Jamison Stone, age 11, of Montgomery AL, has bagged a wild boar using a pistol. This specimen measured 9 feet, 4 inches from snout to tail, and weighed in at 1050+ pounds. Or, as the cited article puts it:
Think hams as big as car tires.
They’re mounting the head, which measures 54 inches in circumference, and processing the rest into 500-700 pounds of sausage.
The legendary Hogzilla, taken in 2004 in Georgia, has grown to mythical proportions with the passage of time, like “the one that got away.” Hogzilla was exhumed and examined by National Geographic, who estimated his weight at a svelte 800 pounds.
Jamison’s record hasn’t been officially confirmed; I’d say there’s a lot of competition for appearances and roles in the Hogzilla movie to seize upon his 15-minute fame allotment; witness the creation of Jamison’s website, Monster Pig, wherein the pig has grown to 10′ 7“.
Still, 500-700 pounds of sausage? Hams big as car tires? Wooo, Pig, Sooie.
-k-
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