Author Topic: what is considered a trophy hog? (Read 1562 times)

howie1968 · « **on:** February 10, 2004, 09:39:26 AM »

what is considered a trophy hog weight or the lenght of the tusks? i have killed some big pigs with small tusks and killed some small ones with big tusks, ive noticed when i kill a barr they have big bodies and big tusks

drdougrx · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2004, 01:54:03 PM »

hi howie,

I think 300+lbs and a few inches of tusk is a trophy. Taxidermist uses plastic tusks in the mount anyway (unless they stabilize them so they don't crack). My opinion.

Doug

Here's my biggest trophy.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/107191326/33347508halfGi

howie1968 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2004, 02:11:30 PM »

nic pig i also see you are using a 45-70 what grain bullets and all that good stuff my biggest tusked pig which i have done in a european mount has cutters that are almost 4.5 inches long the left one is growing backwards i have shot a pig over 400 lbs and a slew of them in the 300 lb range thanks for your input

ROB · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2004, 06:41:52 PM »

Howie is your mount done already? That sure was fast compared to regular taxidermy. Can we get a picture? ROB

howie1968 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2004, 10:23:26 PM »

ill take pics today then to the processor i also have pics of an 80 lb pig i shot the other day and some awseome hog wallows and other neat stuff i just got on another lease that is truly awesome i used to pay to hubnt this place now i lease it. i help the guy with his farm work from time to time and rid the place of as many coyotes as possible it is all hardwoods no pines and along a creek and will be feeding yr round

drdougrx · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2004, 02:45:47 PM »

Hi Howie,

I used a 400gr speer with a heavy dose of IMR4895 for a vel of 1690fps. Plenty of gun!!!

Doug

howie1968 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2004, 12:13:43 AM »

I liked IMR 3031 and 405 hard cast they shot through pigs from end to end

JeffG · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2004, 01:48:20 PM »

Anything +300 is a real trophy. Boars tend to grow tusks quick after sexual maturity.

http://www.bowsite.com/bowsite/tf/LW/images/1203/hog1a.jpg

howie1968 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2004, 02:30:54 PM »

nice pig is that a spear? wow i know that woul;d be awesome i have killed some like that i will post my hog head but dont know how to post a pic

JeffG · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2004, 02:35:42 PM »

Yes, I shot it with my compound and ran it down with a spear. Ya hafta find another location like yahoo geocities to most, and then post the url here...Here is the whole story: http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=17439

howie1968 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2004, 03:12:26 PM »

now that is interesting the prob where i hunt you wont be able to run it is way to thick you almost have to have body armor to get through all the briars stickers and other things it would be hard to manuever a spear in these woods send me some directions on how to make a spear please

Lawdog · « **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2004, 12:57:44 PM »

Around our neck of the woods a real buster is anything over the 300+ pound mark but trophies are measured by their tusk length. Those with tusks over 4-5 inches is considered trophy size. My heaviest went 382 lbs. but my biggest trophy has tusks measuring 6 3/4 inches. Lawdog

howie1968 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 14, 2004, 01:23:52 PM »

and i thought that was impressive what kind of food is there for therm in california?

JeffG · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2004, 01:39:13 PM »

Yowzers, Lawdog, THAT's a grunter!!

howie1968 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2004, 01:41:54 PM »

thanks jeff send me your email and ill send a pic of my trophy hogs head

Lawdog · « **Reply #15 on:** February 15, 2004, 10:58:20 AM »

howie1968,

Lots of food around here. Acorns, grasses, etc., everything to make a growing hog fat and happy. The largest I have ever seen was one taken by our local Veterinarian. A real monster sow that when in the back of his 6 ft. bed pick-up(Ford 4x4 short bed), the head was hanging over the end of the tail gate. She dressed out just short of 570 pounds. She was one of those feral hogs that come from cross breeding Russians with domestic hogs that went wild. Got lots of both types here in California. My granddaughter turns 12 soon and for a birthday present we are going hog hunting. Going to bloody that new 7mm-08 I gave her for Christmas. Lawdog

howie1968 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2004, 01:34:10 PM »

great caliber id like to have one and try some stout 150 grain bullets on one there was a pig that was killed close to 900 lbs around hear no joke it ran in a news paper, i got the sccop on it from another hunter who said it was pen raised then released on a ranch either way still a mighty big pig to shoot with a bow let me know how yall do

Ditchdigger · « **Reply #17 on:** February 17, 2004, 09:37:22 AM »

I saw a picture of one 2or3 yrs. back in the Denison Herald (Denison Texas) a local paper. The thing was shot with a bow,and was hanging out of a pickup. It is ( acording to the paper) a Texas record weighing in at 1079 pds. fielddressed. I did at one time have the picture and article,but I can't find it or I would post it. Has anyone else seen this hog?
Digger

howie1968 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2004, 05:22:27 PM »

i seen it and i seen the one in the beaumont paper of the pen raised one about 9 miles from me

Tom · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2004, 05:30:36 PM »

For SCI record book entry the two bottom tusks are used for the score. Lengths and maximum circumferences of the two have to add up to 15 to make the record book.

For Records of Exotics it takes 11 to be bronze, 16 for silver, and 21 inches for gold level. They use the lengths and bases.

I don't know what Trophy Game Records of the World uses right off, but they enter any animal as a trophy, then they classify them, based on the competition later. They put World record, world class, A, B, and C next to the entry in the book.

Tom · « **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2004, 05:37:22 PM »

For SCI record book entry the two bottom tusks are used for the score. Lengths and maximum circumferences of the two have to add up to 15 to make the record book.

For Records of Exotics it takes 11 to be bronze, 16 for silver, and 21 inches for gold level. They use the lengths and bases.

I don't know what Trophy Game Records of the World uses right off, but they enter any animal as a trophy, then they classify them, based on the competition later. They put World record, world class, A, B, and C next to the entry in the book.