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Jamison Stone poses with Monster Pig
Credit: Melynne Stone

Monster Pig, also known as Hogzilla II and Pigzilla, is the name of very large hog hunted on May 3, 2007, by an eleven year-old boy, Jamison Stone. The location is disclosed as a 2,500 acre (1,012 hectare) commercial hunting preserve called Lost Creek Plantation,[1] outside Anniston, Alabama. The pig was claimed to weigh 1,051 lb. (477 kg.) and with a length of 9 ft. 4 in. (2.84 m) from the tip of its snout to the end of its tail. The hog's head was mounted on an extra-large foam form and measured 54 in. (137 cm) around the head, 74 in. (188 cm) around the shoulders and 11 in. (28 cm) from the eyes to the end of its snout. The balance of the hog is being turned into approximately 500 to 700 lb. (227 to 318 kg.) of sausage.[2]

Stone said he was using a Smith & Wesson Model 500 with a mounted holographic scope and ported barrel firing eight 350-grain Hornady cartridges into the pig.[3] Stone chased the hog for three hours through hilly woods before finishing it off with a point-blank shot.[4][5]

Controversies

Images

Several days after the story broke, suspicion mounted over the authenticity of the photographic evidence. Analysis by physicist, Dr. Richard Brandtfrom conjectured the pig would be 15 ft. (4.57 m.) long.[6] It was further conjectured that the people in the photos were standing several metres behind the pig, making it appear larger than actual size.[7] Another analysis of the photographs made by Rob Nelson has showed that some pictures appearing on monsterpig.com have been digitally altered.[8]

The Stone family website denies claims that the images were modified to make Monster Pig look larger than actual size.[9]

Domestic versus feral

The media has reported that Monster Pig was formerly a domesticated pig named Fred.[10] Conflicting stories report that the pig had escaped domestication[11] or was purchased by the game preserve[12] and released on the reserve before being hunted and killed by Stone.

The issue is whether Monster Pig should be considered a domestic pig killed during a canned hunt or a free range feral pig, killed in a regular hunt.

References

  1. ^ "Lost Creek Plantation". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  2. ^ "Fox News: Alabama Boy Kills 1,051-Pound Monster Pig, Bigger Than 'Hogzilla'". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  3. ^ "Anniston Star: Hog heaven: Taxidermist confirms monster pig". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  4. ^ "China Daily: Boy bags hog said bigger than 'Hogzilla'". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  5. ^ "CNN: That's some pig: Boy, 11, shoots 1,051 pound hog". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  6. ^ "Stinky Journalism - HOG WASHED!". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  7. ^ "Stinky Journalism". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  8. ^ "Hog Photograph Expose". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  9. ^ "monsterpig.com\talk about stinky journalism". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  10. ^ "MSNBC: Monster Pig' was huge — just not wild". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  11. ^ "Fox News: Farmers: 'Monster Pig' Not a Wild Hog, But Was Their Pet Pig 'Fred'". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  12. ^ "AP: Monster Pig farm-raised, not wild". Retrieved 2007-06-06.

See also

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