Pig Guide's 500 lb. Pig!

[crodog]

I wish it was that easy....I don't see him that much. If I, or one of my buddys ever get him I will definitely post up.

Maybe I should run some hounds.

Cro.

 

[pig guide]

Are you a dog runner yourself? I know that Bayedsolid has some tremendous dogs. And, having never experienced that before, it was awesome to watch those dogs work.

 

[crodog]

I'm not a dog runner, but I'd like to try it! I think it would work great in getting them pigs out of the think stuff!

Crodog.

 

[Arrowslinger]

I'd really like to get an arrow in a pig that big....i took a 240#'er at 7 yards, but 300lbs and up is a whole different story, that could be alot of pss'd off pork. Be sure to post up some story's if you guys get 'em.

Hey pigguide...."Arrowslinger. We do have 4 horned and it is a bow hunt if that how you'd like it." you got

Bayedsolid....i've got the staples for ya, e-mail me

 

[bayedsolid]

Did somebody say my name?????


I'll kill 500 lb hogs......I don't mind.

500 lb hogs deserve just as much attention as do the 250lb'ers......I'm a giver that way.

pig guide--Thanks for the compliment, but you can't call them tremendous until after they stretch that 500lb'er.

Arrowslinger---Man, I've been so busy lately I can't hardly remember my name...sorry. E-mail sent. Thanks.


Crodog---You know you want to see it happen......c'mon....admit it.....You're among friends here.

.......Almost forgot....Arrowslinger already has a camera too! What luck!

 

[Arrowslinger]

Camera, check! staples, check! ........hell, i'm ready to go!

 

[pig guide]

Okay, okay. I'm a Hunt'n Slut. I'll go. I just want to watch bayedsolids dawgs, pull a " Stretch Armstrong " on a 500 lb'r.

WOOOO-HOOOO That would be better squealin that in Deee- LIverance.

Also. I just re-posted some of our Sheep harvests on the front page of me website.

 

[code3punk]

pig guide i looked at your web site, but i was curious in what area do you hunt around bakersfield, thanks joe

 

[SDHNTR]

Are any of your exotic sheep good eating? I've had barbado sheep before and it was awful. How many acres is the property? How often are the animals stocked on the property? Is it archery only? Is it high fenced? Thanks. You can email me if you'd rather.

 

[pig guide]

Have no idea about the ranch those sheep are taken on. I know it's fair chase and rugged as a Mother In Law's love.

I personally aint into eating sheep. Blech. Just me.

The info on those hunts is on my website with Jeff's phone number. Best of luck to ewe.

 

[Bishop]

Originally posted by pig guide@Aug 3 2005, 06:10 PM
Lurediver. Are you talking about this beast or the Oreo?

The oreo has caused my ALOT of grief onthis website. It seems that there is a stigma associated with those not connected to certain circles, to take a pig over 700 lbs.
That exact same type of pig, size, color,theworks, is featured in the last month's issue of Hog Hunter magazine. Taken by a well know guide and client.
It's tusks were broken off unlike the one in the mag, but, I have taken a beating over that pig none the less.
And yes, it has cross domestic blood in it. How many pigs in the wild, are still, PURELY Russian or European?
That are the originals from the early settlers of the early 1800's

Pig Guide: I can't blame the members here for asking. This question is going to come up anytime someone put's pictures of 500# and 700# pigs on the internet.
Most experienced pig hunters know that "wild" feral pigs can have the markings of common barnyard stock. But; after a few generations in the wild, their body shape takes on a feral appearance. The snouts become elongated, the shoulders become larger, the hips become smaller, and the ears are shorter and upright.
So when someone see's pictures of 500# and 700# pigs with pug noses, large hams, and floppy ears, they automatically assume it's a "put and take" farm pig.

You can put an end to the members questions by simply answering 1 question.

Were these large pigs taken on the "Bakersfield Ranch" recently planted (first generation) on the property (by you, or a previous guide) , or are you saying that they are wild feral pigs?

