Big Whopping Hog

[Shimitup]

I thought some folk's might enjoy seeing this one that showed up on my facebook feed this morning. It was taken north of Stephenville, TX. I photoshopped out the shooter whom I do not know as I don't like to share person's images without their permission, not that Facebook is private.

 

[Milt1]

Can't tell much about the tusk from that angle, I'd expect to see some huge ones. Any weight listed?

 

[Shimitup]

Can't tell much about the tusk from that angle, I'd expect to see some huge ones. Any weight listed?

Shared by a friend of a friend probably a few times removed on Facebook. I was unable to track down any more information than the location.

 

[Flintknapper]

Can't tell much about the tusk from that angle, I'd expect to see some huge ones. Any weight listed?

Supposedly 363 lbs. (It's not said how that was determined). Killed last May.

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/03/06/texas-hunter-kills-massive-boar/

 

[Shimitup]

Supposedly 363 lbs. (It's not said how that was determined). Killed last May.

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/03/06/texas-hunter-kills-massive-boar/

Mystery solved, thanks Flintknapper.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

White a challenge getting that bugger in the bed, I imagine!

 

[Eddietruett]

Found his cousin

 

[Engineer1911]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I don't believe a truck tailgate holds 370 pounds without braking the cables.

 

[EIB0879]

I was on a hog hunt at Justin Hurst last month and a guy brought in one that ran 358. They didn't even load it, just dragged it in.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I don't believe a truck tailgate holds 370 pounds without braking the cables.

The cables on my F250 are 3/16 inch. According to McMaster Carr, that makes them rated for 800 lbs. Times two is 1600.

After that my math runs out. I don’t know how to calculate angle loading. Looks pretty close to 45 degree angle on my truck.

Anecdotally though, I have had 1000 lbs at the very end of my tailgate with no cable breakage.

 

[troy fairweather]

I am more then that hog, My Ford tailgate never mined. Even had my buddy sitting with me when fishing, he's 230 himself. Now a Chevy would bend the tailgate lol, but I know it would hold.

 

[Shimitup]

That pig looks heavier than that, if he had a big horn glued to his snout he'd pass for a rhino.

 

[DocRock]

My biggest was 545 lbs, and that hog looks bigger.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I am beginning to re-assess my desire to go hog hunting...

 

[Double Naught Spy]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I don't believe a truck tailgate holds 370 pounds without braking the cables.

So you are saying the weight assessment is in error? Somebody is lying?

I have hoisted a 322 lb hog on a plain old rope before without the rope breaking, so you think the cables are going to break with a 363 lb hog?

the tail gate on my truck will hold in excess of 600 lbs based on having 3 of us guys sitting on it at the same time. No breakage of my cables.

The most common cable used for tailgate support cables is 3/16” stainless wire rope (¼”with vinyl jacket). An individual cable has a breaking strength of about 4200 lbs. and a safe working load of about 840 lbs, 1680 for the pair. No way in the world a 363 lb hog that isn't even fully on the tail gate is going to snap a cable.
http://www.ridertailgate.com/loading-truck-bed-using-ramps-s1/

Now if you have some really thin one like I have seen on an older smaller truck that looked to be 1/8", well 1/8" wire rope has a tensile strength of about 1780 lbs. That would be about 356 lbs per cable for a safe working load for a total of 712 lbs, still substantially more than the 363 hog and cinder blocks under it.

If the tail gate cables could not handle having the hog on the tail gate, then they would be defective as standard tail gate cables will handle much much more than that hog weighs.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

My biggest was 545 lbs, and that hog looks bigger.

Camera angles can do funny things. That is why "Guess the weight of the hog in this image" posts are so silly and the estimates are so wide ranging. In this particular case, the camera shot is taken from a position lower than the top of the hog which is elevated up in the truck. This helps to force the perspective and give the impression of being much larger.

The "rifle" on the hog isn't a rifle, but a pistol, complete with what looks to be a sub 16" barrel and arm brace. If you see the gun as a rifle, it gives the impression of the hog being much larger.

Also the angle of the shot has the 'rifle' and butt of the hog much closer to the camera, so that 'rifle' looks that much bigger.

 

[BigBore44]

Is that hog....balding? It almost looks like it. Or it has some form of mange. I’ve never seen a feral hog with so little fur.

 

[Flintknapper]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I don't believe a truck tailgate holds 370 pounds without braking the cables.

If not rusted or frayed...cables would support twice that weight each, so no problem there.

 

[Flintknapper]

Is that hog....balding? It almost looks like it. Or it has some form of mange. I’ve never seen a feral hog with so little fur.

That one does have a short, sparse coat. We get all kinds where I am. That hog might also have been dragged some distance before being loaded on the tailgate, further dislodging hair.

 

[Flintknapper]

My biggest was 545 lbs, and that hog looks bigger.

It's a big pig...no doubt. I would not be surprised at all if it were an honest 350+. Any hog that spans the length of a full size pick-up truck bed is a big hog...regardless the camera angle, though every other aspect is subject to forced perspective.

The one below I tried to drag off a pipeline by hand...and after pulling it about 20 yards I decided to just have my Father-in-Law scoop it up in the tractor. That's a 6' bucket and plenty of Boar to fill it up.



Then the last true "Pinewoods Rooter" shot from our property (almost 25 yrs. ago now) was a sure enough big pig.



The bigger ones are plain to see...there is no mistaking them for something else. The 'weight' of these animals is sometimes 'mis-guessed' or purposely embellished...but there ARE some large hogs out there. I have killed non-pregnant Sows a bit over 275 lbs. (weighed on a scale), so they can get big too...(in right environment).

 

[Highland Lofts]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I don't believe a truck tailgate holds 370 pounds without braking the cables.

No different then to good size men sitting on a tailgate.

 

[MaxP]

No different then to good size men sitting on a tailgate.

Is "good size" a euphemism?

 

[jmorris]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I don't believe a truck tailgate holds 370 pounds without braking the cables.

Chevy had a problem awhile back with cables rusting inside the plastic and busting.

The automaker had recalled about 4 million 2000-2004 pickups worldwide in March 2004 because the tailgates could break without warning.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gm-recalls-900000-pickup-trucks/

The old chevys and fords with chains and steel scissor linkages would for sure hold that and much more as have the last half dozen Fords I’ve had.

Even if you and one of your buddy’s are sitting on the tailgate that can be over 400 lbs total unless y’all are little guys.

 

[IdaD]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I don't believe a truck tailgate holds 370 pounds without braking the cables.

Nah, 370 lbs isn't too much for most tailgates. I've had a lot more than that on mine with no issues. Even just three fairly average guys is over 500 lbs.

 

[FL-NC]

I've loaded a Harley dresser across a truck tailgate.