How big?

[Ridgewalker]

Hey you guys,

I was out last night trying to get a picture of a 21 inch 4 point I've been seeing and I ran into this hog.. He's OLD!! They usually run off, but this thing was tired and lazy..and maybe a little stubborn.. He didn't know if he wanted to run away or run me over..Thank God he chose the first one. How much do you guys think he weighs? I shot a 225 pound boar a few years ago and this one seems bigger.

 

[Ridgewalker]

another pic..

 

[Ridgewalker]

one more...

 

[Rancho Loco]

Hard to say size wise, but big enough to put into the freezer.

Where was your tag and rifle?

 

[GreekDrake]

Guys, I f I am not mistaken Boar Hunting in CA is year round right?

 

[Ridgewalker]

Pig hunting is year around.. All you need is a tag and permission to hunt them, since 95% of them are on private land. I don't have access to hunt this property, just photograph.. I probably wouldn't have shot him anyway.. After the big one I got a few years ago I promised myself I wouldn't kill a big one again.. The meat sucked and I had to cut him up in the field for a pack out.. Never again! What a nightmare! Not to mention, they are pretty damn ugly

 

[lxtrail]

i would guess between 250-300lbs he dont look like he has missed to many meals. i agree with the way those big old pigs taste, like crap. the best pigs are the one that wiegh about 50-70lbs smoked nice and slow oh the meat falls off the bone

 

[Lurediver]

225 LBS.

 

[gwhunter69]

It is hard to say, but he does not look that big in the pictures. I wish there was something to scale him. He looks like he is just shy of 200 lbs.

 

[bubba]

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Based on the size of his sack, I would guess 256 pounds (thats how much I weigh)

 

[BDB]

Very nice Bubba

 

[Arrowslinger]

No,no,no,no,nnnoooooo...if that was the case Bubba, that pig would be 8.3 lb's..the size of a cat.

Speakin' of big pigs and/or bears (hint), who's this for a $10 certificate to nowhere, this JHO member was caught w/ his pants down on a hidden game cam:

 

[Lurediver]

Orso?

 

[captdavid]

Hello guys, My first post! I'm an avid hog hunter from South Texas! It's hard to say without somthing to relate to. My guess is around 200-250lbs. capt david

 

[Lurediver]

Captdavid, welcome aboard! You'll find alot of helpful info and friendly people on this forum... Lurediver

 

[easymoney]

Great photos...
Without something in the picture to use as scale it's hard to judge. It doesn't have "large" tusks showing and it's male nuggets are not protruding very far(hanging). I would guess 125-150lbs. Either way it's a shooter in range...

 

[Speckmisser]

Originally posted by easymoney@Aug 2 2005, 09:52 AM
... it's male nuggets are not protruding very far(hanging). I would guess 125-150lbs.

Umm... dude. Clean those glasses and take another look at photo 1. Those ain't butt cheeks!

Without something for scale, I won't guess much past the 200# mark, but that is one NICE hog.

 

[PIGIG]

id have to sat just shy of 40 lbs give or take 200 lbs

 

[crodog]

I'd say about 200# +/- a few...

Cro.

 

[easymoney]

Specks are clean...
I mean no disrespect or am I trying to put any judgements on the quality of the posted photos, but IMHO...
Most "large boars" over 250lbs, that I've seen, have nuggets that protrude out quite a bit more than the ones in that photo. Also most "big boars" that I've seen have tusks that protrude beyond the bottom lips up, so as to be seen easily by eye.
Just my two cents...