WNCT 9- by Katie BanksCONETOE, NC -A hunter in Bertie County shoots and kills a 500-pound wild hog.
The massive animal didn’t stand a chance against veteran hunter Jett Webb’s .308 caliber rifle.
“It was very surreal,” recalls Webb. “It was a shock. It was very humbling to say the least, when you walk up on a beast that big and you say, ‘Oh my gosh. I had no idea that there could be something that big running around the woods of Eastern North Carolina.’”
Last month Webb spotted the beast roaming near the Indian Woods on land leased by the White Oak Ranch Hunting Club. It was the same one other hunters had been vying for since capturing it on trail cameras years ago.
“The Mohawk down the back,” Webb describes, “the tusks really lean, the muscular big front end. This is far from a domesticated docile pig that we’re used to.”
Mike Mansell, president of the White Oak Ranch Hunting Club, agrees this size hog game is rare.
“It takes your breath away for a second to realize how big this hog is,” he says. “It took up the entire bed of the pick-up truck.”
Mansell says the pig is part of a growing wild boar population here in the East – one he estimates is doubling each year.
“They’re a species that is invasive,” he says. “Once you have them, you’re not going to get rid of them. They just continue to multiply.”
Webb killed a similar-sized pig two years ago that’s now mounted on the walls of the hunting club. But this time around, he chose to only harvest the meat – filling two coolers to the brim with sausage, pork chops and tenderloin.
“We’re not going to waste anything,” Webb says. “So that pig will provide food for me and my family for a good year.”
As for any skeptics, Webb swears his picture is not photo-shopped and says most reaction online has been positive.
It’s an experience that will go down in his record books as unforgettable.
“I just set out to put a little meat in the freezer,” he says. “But afterwards I was completely blown away.”
http://www.wnct.com/story/24931790/conetoe-man-bags-500-pound-bertie-county-hog
BLT comes to mind.As for being a invasive species that cannot be kept in check,well,as times get tougher my guess is they will be a endangered/extinct species.
This Tale is 3 or 4 years old!
Nope. This hog was shot at 10:30 PM on February 28, 2014.
http://bearingarms.com/makin-bacon-north-carolina-hunter-bags-500-pound-hog/
http://www.wbtw.com/story/24944967/nc-hunter-kills
😉 good one Angel
good work Angel. Hey pass the bacon.
What, no pork and beans Paul ? 😆
naw too much flatulence Daniel. 🙂
I have enough of that as it is. haah
Ha Ha Ya but lke my ex used to do was hold it and then let er rip in the meat dept. of the local store
. Damn funny to see the looks on peoples faces when she would do that 😆 true story.
hahaah that s not fair. 🙂
No it isn`t fair, she didn`t play fair either 😆
“The massive animal didn’t stand a chance against veteran hunter Jett Webb’s .308 caliber rifle.”
Good choice.