How much does this pig weigh?

[Lloyd_E]

We had two pigs processed in September. The butcher said the easiest way to estimate weight is this: Measure behind front legs - girth: 39" = 100lbs, add 10lbs per extra inch. Our live weight was around 250lbs each.

Hope this helps.

 

[blueriver]

Let me know how it goes putting that tape around that hog!! REMEMBER we are looking for live weight!!

 

[jinman]

Little thin...

A little less than this one. Deer hunter kills Hogzilla | Outdoors

Bob, it looks like somebody's Hampshire boar escaped and just kept growing. He looks to have all the Hampshire characteristics and not be crossbred. Here's a partial description from Wikipedia:

Hampshire hogs are noted for being well-muscled and rapid growers and for exhibiting good carcass quality in their capacity as meat animals.[2] When used as breeding stock, the sows of this breed have been praised for their capacity as mothers, having "extra longevity in the sow". Hampshires are good tempered; they do not grow as fast as many cross-breds, but they do grow faster than Yorkshires.

 

[blueriver]

I'd bet that Hamp upon inspection may be a barrow.

 

[jonyyuma]

My bet at 125lbs, and it will taste good with the right seasonings, and there will be plenty more too.

 

[CowboyRon]

I almost ran over one about that size a few weeks ago. I just barely missed him.

 

[creekbend]

The hog in the picture, most definitely, has a larger percentage of "Russian Boar" ancestry in its bloodline than the wild domestic-cross strains. My Father and I shot 4 of them in the 60's and 70's in Tellico Plains Tennessee.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I'd bet that Hamp upon inspection may be a barrow.

If he was a boar, I suspect it would be clearly evident in the picture...not to mention that you could smell him a mile away. I recall seeing a boar about this size at the stockyards when I was a kid ( A Duroc or Tamworth I think, and the stench was awful). Hogs do get bigger; my Grand father had a Poland China boar that he claimed weighed 1200 pounds. A bit of an exaggeration I thought, but they can get a lot bigger. I found this quote in an article on Poland Chinas:

"The world record for the heaviest pig so far is held by Big Bill, owned by Elias Buford Butler of Jackson, Tennessee. It was a Poland China breed of hog that tipped the scales at 2,552 lb (1,157 kg) in 1933.[8] Bill was due to be exhibited at the Chicago World Fair when he broke a leg and had to be put down. At about this point in time, the trend in hog production began to shift to hogs that were much trimmer and very lean."

 

[EddieWalker]

I'm thinking around 100 pounds. It's just right for eating. Any bigger and it's going to be kind of tough.

Eddie

 

[gsganzer]

Tallyho,
How long have you had your Moultrie camera? What model is it? I have one and it takes the best quality photo's of any game camera I have. Unfortunately, the LCD has screwed up and you can't tell what mode it's on. It appears to be a common problem with them as I know 4 others with the same problem.

I replaced it with a Bushnell and the photo quality is terrible. It has a night range of maybe 20 feet.

I think you're looking at about 100- 110# for your hog. I shot a 85# and a 150# the other week. Yours looks to be slightly bigger than the 85#.