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[[Image:MonsterPig.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Jamison Stone poses with Monster Pig '''Credit:''' ''Melynne Stone'']] |
[[Image:MonsterPig.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Jamison Stone poses with Monster Pig '''Credit:''' ''Melynne Stone'']] |
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'''Monster Pig''', also |
'''Monster Pig''', also ommercial hunting preserve called [[Lost Creek Plantation]], outside [[Anniston, Alabama]]. The pig supposedly weighed 1,051 [[Pound (mass)|lb.]] (477 [[Kilogram|kg.]]) and was 9 [[Foot (unit of length)|ft.]] 4 [[Inch|in.]] (2.84 [[metre|m]]) frow.cnn.com/2007/US/05/25/monster.pig.ap/index.html CNN: That's some pig: Boy, 11, shoots 1,051 pound hog]</ref> |
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Stone said he was using a [[Smith & Wesson Model 500]] with a mounted [[red dot sight|holographic scope]] and [[ported barrel]] firing eight [[.500 S&W Magnum|350-grain]] [[Hornady]] [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] into the pig.<ref>[http://www.monsterpig.com/news.htm Anniston Star: Hog heaven: Taxidermist confirms monster pig]</ref> Stone chased the hog for three hours through hilly woods before finishing it off with a point-blank shot.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-05/26/content_880764.htm China Daily: Boy bags hog said bigger than 'Hogzilla']</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/25/monster.pig.ap/index.html CNN: That's some pig: Boy, 11, shoots 1,051 pound hog]</ref> |
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==Other feral hogs== |
==Other feral hogs== |
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===Coursey hog=== |
===Coursey hog=== |
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Local newsmedia reported that on [[January 5]], [[2007]], an 1,100 lb. (500 kg.) [[feral]] hog was shot in [[Fayetteville, Georgia]].<ref>[http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1593052,00.html Field and Stream: Hogzilla Or Wilbur? Solving The Mystery Behind The Latest 'Giant Boar']</ref> The shooter was William "Bill" Coursey, who hung the specimen from a tree in his yard.<ref>[http://www.kare11.com/news/national/national_article.aspx?storyid=145928 Huge boar shot near Atlanta]</ref> Neighbours reported that the animal had been seen in the neighbourhood several times over the preceding days.<ref>[https://www.gon.com/article.php?id=1017 Georgia Outdoor News: 1,100-lb. Feral Hog Shot in Fayette Co.]</ref>A spokesperson from the [[Georgia |
Local newsmedia reported that on [[January 5]], [[2007]], an 1,100 lb. (500 kg.) [[feral]] hog was shot in [[Fayetteville, Georgia]].<ref>[http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1593052,00.html Field and Stream: Hogzilla Or Wilbur? Solving The Mystery Behind The Latest 'Giant Boar']</ref> The shooter was William "Bill" Coursey, who hung the specimen from a tree in his yard.<ref>[http://www.kare11.com/news/national/national_article.aspx?storyid=145928 Huge boar shot near Atlanta]</ref> Neighbours reported that the animal had been seen in the neighbourhood several times over the preceding days.<ref>[https://www.gon.com/article.php?id=1017 Georgia Outdoor News: 1,100-lb. Feral Hog Shot in Fayette Co.]</ref>A spokesperson from the [[Georgia Depare'd like me to shoot it and he said he did. So I went over there, and got in position with my [[crutch]]es (a [[fireman]], Coursey was recuperating from a broken [[femur]]). I was about 40 yards away when I shot it right behind the ear (with a [[Sturm, Ruger|Ruger]] [Model 77] MK II [[wildcat cartridge|7mm/.08]] [[rifle]]). It took one step back and fell over, and that was it.|Bill Coursey}} |
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[[Image:Bill Coursey.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Coursey hog]] |
