Real or fake

Allegedly shot in South Texas

Prob one of those big Eurasian boats they kill in Europe I doubt South Texas.

Did you ever notice all the claims being made about unusual kills seem to be void of anything identifying the kills as to where they are from, sort of like the pic of the mountain lion chasing the hog that has been attributed to virtually every southern state in the US? It was a cropped game camera image, the time stamp having been stripped and so it gets recycled every so often and folks don't realize it is years old. Notice you don't see a Texas license plate on the truck. Notice no people are shown. I would guess that it is a South American image. I have seen similar images from Brazil and Argentina.

In fact, doing a Google image search reveals the image is from here...
http://www.adjorisc.com.br/jornais/corre...serra-1.1875530

State of Santa Catarina
Brazil

Do those Russian boars even get that big, though? That thing looks enormous.

Good catch! That didn't take long.

Its true, I shot it and put it on the bed of the truck myself

The only hogs I've seen that big were the ones in the bars and clubs around Ft Hood looking for an Army man to support them.

Went to bed with a 10 woke up with a pig I mean 1.

Dependapotamuses!

Anytime you encounter a questionable photo, just right click on the image and google the image.

Often times you trace it back to the original source, though that may not tell you anything about it.

Most often you will see the photo posted many other places with various stories/claims made about it.

Wild hogs can indeed grow quite large in certain parts of the world. Doubt you will ever see anything like that coming out of South Texas.

I use the internet exclusively with an iPad and iPhone (other than for work) and I don't know of a way to reverse lookup a photo using Google on a mobile device.

How much do yall think this one weighed? Was caught by a forum member..

Well, it weighed 790 lbs, reportedly, but wasn't that a domestic hog that had been turned out?

Such a stoic pose in the background there.

Sounds like DNS knows that hog. My question was about the hog I submitted and also the how big feral hogs can get. 790 is a big one, in my mind. Almost hard to believe.

Most of the great big hogs are not feral as much as they are big black duroc hogs that are breed on a farm. In order to get real big they have to be feed extremely well in the first couple months of life. Now they could be let loose, or escape but they are not feral breed. There is a good chance they will breed feral hogs. Their shouts will not get as big because what they eat in the wild is not the same as they eat on a farm. Also, feral hogs get thinner back hips and bigger front hips and legs. That is from rooting.

I know guys that cross duroc and hampton to get the really big hogs and then put them in high fenced ranched to hunt as giants.

Interesting. Thank you for the explanation.

If it was real, the rear bumper on that pickup would be a lot closer to the ground!

Don't look like south tx to me.

Because it's not.
http://www.adjorisc.com.br/jornais/corre...serra-1.1875530

Looking at the license plate I don't think that photo was taken in the US.

It was not. It was taken in Brazil.

I agree, look at his snout... pretty stubby for a feral hog.

Charlie

Lmbo

Oh my goodness gracious. Fort Hood rats. If I saw that hog in the woods, cold chills would run down my back. I dont know if Id run or dump a clip in it. And then run.

And look at some of the characteristics of the truck - it's not even from this country.

Wish I found one that big

Yeah, south america - look at the trees. Plus, that truck - I think it is much smaller than you think - not a full size truck. Look at the men inside the truck - unless they are giants, that is a mini-truck and the pig isn't all that big - certainly well within some taken in Texas. There are places where 400-500 lb feral hogs aren't that uncommon. I know on our lease in Blackwell we have several that are in the 400lb class.

Those legs look too thin and long and the snout looks extended, almost like a monster out of a nightmare. I think that truck would be a bit lower under all the weight.