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Monster Pig
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What a huge pig. But why does it have to be dead?
We are in control of animal therefore we can do what we want to them. Including killing them for fun. Well done to the kid!
A boar that size would be about as dangerous as a rhino! Pigs have insanely strong necks. Pigs that weight about 40 Kg on our farm can easily life twice their own weight on their necks. I can't imagine what that monster would do to someone who came across is unarmed...you wouldn't stand a chance if you agrivated it.
That kids just made alabama safer without that thing around...but with kids with .50 cal pistols around i'm not sure how safe lol!
That kids just made alabama safer without that thing around...but with kids with .50 cal pistols around i'm not sure how safe lol!
Even if you believe in the superiority of man over animals, we still can't do whatever we want to them. If we're in charge of them, we can use them to help us, but we also have to take care of them. When you're little, your parents are in control of you, but that doesn't mean they can do whatever they want. Just be careful with stating man's superiority. Superiority != free license to do whatever you want.
Yes, I agree -- the problem with the (white) invasive species started in about 1492 in the Americas. My native Indian ancestors should have had a more strict immigration policy. But unfortunately, they didn't. Instead, they welcomed the white visitors, such as the great white explorer DeSoto who introduced pigs to the Americas. And as every school child should know, the native peoples got screwed in the whole land-grab by England, France and Spain, along with other (so-called) "civilized" nations.
But that's all a done deal now. No one can change the past. Let's move on to what we can do today to protect that natural world.
Ever watch a raptor kill a squirrel? It's not a pretty sight, but it's a normal and necessary part of the natural world. Hawks do a great job of keeping the number of mice, rats and other rodents down to reasonable levels. It's just one small part of nature's balancing act.
Many people regard feral hogs as environmental vermin. If their number increase to large enough size, they destroy the natural environment that unknown numbers of native animals depend on to survive. And that's not a good thing for the natural environment.
Thanks to the "civilized" society of today, we've eliminated the number of natural predictors of the (unnatural) feral pigs. So here's my question -- If society would ban hunting of these hogs, what force would keep their numbers in check?
You have asked a difficult question Localoid. One to which I have no immediate answer. The balance is lost so how to remedy ...? It is certain though, that the shooting of creatures for fun or "sport" only exacerbates the wrongs of the past and present. I believe we are all harmed by butchery such as this. Wounding the earth and her animals destroys us all, little by little. The family of this boy have failed him. They lack good council and do not respect the holy spirit and have raised him accordingly. All in all, bad medicine.
Bored Americans who live in the middle of the sticks....
Hey, that kid was just having some fun. Let the kid play with his gun.
I won't argue as to whether or not feral pigs should be killed. People won't change their minds based on my post.
However, I think it's utterly irresponsible for any hunting party to knowingly allow an animal to suffer for hours before finishing it off just so some kid can claim the kill. The father and the guides had it in their sites, apparently, for most or all of the three hours it took it to die. That's cruel and inhumane, and none of the hunters I know would allow it to happen.
However, I think it's utterly irresponsible for any hunting party to knowingly allow an animal to suffer for hours before finishing it off just so some kid can claim the kill. The father and the guides had it in their sites, apparently, for most or all of the three hours it took it to die. That's cruel and inhumane, and none of the hunters I know would allow it to happen.
i agree, but we don't know the whole story. some animals can just take a few shots and keep going. maybe the kid's dad and uncle were just out of sight to put the kill shot in after the 1st few shots and it took off. our hunt gang hunts with the sole purpose of harvesting an animal as quickly and humanely as possible.
i know the non-hunters out there just groaned at 'humanely as possible', but it is possible to harvest an animal without them feeling any pain or very little.
i would also get into a debate wrt to some of the other posts with the non-hunters or anti-hunters I should say b/c some non-hunters do understand it, but in the end, if you're really against hunting, there is nothing I, nor anyone, could say to change your mind. let's leave it at that.
back to the op, that is one huge animal.
cheers,
keebler
I see why you run so much, now, twood. It's to be sure of escaping the next huge feral pig that comes traipsing through Georgia.
There are plenty...teaching kids about guns is a great way to teach responsibility, and sport shooting is as much a past-time as any other sport. Now, if he were on a city block running around with a hand-gun, that's a totally different story.
He was hunting. If he had a bow, would it be considered different?
Google 'hogzilla' or look it up on wikipedia.
From what I understand, Hogzilla was never officially weighed and was then disposed of. Hence, there was no proof of his inordinate size. Tall tales always keep growing and exaggerating the aspects of the stories and this one is no different...apparently, the hog's size kept growing as people reported on it.
It was a feral pig, not a cougar or an elk.
Additionally, man has hunted since the dawn of time...no reason to stop now.
I'm not against hunting, and I don't have an opinion on this particular incident whatsoever. I was simply responding to the statement that since we are in control of animals, we can do whatever we want with them. That is dangerous thinking. We can use animals, but we also have to take care of them. We can't just "do whatever we want." It's irresponsible and dangerous.
Lots, my friend...
This is 20 miles from me. I hadn't clicked on this post until I saw it on the front page of our newspaper today. It occurred to me that it was one in the same.
Exactly. People with even a casual knowledge of ecology know this. Sadly, some of us clearly do not.
