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Hogzilla 1051#, Hog Kong 1140#

Now that's a lot of hog. No matter how you slice it, though, the swine
is fine! :-D

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KLC Lewis

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www.KLCLewisStudios.com


After further thought and reading, I can see there was quite a
controversy over the Hogzilla incident, one being the weighing apparatus
used and the question of accurate weight, and the second that the shooter
of the pig was a ten year old person on a game reserve. All things taken
into account, whether the pig was 1,000# or, 1,041#, whether or not this
was a staged incident of a ten year old getting thrust into his 15
minutes of fame, alleged photo manipulations, and other things the grand
jury thought about deliberating, but then denied doing because of "time
constraints", that's one big f-ing pig that someone shot.

Not to mention that this is becoming commonplace throughout the US, as
well as hog attacks.

I'll take the National Enquirer approach on this one, and that is that
they may have not gotten it exactly right, but there is some basis for a
story of interest there.

Steve


Guy I worked with in the 80's and went pig hunting with. His father in
law was killed by a wild boar. We have a lot in the hills around us, but
do not seem to be a problem. On the other side of the bay, near Crystal
Spring Reservoir, part of the San Francisco water system, the pigs come
out into the surrounding neighborhoods. One guy shot a 600# hog in the
front yard. The kids were playing out front when a pack of hogs came by.
They leave the lawns looking like a rototiller came through.

My BIL lives in Montgomery county, Texas. First thing they do when they get
to a hunt site is identify "their" tree so there's not two guys trying to
climb one tree. If you watched the videos, you can see that most "trees"
are only three or four inch saplings which allow the men to get a few feet
off the ground which cuts off the pig's attack. Lots of stories of injuries
to men, dogs, and horses. I can see deaths as common among the dogs. We
went out cruising on the "property", which is thousands of acres. Whenever
any of the landowners identify a new place where they are tearing up stuff,
they organize a hunt. Big traps are available at the local Tractor Supply,
as common as a mousetrap to them.

Steve