a REAL hogzilla from alabama

[Murray]

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007705260340

[Gatorbassman]

That made the paper here in Augusta Ga. That is one awesome pig.

[justfishin]

Unbelievable. I think they are going to have to build a bigger smoke house. I don't think you would want to be at close range and make a bad shot on one of those.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

:o

Good God!!!!!

Anybody go to the website in the article and read the "negative comments".  There are some real a-holes in this world.

[Pond-Pro]

Thats insane.  It said he shot it eight times.  That thing is huge!  

[cart7t]

Now that's a whole lotta pork rinds there folks!  

I saw that Nat. Geographic special on the first hogzilla.  Scary that those cross bred pigs can get that big.  

[JayW]

Someone sent me a link about that hog just yesterday.  

[Guest hibachi]

:o

Good God!!!!!

Anybody go to the website in the article and read the "negative comments". There are some real a-holes in this world.

WHOA!!!

The negative comments on his webpage are more astonishing than the size of the pig.  Are people REALLY that crazy?

[Root beer]

Anyone wanna track down the negative comment people and smack them around? If they say that over one giant pig they say that to all hunters everywhere. I think they are with peta.

[justfishin]

Hey, he shot my ex wife?, you bast**s. A little S. Park line.

[WhiteMike1018]

LOLLLLLL

[FL_fisher]

how does something get that big without beening shot? you could see that thing from a mile away.

[DMB Fan]

I wonder how many sausage biscuits that would make?

[PaparockArk]

Stinky Journalism investigation debunks AP and FOX News "Giant Hog with Small Boy" Photo

StinkyJournalism.com enlisted the help of a retired New York University physicist, Richard Brandt, who offers what he says is a "technical analysis" of the Stone family's claim.

The site also claims to have evidence that other photos on the family Web site were doctored to make the feral hog look bigger than life.

See the whole story at http://www.stinkyjournalism.org/newsdetail.php?id=45

[Troutfisher]

The hog has it's own site now.

http://www.monsterpig.com

It offers an informative rebuttle to Stinky Journals "Investigation" it did.

[PaparockArk]

Yea, this is why I would think hard and long before I claim a record. All the hype, attacks, is hardly worth it. I feel sorry for the young man but as can be seen some of the pics are misleading but who knows if it was deliberate or not. Either way it was a trophy, it is just some times the hype takes on a life of its own. Personally I hope it all works out for the best for the young man and the adults don't leave too much of a lasting negative impact on him. When exceptional claims are made exceptional evidence is unfortunately required and when adults get involved egos and tempers often color the facts into the background.  

I understand from personal experience how hard it can be because I had to carry a copy of my birth certificate to all my little league games, as well as the other sports I participated in because my age was always being challenged. Adults refused to believe my age even when they were shown my birth certificate. People can be very cruel and unforgiving.

[the captain]

Where's the bad remarks at. Wha's the website

[Troutfisher]

Yea, this is why I would think hard and long before I claim a record. All the hype, attacks, is hardly worth it. I feel sorry for the young man but as can be seen some of the pics are misleading but who knows if it was deliberate or not. Either way it was a trophy, it is just some times the hype takes on a life of its own. Personally I hope it all works out for the best for the young man and the adults don't leave too much of a lasting negative impact on him. When exceptional claims are made exceptional evidence is unfortunately required and when adults get involved egos and tempers often color the facts into the background.

I understand from personal experience how hard it can be because I had to carry a copy of my birth certificate to all my little league games, as well as the other sports I participated in because my age was always being challenged. Adults refused to believe my age even when they were shown my birth certificate. People can be very cruel and unforgiving.

That's why I wouldn't want to hook into the world, or even state, record bass.  At least not try to certify it.  No matter how ethically it is caught, no matter how many rules followed, there are critics.

[Guest avid]

That's why I wouldn't want to hook into the world, or even state, record bass.  At least not try to certify it.  No matter how ethically it is caught, no matter how many rules followed, there are critics.

