larrysogla
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Awesome pics.....ALL!!!
Spect,
Nice hog. I think you win for the biggest hog. Don't tell hoghunter714 though. According to him a wild hog can't be over 400#'s or it isn't wild.[/b]
Boarhunter67,
Please dont take this the wrong way. I enjoy reading your post and I respect your opinion, as well any other JHO'er on this forum. This opinion is mine, so here it is. I do agree with you, Pigs come in all different colors. Black, Calico, White with Red Spots, Etc, Etc, Etc. True wild hogs sport certain characteristics, than domestic pen raised hogs. A domestic Yorkshire or Hamshire hog could turn into a true wild pig if it was in the wild, bred with different breds was dependant upon its environment to survive. I have a dear friend who runs a small farm 10 miles from my house. He runs Cattle, Hogs, Turkey, Chicken, Sheep, Etc. The hogs he raises are Yorkies and Hams. They are floppy eared, long snout, thin haired tame pigs. They truly look like farmer john pigs. If he didnt snap there tusk off at a young age that would have nice tuskers. Not all of the hogs I saw on that website, but some of them looked exactly like the hogs he raises. Maybe I'm just used to the thicker coat, shorter ears, shorter snout that I have run across in my 15 years of hunting these things. My very first pig hunt was at an operation that had about 600 acres. The group of hogs we glassed were a few hunted yards away and we put the sneak on them. We got so close we could through rocks and in fact we did to see if they would run. They kept there noses to the ground and kept eating. Those pigs we all floppy eared, long snout, thin coats. The owner claimed they were wild, they were no more wild than something I can buy out at the Chino livestock auction on Tuesday mornings. He was full of it and trying to make a buck. Some of the pigs I saw on that website were HUGE. I have never seen a Truly wild hog over 400lbs. Thats just my experience, not saying that dont get that big. I think I saw one on his website that was 700lbs + . Anyway you slice it, it's whatever the hunter is looking for. I'm not bad mouthing his operation at all. I have never been and I dont know what kind of business he runs. From the pictures I saw, it just dosnet look like my cup of tea. [/b]
I think somebody is kissing some butt and trying to kick some all in the same post.Spect,
Nice hog. I think you win for the biggest hog. Don't tell hoghunter714 though. According to him a wild hog can't be over 400#'s or it isn't wild.[/b]