Title: Everything is BIGGER in FLORIDA Post by: Whisper_44 on January 20, 2005, 07:38:06 pm The fellow in the pictures is Larry Earley, He lives a few miles from
Waco, in the very rural community of Calvert, 20 miles north of Bryan. He has 20 acres of land and on it, a few cows and horses. Mostly it's pasture land that is fenced with woods surrounding him. He is neighbored by a larger cattle ranch. His neighbor has complained for several years that wild hogs had been raiding his cattle feeders and salt licks. Last month he saw what he though was a cow in his pond and went to see if it was stuck in the mud and would have to be pulled out. When he got close enough to realize it was hog, the thing made a charge at him. He had driven his truck down to the pond and carries a pistol in it (as any Texas redneck would, and I say that with genuine affection). He got his handgun and when it came at him again, he shot it twice and killed it. Wild hogs in Texas usually run from 100-600 pounds with a 400 pounder being a monster. Because this one had been feasting on grain for several years it had grown to mamoth size. When Larry took it to the processor it weighed in at over 1100 pounds! The meat has no wild taste, as it was grain feed and the Larry is quite the hero. He has fed many fireman and provided the homeless shelter in downtown Waco with a couple of meals. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/Whisper_44/Team%20Images/hog1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/Whisper_44/Team%20Images/hog2.jpg) Turns out this guy is from Florida, so lsight error on the locale, but the hog is legit... Title: Re: Everything is BIGGER in Texas Post by: Suicide_Commando on January 20, 2005, 10:49:20 pm Good god, that thing is huge.
Title: Re: Everything is BIGGER in FLORIDA Post by: WardenMac on January 21, 2005, 03:14:01 am They made a bad mistake then, especially since Waco, Calvert, and Bryan/College Station (home of the aggies) are in Texas.
Title: Re: Everything is BIGGER in FLORIDA Post by: Whisper_44 on January 21, 2005, 03:40:55 am I think they changed the names of the towns, to make it a local texas pride thing..the link to the real story is over at gr.net - I posted there too :P
Title: Re: Everything is BIGGER in FLORIDA Post by: WardenMac on January 22, 2005, 08:50:33 am I think the real story was originally from Tx and Florida is trying to steal the thunder. Everybody knows things are bigger in Texas, you freakin yankee.
Ive taken alot of hogs, boar is not eaten. Ive taken hogs from 30 pds to 400, no wild taste? My ass, 1100 boar hog? Please................................. |