This wild feral hog, thought to be a cross between a wild boar and a large domestic hog, weighed in at 1,051 pounds and measured 10 feet, 7 inches from hoof to snout, according to a recent article in The Tennessean. Ugly sumbitch, too.
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Ohmigosh! That is … oh … unspeakable! Is it dead?
Gives a whole new meaning to pork roast.
We’ve been talking about this for awhile now.
What really grates on my nerves is that this was NOT a wild hog at all. He was a gentle, HAND-FED pig who had been sold to the Lost Plantation hunting preserve four days before this kid shot him.
I’m not at all anti-hunting. But I’m anti-hunting preserve for this very reason. How many kinds of wrong is it to shoot a domesticated animal for sport? This animal was used to approaching people for its meals.
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If this was a gentle, hand-fed pig, it’s kind of sad that it got shot on an anti-hunting preserve. I’ve never seen such a huge pig…hog. Gentle or not, I wouldn’t want to run into it.
Well, it seems I may be guilty of believing what I read in the newspaper. Shame on me, for I definitely know better than that.
Unbeknownst to me, there has been a discussion going on about this since it first appeared in the paper. I’m not sure how I missed it since I check in at NiT everyday. Kat Coble over at Nashville is Talking has exposed me for the true fraud I am. See:
http://www.nashvilleistalking.com/2007/06/14/killing-wilbur/
Feral or not, named Wilbur or not, it’s still a damn big pig!
No need to be so hard on yourself, Winston. It’s happened to us all at some point. No need for shame. Kudos to you for admitting you made a mistake and trying to rectify it.
Strange how knowing that Wilbur was a pet makes him look cuter, but as you say, it’s still a damn big pig! And I’m still left wondering why kids have guns.
I wasn’t calling you a fraud. (I’m sorry if it seemed that I was. Really, that wasn’t my intent at all.)
I just am guilty of using your post as a springboard to parse out the larger story and to explain what I have against American hunting preserves. (This “pet-killing” is NOT a new thing for them.)
I truly owe you an apology, because I don’t think you did anything wrong at all.
The folks I think WERE wrong were the writers of that Tennessean article you linked. They mentioned several times that the hog was feral, even though that article was written well after the news was widely disseminated that the hog was farm-raised. The article in The Tennessean does mention that the hog “might have been” farm-raised, which implies that the investigation by the Ala. Fish and Game had not already been concluded. In fact, the Ala. F&G had concluded their investigation and determined that the hog was not feral. Both the farmer who sold the hog and the purchasers (Lost Plantation) have confirmed that “fred” was a domesticated, hand-fed pig–not a Wild Boar or Feral Pig.
So, anyway, I in no way think you’re a fraud. And again, I’m sorry for giving that impression.
Kat, not a problem at all, but thanks for your comments. Apology not needed, but accepted. I took it constructively and learned from it, but did not take it personally. Don’t tell anyone else, but I actually am a fraud.
[[ bigass grin ]]