Hogzilla #2

[Lurediver]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — State wildlife officials said Wednesday they want to know how the huge hog dubbed "Monster Pig'' got into a fenced hunting preserve where it was chased down and shot to death by an 11-year-old boy.

AP photo/Melynne Stone

In this photo released by Melynne Stone, Jamison Stone, 11, poses with a wild pig he killed near Delta, Ala., on May 3.
a fenced hunting preserve where it was chased down and shot to death by an 11-year-old boy.

The young hunter is not accused of doing anything illegal, but the head enforcement officer for Alabama's wildlife agency said agents are trying to determine if anyone broke a state law prohibiting the transportation and release of live feral swine.

"There are some questions about where the animal came from, how he got there, how long he'd been there,'' said Allan Andress, enforcement chief for the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division.

Andress said officials also will review whether the hunt complied with the state's "fair chase'' law, which requires that prey at hunting plantations have a reasonable chance of escape.

Eddy Borden, the owner of the spread where the hunt occurred, declined comment on how the hog got into the
I am sorry but this kid wasn't hunting and I don't give him any credit.

 

[hatchet1]

man i guess there are a hell of alot ignorant people out there that really think this farmer john
was WILD, do we really have to spell it out to you folk that are true believers, well i guess i will
PEN RAISED,FEED PIG STARTER ,AND THEN RELEASED TO BE SHOT WHEN THE OWNER OF THE
FENCED 150ACRE PARCEL RECIEVED HIS DEPOSIT, AT WHICH TIME THEY SHOWED THE BOY
WERE HE WAS LYING, I DOUBT HIS ANKLES COULD SUPPORT THAT KIND OF WIEGHT FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME, SO THE TIMING WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFECT, AT THE END OF THE SLAUGHTER I WOULD
IMAGING THERE WAS A HECK OF A "TROPHY FEE" TO BE COLLECTED. look dudes im all for the boy to go out and hammer a big pig, i just wish the general public would get off the monster pig crap and take it
for what it was , A PEN RAISED HAMPSHIRE HOG THAT WAS RELEASED IN A FENCED PROPERTY TO
BE SLAMMED BY A BOY WITH A HAND GUN 7 OR 8 TIMES BEFORE HE WENT TO MEET HIS MAKER
thanks for the vent , i feel better now.

 

[hatchet1]

hmm... thought i replied to this topic on may 31st, i could see the ugly truth coming this guys way...
what a shame for the boy, and what a role model of a dad...