to a tree if the thing charges(and they usually DO)! I'm surprised a pistol even hurt it, since I've seen high-powered rifle bullets just flatten out against that layer of gristle just under the skin, which literally acts like bullet-proof armor!
At least this kid's family is going to eat the hog, and not bury it to try to keep its real weight from being discovered so that they can make outrageous claims, like the guy who shot "Hogzilla" did. 800 pounds is not the least bit unusually for a domesticated boar hog, and "Hogzilla" probably was also a domesticated hog that had escaped and gone wild. It's hard to even imagine what 500 pounds of sausage would look like, though. Maybe they'll do what most hog hunters do when the freezer get filled up, and donate it to homeless charities and such.

pitbulllady

i just saw this elsewhere on the net. My fist thought was what the hell kind of .50 caliber revolver holds 8 shots, my second thought was he must have reloaded, and my third thought was holy crap, he was reloading his gun after shooting 1000 pounds of adrenaline-filled muscle.

Then i thought about what you would hnt one of these beasts with, .308 is probably too wimpy, 30-06 is probably even a bit small. These animals are immense, they make a strong case for Remington to design a 10-shot semi-auto 45-70 carbine.

its funny to think of a little kid blasting this thing with a revolver while his dad is covering him with some ridiculous gun like a .338 Lapua.

you hunted these things with a KNIFE?

You're braver than i am, PBL! 8D

i wouldn't feel safe with anything under .45 caliber, LOL.

Definitely braver than me as well Pitbulllady! You live an exciting life! :D

yeah, and i was talking Long Colt, not ACP!

knife...wow.

I'm going to have to come down and hunt with you some time 8D

Yep! Once the catch-dogs had the hog immobilized, one of us would finish it off with a knife(and I'm talking a "Crocodile Dundee" sorta knife). A lot of hog hunters do not consider it ethical to shoot wild hogs, but hunt in the traditional Celtic/European tradition. I have actually shot and killed hogs with a .22 Magnum rifle, though, but you have to be a REALLY good shot(and I am, if I have to say so myself), be at close range, and know precisely where to aim. You will only make one mad if you aim for a body shot, like hitting a rhino with a BB gun. This is why I always used dogs, because a good pack of Catahoulas can keep the hog's attention off of ME. Hog hunting is not for anyone who has any physical infirmity, though, and once I seriously injured my left foot in a fall in 2001, and started having more diabetic-related foot problems, that put me out of the hog hunting loop. If you can't run and can't climb, you're toast!

pitbulllady

how do the wild ones taste?

old school hog hunting sounds neat.