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{{cquote2|My wife and son were driving home that afternoon, and they saw this hog eating [[water oak]] [[acorn]]s in the neighbor's yard. We asked the owner if he'd like me to shoot it and he said he did. So I went over there, and got in position with my [[crutch]]es (a [[fireman]], Coursey was recuperating from a broken [[femur]]). I was about 40 yards away when I shot it right behind the ear (with a [[Sturm, Ruger|Ruger]] [Model 77] MK II [[wildcat cartridge|7mm/.08]] [[rifle]]). It took one step back and fell over, and that was it.|Bill Coursey}} |
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===Hog Kong=== |
===Hog Kong=== |
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[[Image:HogKong.jpeg |
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[[Hog Kong]] was an estimated 1,140 lb. (517 kg.) wild hog killed in [[August]] [[2004]] by Larry Earley at his 22-acre farm near [[Leesburg, Florida]], using a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]]. <ref>[http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/020605/spo_17894280.shtml Jacksonville.com: HOG KONG: 'HE WAS A BEAST']</ref> |
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==Domestic hogs== |
==Domestic hogs== |
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===Big Bill |
===Big Bill |
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The [[world record]] for the heaviest pig so far is held by [[Big Bill (pig)|Big Bill]], owned by Elias Buford Butler of [[Jackson, Tennessee]]. It was a [[Poland China]] breed of hog that tipped the scales at 2,552 lb. (1,157 kg.) in [[1933]].<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1845385.ece Times Online: Boy, 11, shoots biggest hog in the backwoods]</ref> Bill was due to be exhibited at the [[Century of Progress|Chicago World Fair]] when he broke a leg and had to be put down. At about this point in time, the trend in hog production began to shift to hogs that were much trimmer and very lean. <ref>[http://www.albertapork.com/news.aspx?NavigationID=369 Alberta Pork: This Business of Pork Production]</ref> |
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===Ton Pig=== |
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[[Image:TonPig.gif|thumb|right|100px|Ton Pig]] |
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[[Ton Pig]] was a domestic hog from [[China]] owned by Xu Changjin that weighed in at 1,980 lb. (900 kg.).<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/offbeat.china.pig.ap/index.html CNN: World's biggest pig?]</ref> Ton died from lack of mobility due to [[obesity]] on [[February 4]], [[2004]]. It was sent to the [[Liaoning Agriculture Museum]] in [[Shenyang]], for display.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/17/content_315471.htm China Daily: This big piggy went to the museum]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:38, 30 May 2007
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Monster Pig, also ommercial hunting preserve called Lost Creek Plantation, outside Anniston, Alabama. The pig supposedly weighed 1,051 lb. (477 kg.) and was 9 ft. 4 in. (2.84 m) frow.cnn.com/2007/US/05/25/monster.pig.ap/index.html CNN: That's some pig: Boy, 11, shoots 1,051 pound hog]</ref>
Other feral hogs
Hogzilla
Hogzilla is the name given to a wild hog that was shot and killed in Alapaha, Georgia, on June 17, 2004, by Chris Griffin on Ken Holyoak's farm and hunting reserve. It was alleged to be 12 ft. (3.6 m) long and weighed 1,000 lb. (450 kg.). It was later determined to be between 7.5 and 8 ft. long (2.25 and 2.40 m) and weigh closer to 800 lb. (363 kg.).
Coursey hog
Local newsmedia reported that on January 5, 2007, an 1,100 lb. (500 kg.) feral hog was shot in Fayetteville, Georgia.[1] The shooter was William "Bill" Coursey, who hung the specimen from a tree in his yard.[2] Neighbours reported that the animal had been seen in the neighbourhood several times over the preceding days.[3]A spokesperson from the [[Georgia Depare'd like me to shoot it and he said he did. So I went over there, and got in position with my crutches (a fireman, Coursey was recuperating from a broken femur). I was about 40 yards away when I shot it right behind the ear (with a Ruger [Model 77] MK II 7mm/.08 rifle). It took one step back and fell over, and that was it.|Bill Coursey}}
Hog Kong
[[Image:HogKong.jpeg
Domestic hogs
===Big Bill
See also
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