JeffG
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Awesome post!
820 lb. Hog Killed With .38
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Awesome post!
JeffG
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Regardless, I would have been up all night,and every adult in the family that would join me; I would have been cutting meat, and putting this guy on ice.
Patocazador
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Boar hogs (if that was what this one was) are stinky nasty critters. Some people BBQ them but not me. I let them lay or give them away. The buzzards don't seem to mind the smell.
Up to about 150 lbs., that hasn't been my experience. I've heard of some that smell bad that aren't good to eat but have never come across one. You need to get it processed quick, remove the scent glands and cook it right, IMHO a lot of complaints are because those things weren't done. I've heard a smaller boar can be better than a nursing sow that's had the life nursed out of her.
I'll eat wild hog over tasteless factory pork anyday. These are organic, free-range animals with no antibiotics or hormones given to them.
RPRNY
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This is a much better picture of the beastie. Big tusks. I still find 820 lbs very hard to believe. I have killed a 540 lbs boar and I couldn't believe the size of it.
JeffG
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Hmmmmm .Third pick I've seen....Still no blood, no holes....
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Clean them soon after the kill and thoroughly. Cook them low and slow. I'll take the gamey taste over factory pork any day.
Choctaw
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Exactly. To us pigs are vermin to be eradicated. USDA will be aerial hunting my place again next week. They are also hunting the neighbors. I wish them the best.
T.R.
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The first wild hog I killed was taken with my .308 and 180 grain ammo. The animal went down in a hurry. But after that I switched to a lighter carbine and have had very good results with my Marlin 30-30 shooting 170 grain core-lokt ammo. Hogs are tough but no match for a well placed chest shot.
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Double Naught Spy
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Hmmmm, apparently a large boar is missing from the neighbor's place across the street. This would appear to be it, so NOT a wild hog and despite the vague definition, would be hard pressed to call it feral. It escaped, but wasn't exactly "in the wild," lol.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/820-pound-hog-shot-in-alabama-may-have-escaped-neighbors-pen/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/820-pound-hog-shot-in-alabama-may-have-escaped-neighbors-pen/
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Escaped domestic hog = feral.
I've gotten the same good results with my 6.5x55, DRT up to 200+ lbs.
MCgunner
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I don't know about the pig, but I pocket carry a .38 Taurus M85SSUL every day and have put down many hogs with it, in the trap, of course. I will say, the penetration of the gun has impressed me. I have a new respect for the .38 snubby having used it as a general purpose do all by default since it's usually the only tool I have when I need it. It's primary purpose, of course, is two legged predators, but hopefully that's one test I'll never have to give it.
I will say, the penetration of the gun has impressed me. I have a new respect for the .38 snubby having used it as a general purpose do all by default since it's usually the only tool I have when I need it. It's primary purpose, of course, is two legged predators, but hopefully that's one test I'll never have to give it.
Double Naught Spy
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I think you are taking your generalized wikipedia description a bit too seriously.
No, escaped # feral. Escaped = escaped. It isn't feral until it acts wild. Unless maybe you consider any animal such as a dog or cat that gets out of its yard into the neighbor's yard as feral, or a cow that gets over the fence and is grazing in the ROW or a road as feral, but such animals do not behave as wild animals. They are simply domesticated animals out of their enclosures. There is no behavioral differences. The same would apply here.
Flintknapper
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Yes, NOT a wild hog. Readily apparent by the 'dished face', up-turned nose and shape of the ears.
Anyone (and I do mean anyone) that has seen or raised a domestic pig would recognize it right away.
A wild hog also would not let you approach it and shoot it 3 times with a .38 (or anything else).
Then lastly....a hog in the wild in excess of 450 lbs. would be exceedingly rare.
At least there was no mention of black panthers or Sasquatch's in any of the stories.
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Notice the ear notches on the right ear in the original photo. Notice the smooth unscarred skin and general condition. Not wild, not feral. I've got a couple of 260lb hamps I'm raising right now that look more wild and look bigger than that "800" lb hog.
This simply another one of "those" giant hog stories that the news likes to run from time to time. Total baloney.
This simply another one of "those" giant hog stories that the news likes to run from time to time. Total baloney.
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For you people who think domestic hogs aren't tasty.Don't worry a 820 lb boar hog will be just bursting with flavoring
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Gun Master
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Wa-who ! What time does the Bar-B-Que start ?
I'll bring my own sauce and carving knife !
A family could eat for a long time on that much pork.
Or gut it and construct a hasty spit and throw a helluva party with friends, neighbors
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Once they've had a few beers they won't know the difference.
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It's going to take something more potent than beer.
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I'm with the folks who are saying most wild hogs don't reach 300 lbs. and only very few ever make 400 lbs. This hog looks 100% domestic for sure to me. The pic with the boar laying on the ground next to the kneeling man with his hand on the pigs shoulder looks no where near 820 lbs imo, not even half that size, but pics can be deceiving. Definitely a boar, and doesn't look like a barr hog.. I see nuts.
Also, the YouTube video posted in the 2nd post.. that guy is full of crap. He's just advertising his hunting property. He had been sued before in the past for false advertisement on his hunting ranch and was forced to close it down. He reopened it as independence ranch. "Ranch boss" is a sleazy joke of a salesman.
Also, the YouTube video posted in the 2nd post.. that guy is full of crap. He's just advertising his hunting property. He had been sued before in the past for false advertisement on his hunting ranch and was forced to close it down. He reopened it as independence ranch. "Ranch boss" is a sleazy joke of a salesman.
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