Alabama Hog!
08-09-2013, 05:54 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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08-10-2013, 06:25 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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That story is about 3 years old or more. Hog was bought by his dad from a local farmer and released so his kid could "Hunt" it a bit later. It has been proven that it is impossible for a hog to be able to naturally feed and obtain a size like that in the wild. Thats why we dont see more in the super size like that. Just can't be done.
We used to raise pen raised hogs and even with modern day feeds and supplements, they barely reach the upper 300 to lower 400lb class much less over 800 in less than ideal conditions without proper genetics and super feeds.
We used to raise pen raised hogs and even with modern day feeds and supplements, they barely reach the upper 300 to lower 400lb class much less over 800 in less than ideal conditions without proper genetics and super feeds.
Last edited by SecondChance; 08-14-2013 at 09:37 AM.
08-11-2013, 04:52 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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He is leaning on it and that was a farm raised animal that was turned lose just like SecondChance stated. It is absolutely not a photoshopped picture and has been around the net for several years. In fact, after the story came out about the kid shooting it so many times over several hours and chasing it all over the plantation, several animal rights groups started their usual BS and the kid even had threats made against him.
Last edited by Topgun 3006; 08-11-2013 at 04:54 AM.
08-11-2013, 09:08 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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He is leaning on it and that was a farm raised animal that was turned lose just like SecondChance stated. It is absolutely not a photoshopped picture and has been around the net for several years. In fact, after the story came out about the kid shooting it so many times over several hours and chasing it all over the plantation, several animal rights groups started their usual BS and the kid even had threats made against him.
08-11-2013, 11:39 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Hamilton, OH
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This may be a hoax but wild hogs do get that big. My Uncle and Grandfather go to Losghbough hunting every year in Western Tennessee to hog hunt. Last year my Uncle shot a hog that was 834 lbs; shot it five times with a .233 and it didnt phase it so he put a .270 right behind its ear. That wasnt even the record down there, they said the biggest was over 1200 lbs.
His hog was no where near 12 feet though. He has a picture standing next to the pig when they had it hoisted up by a tractor and it couldn't have been any bigger than 7 ft tall. From what I hear 4-600 pounds is normal down there.
His hog was no where near 12 feet though. He has a picture standing next to the pig when they had it hoisted up by a tractor and it couldn't have been any bigger than 7 ft tall. From what I hear 4-600 pounds is normal down there.