So what?  There have always been jealous back stabbers.  If you catch a record, get it certified and let the wannabe's cry to each other.

YOU will be in the record book.  They will be in the phone book.

[PaparockArk]

So what? There have always been jealous back stabbers. If you catch a record, get it certified and let the wannabe's cry to each other.

YOU will be in the record book. They will be in the phone book.

It is all the rules that must be followed, the time limits involved, and I for one just wonder if it is worth the hassle and stress on the fish especially. I had my name on some records growing up playing sports and while some people live for such things I just loved to play besides records are made to be broken. No one remembers now anyway who that kid was. I would rather be remebered for who I am than what I once caught but then that is just me.

[Troutfisher]

I wonder how many sausage biscuits that would make?

Enough for me, Paparock, and Avid.  You guys can have the backside and the tougher meat  ;D

[PaparockArk]

From:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277097,00.html

FRUITHURST, Ala. The Mystery of the Monster pig appears to have been solved.

The 1,051-pound hog, shot and killed by 11-year-old Jamison Stone and the subject of a world-wide Web firestorm over the photo's authenticity, really is...

Fred.

That's "Fred" the pig, and according to Rhonda and Phil Blissitt their humongous hog escaped on April 29, four days before it was killed, according to the Star newspaper.

Late Thursday evening, their claims were confirmed by Andy Howell, Game Warden for the Alabama Department of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.

"I didn't want to stir up anything," Rhonda Blissitt said. "I just wanted the truth to be told. That wasn't a wild pig."

Her husband agreed.

"If it went down in the record book, it would be deceiving, and we'd know that for the rest of our lives."

The monster hog gained worldwide acclaim after he was bagged by 11-year-old Jamison Stone, a Pickensville native, with a .50-caliber pistol on May 3 at the Lost Creek Plantation, LLC, a hunting preserve in Delta. The big boar was hunted inside a large, low-fence enclosure and fired upon 16 times by Stone, who struck the animal nearly a half-dozen times during the three-hour hunt.

Phil Blissitt purchased the pig for his wife as a Christmas gift in December of 2004. From 6 weeks old, they raised the pig as it grew to its enormous size.

Not long ago, they decided to sell off all of their pigs. Eddy Borden, owner of Lost Creek Plantation, purchased Fred.

Attempts by The Star to reach Borden were unsuccessful.

While Rhonda Blissitt was somewhat in the dark about the potential demise of her pet, Phil Blissitt said he was under the understanding that it would breed with other female pigs and then "probably be hunted."

Many other of their former pigs like their other farm animals had been raised for the purpose of agricultural harvest.

As the Blissitts recounted the events of the last two days, they told stories and made many references to the gentleness of their former "pet."

From his treats of canned sweet potatoes to how their grandchildren would play with him, their stories painted the picture of a gentle giant. They even talked about how their small Chihuahua would get in the pen with him and come out unscathed.

"But if they hadn't fed him in a while," Rhonda Blissitt said, "he could have gotten irate."

Phil Blissitt said he became irritated when they learned about all the doubters who said photos of Fred were doctored.

"That was a big hog," he said.

The information of the pig's previous owner came out on the same day that officials from the Fish and Wildlife concluded their investigation of the hunt. They concluded that nothing illegal happened under the guidelines of Alabama law.

Allan Andress, enforcement chief for the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, said they learned the hog's origin as the investigation unfolded.

"We were able to determine that he came from a domesticated environment," he said. "So, he was not feral to start with. Therefore, he would not violate our feral swine trapping and relocating rule."

Mike Stone, Jamison's father, contends that he was unaware of the origin of the pig. Before, during and after the hunt and until late Thursday night, when contacted by The Star Mike Stone was under the impression that the hog was feral.

"We were told that it was a feral hog," Mike Stone said, "and we hunted it on the pretense that it was a feral hog."