Decius wrote:

An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail.

This is the kind of crazy ass shit that roams around the backwoods of Alabama. This is a poster for 2nd amendment rights!

Not far from Mount Cheaha as well. And that's shiner territory as well -- where do you think they learned to drive for Talledega? :)

I kinda wonder what the pig was eating...

Decius wrote:

An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail.

This is the kind of crazy ass shit that roams around the backwoods of Alabama. This is a poster for 2nd amendment rights!

This quote intrigued me:

"It feels really good ... it's a good accomplishment."

Maybe someone who hunts can tell me, but what is the big thrill of killing? I'm not saying hunting shouldn't take place, I've just never understood the draw.

Decius wrote:

An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail.

This is the kind of crazy ass shit that roams around the backwoods of Alabama. This is a poster for 2nd amendment rights!

Am I the only one who wishes it was still out there? Kind of a shame its dead. Plus... its damned inhumane to chase an animal for hours that has been mortally wounded when you have two high caliber rifles with you and could put it out of its misery any moment.

Decius wrote:

This is the kind of crazy ass shit that roams around the backwoods of Alabama. This is a poster for 2nd amendment rights!

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