 

[MikenSoCo]

Bayedsolid, my apologies for misinformed replies about hog dogs in the past. I saw a show from Texas with dogs workin'. They stayed pretty close, in control for the most part, and were well trained and cared for. I don't know that I'd use a knife though

As far as size of wild hogs goes, it depends on the habitat. If they're eatin' beans and barley, I guess 500 lbs is quite possible. Where we hunt, there are no crops as such and 300 lbs. would be considered huge. If I remember right, Rob Bobb(or is it Bob Robb) in his book states 250 in the wild is about the max, who knows. Hell, those yorkies at the county fair scare me the way they grunt and squeal! And some of those two legged ones!, lordy lordy

 

[Shot]

Bishop said it right. I was just curious to know where the pigs came from. Normally you don't fing pigs in the wild that are that big and look like that (floppy ears, short snout). I have hunting in Santa Barbara many times and all the pigs I bagged have look wild. I was curious to know maybe there is a new generation of pigs coming in. No harm.

 

[pig guide]

Okay! Let's put this to rest once and for all people. That pig, that was so "abnormally large" as most would believe, was N O T on the Santa Barbara ranch! ! !

The pig was shot on the Bakersfield ranch.

And personally, that Robb fellow is speaking out of his neck. To say that 250 in the wild is max???? That boy don't get out much. I am only being forthright and honest. Look at the hogs taken on Tejon, Choppers, Cross Country Outfitters, Bergman's..... They have tremendous hogs taken on their ranches all the time. OVER 250. Please explain Robbs theroy there.

We are chasing 2 pigs on my Santa Barbara Ranch, that will both go well over 400 lbs. I have a family of 3 deer hunters that watched one of them walk past at 250 yds. They had no pig tag and it was left to mosey on by.

I make no apologies, at all, for the pigs that cross in front of my clients. I know the looks of that hog. Domestic crossed? No doubt.
It still begs the question..

Why is the same pig in the " Hog Hunter " magazine, that was taken by a FAMOUS guide, accepted? And mine is not?

Very confusing double standard.

 

[GUNNER5569]

hey pig guide let one of those pig cross my path i wont complian one bit if its ears hang down to its knees and will pose for pics all day with it after all didnt they all start out as domestic pigs one time or another

 

[boarbuster]

the largest wild hog i have ever seen taken my dad took in the late 80s off of our place south west of condon peak in coalinga. he shot it out of the barley field at dusk. it weighed 374lbs hanging meat. thats minus head, hide and guts. the head on that thing was over 2 foot long. it did not have floppy ears but did have a gray strip through his middle. so i have seen in person wild hogs that big. i have killed a dozen or better over 350lbs. get them where they have good food and water sources all year and they can grow to be giants. just my

 

[pig guide]

Thanks guys. I KNEW I wasn't smok'n crack!

 

[Shot]

Pig Guide,

I am not talking about the size of the pig. I personally have killed pigs in the wild over 300#. I was just wondering about the looks of the pig. On your website all the pigs look alike (floppy ear, short snout). So I thought I would ask to see where the pigs came from. Where the pigs put there on the "ranches" by you (or another guide)? or is there a local "first" generation of wild pigs? I ask because I am/was interested in hunting on your ranches.

One more thing, if you can answer theses questions then people might not talk much about the pig weighing so much. You see, when a pig looks like it just came off of Farmer John's Ranch and looks huge, people don't tend to give the hunter much credit since most believe it was a put and take hunt. Also, the chances of a wild hog (not pure russian) growing over 400# is very rare (like a nice wide 4x4 muley), and when people see a picture like that they always seem to judge. Thats it.

 

[boarhunter67]

I've hunted with Tom and his partner Jeff. They know their stuff. Their operation is top notch and Tom can taylor a hunt for novice hunters up through experienced hunters. He's very experienced at hunting and guiding. I hope to hunt hog again soon, so Tom, let me know if you have space for me one of these times.