How much do you think this pig weighs ?

[dboysb]

My cousin shot this pig about a month ago in private land... He says its in the 300lb range...

[jls456]

What a hog! My guess........275 +

[BigSurArcher]

I'm pretty confident in saying the 240's. People really over estimate the weight of pigs. Thats a good sized hog, but it's no 300 pounder.

Is it a sow? Or a young boar that put on the weight and hasn't grown much tooth yet? Hard to tell from the pics.

[White Smoke]

It looks slightly bigger than one I just shot. Mine was 250# so I would guess it to be 275#. I would be surprised if it was over 300#. It could be, but I don't think so.

[myfriendis410]

Regardless: it's a nice hog. He's a 200+ gutted hog so that's a good one.

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

look at the size of the head and snout, good size for sure, 275 or 300, no matter what a pound or two diff. it was still a good size hog. congrats to your cousin!....tra

[slanttop357]

My guess 318lbs but its just a guess.

[Live2hunt]

205 dressed.

[bigboarstopper]

180-230lbs. I gave it a wide range in weight because of the 2 pictures.

In the first pic it looks as if the person behind the hog is so far enough away he couldnt touch the hog if he reached out to it. This makes the hog look much bigger than it really is. The first pic makes me think 180lbs.

The second pic there is real reference to size, at least in the head. That pic gives me the 230lb guess.

As for the hog being 300lbs, Id be willing to bet real money it wasnt over 250lbs with guts.

[Farmerdoug]

My guess is that pig goes in the mid 200's. It would be easier to get an accurate estimate if he wasn't standing behind it. The shooter looks to be a couple feet behind it the first pic, and maybe a foot or two behind it in the second pic. Had he be leaning against or had his hand on it, I could probably get a better read.......

[Buck Hunter Vic]

I'd say from 200-225

[sancho]

i'd guess 200. people always over estimate. that hunter..a big guy?

[DFG_Bear]

You'll rarely encounter a 300+ pound pig after July in California. They start to lose weight after that point (depending where you are), then start regaining again in October-November. Heaviest pigs should be encountered around April-May. Depends on where you are in the state, of course. Did I already mention that?

-Marc

[HOGHUNTER714]

I would say 225-250 lbs, regardless that's a nice hog!

[CaliJeephuntr]

I don't understand why people want to take pictures standing 5-10 feet behind their animal. Just sit next to it and be happy with what you got!

I'd say 200+... I remember the 255 lb boar we got a few years ago at FHL, everyone was estimating 280-300+. Lots of overestimating and looks of that's it when it settled on 255. And yes, I was one of the ones over estimating... :smiley-mouse:

[cazador247]

Yep, he sure is standing 5-10 feet behind the animal!

[Richmellott]

Yea, I know about holding fish away from the body, to make them look bigger. However, I can see he's squatting behind the pig, and he does look close enough to touch him... So I would guess he was over 250... The guy looks like he weighs less than the hog by far...

[CaliJeephuntr]

Cazador, that isn't even the same picture that was orignally posted. The picture you posted does the pig justice in that it isn't trying to be deceptive on the size of the animal. He may not be 5+ feet from the pig in the orignal picture, but he isn't "right" behind it either. It is a great pig for sure, and i'm not trying to take that away from him.

I stated that because I have seen a lot of pictures (especially on another website) where people are sitting well behind the animal to make it look "big". One guy even says he got a 300+ pound boar yet he is literally a hop skip and a jump behind the pig. Another has a guy sitting behind the pig with his knees up. And judging by that picture he could stretch is lets out and still not put his feet on the pig (in my opinion). They're still big, but not as big as we're led to believe... in my opinion.

If someone wants to do that then that is their choice, but don't exxaggerate the size of the pig/deer/whatever just because you're miles behind the animal (figure of speech). I don't think some of the 300+ pound pigs people report are really that big (especially if you don't get them weighed).

[dboysb]

Hey Calijeep I didn't have that pic that cazador posted... U could definitely get a better idea with the pic that cazador posted... By the way my cuz is about 5'8 and weights around 180lb...

