Wild Hog Bigger Than 'Hogzilla'

The AP writes:

Meet Monster Pig. 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. Think hams as big as car tires.

Yeah, that's pretty big. I guess. Although I'm a little surprised it went down with a pistol. This thing looks like a missile wouldn't even stop it.

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