Bacon, anyone?
This was forwarded on to me. Real?????
The fellow in the pictures is Larry Earley. He lives about 30 miles from Orlando, in the very rural community of Okahumpka, just off the Florida turnpike in Lake County, Florida. He has 20 acres of land and on it, a few cows and horses. Mostly its 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 thought 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 a 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 Florida 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 Florida usually run from 100-400 pounds with a 400 pounder being a monster.
Because this one had been feasting on grain for several years it had grown to mammoth 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 fed; and Larry is quite the hero. He has fed many firemen and provided the homeless shelter in downtown Orlando with a couple! Of meals. You were worried about just gators in Florida!
Bacon for Life
The fellow in the pictures is Larry Earley. He lives about 30 miles from Orlando, in the very rural community of Okahumpka, just off the Florida turnpike in Lake County, Florida. He has 20 acres of land and on it, a few cows and horses. Mostly its 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 thought 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 a 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 Florida 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 Florida usually run from 100-400 pounds with a 400 pounder being a monster.
Because this one had been feasting on grain for several years it had grown to mammoth 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 fed; and Larry is quite the hero. He has fed many firemen and provided the homeless shelter in downtown Orlando with a couple! Of meals. You were worried about just gators in Florida!
Bacon for Life
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Not too many deer in FL, but lots of gators and wild hogs.
I used to hunt them years back, may start again with my boys.
Never did see one that large. Must be a record.
Did you know that there is no season on hogs here.
They wreck havoc in the Everglades, government wants to get rid of them.
Another tidbit: Most of the wild hogs here are direct decendents of hogs brought over by the Spanish conquistadors.
Oh, and no thanks on the bacon cubs. Like you, my cholest. is high.0 -
Dang, that is a lot of Hog,
I was hoping you where referring to turkey bacon.0 -
Dolfan -
TONS of deer here in Fl... just none of 'em weigh over 90lbs soaking wet. But, you can get 2 per day, and have 5 per license in the freezer.0 -
I did a search at Snopes and came up empty with "bacon" as the term but hit the story with "wild hog"
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bighog.asp0 -
Several un-stomped Japanese cities owe that man a debt of gratitude.
...There a toxic waste dump nearby?[xx(]0 -
MMMMMMMMMMM...Bacon! That's one big ass hog![:D] 0 -
Bacon? There should be some way of using up that old hog.
[:D]
Another way to eat more dead pig.0 -
That is a serious hog to have coming after you! Damn it would take a big tree to stop that critter! Hope they can't climb the trees. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by wundudnee
Bacon? There should be some way of using up that old hog.
[:D]
Another way to eat more dead pig.
Damn Brother you can cook for me anytime! Looks great0 -
That's one big hog. Good eatin'.
quote:He had driven his truck down to the pond and carries a pistol in it (as any Florida redneck would, and I say that with genuine affection).
Most always have one, or three, in my truck.[:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by wundudnee
Bacon? There should be some way of using up that old hog.
[:D]
Another way to eat more dead pig.
As I've always said--Breakfast just isn't breakfast without a little pig on your plate.0 -
I am surprised the meat was any good on that giant, grain fed or not.
I bet it was a sow.0 -
It's interesting to see what can happen when a creature exists without a natural enemy or disease in its way.
1,100 lbs. is incredible and had that guy not shot it, it might have gotten larger, or at least heavier.
Years ago, and somewhere in America, a high school student had a pet cockroach that he kept in a super-large mayonnaise jar. He fed it regularly and it quickly grew to over 6 inches in length! It was determined that because the roach had no enemies or disease in its immediate midst, the abnormally large size was considered to be an indication of possible unlimited growth potential for certain species.0
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