[Live2hunt]

What is the real weight?.................I've killed many boars with 2"-3.5" tusks. Some boars have very long tusks but do not have the mass of other shorter tusks boars. Those long tusks boars are not as big as the big mass shorter tusk boars. Some boars have a big shoulder girt, short in length, and a small rear end, looks like the cartoon tasmania devil. Those boars are very hairy which makes them look really big, but lighter in weight. Some boars especially up in northern california have a long body, equal size shoulder girt and rearend. Not too much hair on their body, lots of bald spots infact. Those are the ones I've seen with the heavy mass tusks. They are the ones I've seen in the 300+ lbs. So far I've only killed three in that class. One I killed that tipped the scale at 392 dressed. I have to hoist it up in a tree with the truck, then back the truck under it to load in the bed. That thing looks like a cow. In the 6 ft pickup bed, the snout touched the tailgate and the hams touched the cab. Never have I seen one like that in central california.

Judging by the picture, this boar seemed to have a big shoulder girt and a small rearend. Pretty hairy to be one of those baldy boars. The mass of the tusks doesn't look very big and long in the pic. Looks similar to the one I killed last year and the one I killed two weekends ago in FHL. The one I killed last year was 205 dressed on the scale in FHL skinning shack and the one two weekends ago was 180 dressed. I'm sticking with my original guess of 205 dressed. Not seeing the boar in person, I could be misjudged, but I'm sure I'm not that far off.


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[cazador247]

CaliJeephunter, the second picture was seconds apart from the first, and I know because I took the pictures. The hunter was always right next to the pig and he never moved. There was no repositioning to make the pig look bigger! These pictures were never intended to be posted because there are always some extra comments besides the usual congratulations. That’s why I don’t post pictures anymore, but I will make an exception this time. The hunter’s cousin posted them because he was a disbeliever himself and knows better. This pig was the hunter’s first trophy game animal and yes, it was 300lb. I can say this from being there and having killed game animals over 300lb for comparison. Three people had a hard time moving this pig upright for the pictures and it had to be quartered and two packing trips to get him out. I weigh 255lb and I (right)am holding the pig’s ear for balancing. Check out the girth of the pig compared to mine. By the way the pig's midsection was in a shallow pit to keep him upright and his cape had thining hair like our local bears in summer or ele he would look bigger.

[CaliJeephuntr]

Cazador, I wasn't taking anything away from that pig. It's a big pig. It just looked like the guy was behind the pig a little bit in that first picture (and i'm not the only one who thought that apparently). Which is why I made that statement. If he wasn't then i'll take your word for it. Sorry for the confusion.

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Cazador, i had no doubt that the position of the hunter and hog for the photo setup was not taken to make it look larger, like i first mentoined in my first post "look at the size of the head and snout". i have been in the company of way larger wild euro's and ferels hogs while hunting and have seen wild hogs with heads twice that size belive it or not that look like battle ships on stilts or cows with miniture legs, i get distrought sometimes over my missed bowhunting opportuneities at trophy hogs i have encounted. butt one thing for sure knowing whats out there now in the woods if its privite or public has me always excited to be bowhunting a large wild dangerous game animal of that caliber and size for sure. have a great day!....tra

[lxtrail]

this boar whic was taken in cen cal and was guesstimated at 275-300. it took two 275lb guys all we had to get it in my truck. and he went the whole whole length of the bed of my truck

[TonyS]

Let's all say it together.....

CARNITAS!!!

[Bubblehide]

I would be seriously surprised if the hog goes over 200#. Those hogs with those dished extended heads can appear much larger than they actually are. The only way we'll truly know is if it were put on a scale.

[dboysb]

CaliJeephunter, the second picture was seconds apart from the first, and I know because I took the pictures. The hunter was always right next to the pig and he never moved. There was no repositioning to make the pig look bigger! These pictures were never intended to be posted because there are always some extra comments besides the usual congratulations. That’s why I don’t post pictures anymore, but I will make an exception this time. The hunter’s cousin posted them because he was a disbeliever himself and knows better. This pig was the hunter’s first trophy game animal and yes, it was 300lb. I can say this from being there and having killed game animals over 300lb for comparison. Three people had a hard time moving this pig upright for the pictures and it had to be quartered and two packing trips to get him out. I weigh 255lb and I (right)am holding the pig’s ear for balancing. Check out the girth of the pig compared to mine. By the way the pig's midsection was in a shallow pit to keep him upright and his cape had thining hair like our local bears in summer or ele he would look bigger.
funny how people assume things before knowing the facts... 1st of all i never once disbelieved the weight on my cousins pig... 2nd i made sure i asked my cousin 1st if it was ok to post the pic of his trophy pig... wich he had no problem in me doing so... people need to be a lil more open-minded and not get their feelings hurt right away...

[Taylor31]

It is hard to get a wild hog to reach the 30 lb range. Without having a good idea of how close the guys in the picture are to the hog I would estimate 200-225. Anyway it is a nice hog.