Author Topic: Man takes on almost 800-pound wild hog (Read 2900 times)

Old Fart · « **on:** October 17, 2011, 09:54:13 AM »

[RUSH SPRINGS, Okla. -- A Rush Springs man had quite a fright after he was confronted by a nearly 800-pound wild hog. It happened Monday morning when he was hunting on property west of Rush Springs.

"We'd seen his tracks, but we'd never seen him," Winston Brown said. "I was sitting up in my tree stand waiting on the sun to come up."

And that's when he saw it.

"It looked like a cow coming from the other end," he said "It came up and the deer ran off."

They knew what was coming, a 760-pound wild hog...

http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-man-takes-on-almost-800pound-wild-hog-20111014,0,6547729.story

Land_Owner · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2011, 11:53:46 AM »

I sure would like to be interviewed by Joleen Chaney...

mechanic · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2011, 12:26:40 PM »

Did someone mention a wild hog?

Ben

Rock Home Isle · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2011, 01:24:12 PM »

That is amazing. OMG!!!

Graybeard · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2011, 01:53:24 PM »

Nuttin wild about that hog but the story. They don't get that big in the wild only in barnyards.

drdougrx · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2011, 05:02:11 PM »

Wild!!!! Uh...no......

Cabin4 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2011, 05:32:11 PM »

Forget about the hog..........

guzzijohn · « **Reply #7 on:** October 18, 2011, 06:00:11 AM »

From the colors and markings it looks like a big domestic New Hampshire hog.
GuzziJohn

OldSchoolRanger · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2011, 06:08:25 PM »

No doubt that it was once domesticated, but hogs are the only creatures that go feral in the same generation, it only takes 6 - 8 months. Like guzzijohn stated, it looks like a New Hampshire pig, but it has gone wild, notice the tusks, and the extended snout, its been feral for a while.

mechanic · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2011, 03:30:08 PM »

I've seen domestic hogs, raised in the pen with 2 - 3" cutters. My Pawpaw always tried to avoid whatever breed that was, (Arkansas), I can't remember. But sometimes he would raise one. Any of them, domestic or not can be dangerous, and should be respected. I am much more cautious of a pig than a cow. This just does not strike me as a feral. Just too big unless someone has been feeding him....

JMO

Ben

streak · « **Reply #10 on:** October 22, 2011, 05:30:44 PM »

Too bad didn`t show its tail to see just how straight it was or if it was still kinky or screw tail!!

surehuntsalot · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2011, 01:28:47 AM »

Quote from: Graybeard on October 17, 2011, 01:53:24 PM

Nuttin wild about that hog but the story. They don't get that big in the wild only in barnyards.

exactly
penned raised one that got loose is all it is

swordfish · « **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2011, 03:16:21 AM »

Even better if it's domesticated, it might have belly bacon.

dougk · « **Reply #13 on:** October 29, 2011, 03:30:41 PM »

They sure got some big hogs in Oklahoma

Land_Owner · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2011, 08:42:33 AM »

They sure got some pretty reporters too...

gr8ful · « **Reply #15 on:** October 31, 2011, 11:47:33 AM »

pen raised hog for sure look at its head bet its tail was curled too better eating than wild pig though

billy_56081 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 31, 2011, 12:00:46 PM »

It appears from the pics it was castrated, you usually can't miss the package on a boar.

ratdog · « **Reply #17 on:** February 13, 2012, 04:01:12 AM »

yep that's a new Hampshire pig i raised a few of those not that big shot mine in the head with a 22 10-22 at around 300 pounds really good eating pig tried the pink ones they were not as good don't know why?quit raising pigs eat to much and stink bad kinda fun though.

kynardsj · « **Reply #18 on:** March 19, 2012, 03:28:47 PM »

Nice hog. Wild or not. Even nicer reporter.

scootrd · « **Reply #19 on:** March 19, 2012, 04:03:20 PM »

Quote from: OldSchoolRanger on October 21, 2011, 06:08:25 PM

No doubt that it was once domesticated, but hogs are the only creatures that go feral in the same generation, it only takes 6 - 8 months. Like guzzijohn stated, it looks like a New Hampshire pig, but it has gone wild, notice the tusks, and the extended snout, its been feral for a while.

Yep , somebody's Hampshire or hampshire cross got loose a while back for sure. Doesn't take too long for tusks to grow. My wife's little pot belly (pet) has to have his tusks cut down at least twice a year. My guess that
fella is approx 5-6 years old and was grain fed.