Never really expected to see these anywhere around our lease in Kent County. Noticed them Friday about lunch going to camp in a creek bottom along the county road going to our lease. Thought they were wild hogs, but when I backed up onto the bridge over the creek, shut the truck off and walked to the edge of the bridge and watched as the 2 walked towards me, I realized these were not ordinary pigs. My business partner and fellow lease member went back later after lunch and talked to 2 gentleman from an adjoining lease and actualy got to feed one and pet it. The other 2 guys said that they showed up 3 weeks ago, disappeared for a couple of weeks and were back again. They had feed the "pigs" the first time they saw them and the "pigs" hung around their camp for awhile. We figure they are 2 females about 175 to 200# and possibly pregnant, but it is hard to tell on a Potbelly pig. It would be impossible to shoot one of these if it came to a feeder knowing that you could walk up and pet one.
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Wow that is indeed a first . Prolly would taste ah who knows might be pretty good .Comment
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I would have a hard time not shooting one of them,If they were in the wildComment
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Wonder where they came from ?Comment
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Don't know how they would taste, but it would still be hard to shoot one knowing that you could walk up to them and probably have them eat corn out of your hand.Comment
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We figure that these started out as pets, got too big and someone just turned them loose. They are definitely big, their stomachs are about 2 or 3" off the ground and they swing from side to side when they walk. Definitely not hurting for groceries.Comment
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They were well fed where ever they came from.Comment
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Looks like a beer belly to me!
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They are pretty big for potbellies. I actually shot one with my bow on our old lease about 8 yrs ago. It would eat out of your hand and let you pet it. It was a big ol boar and I would have never shot it but it attacked my dog one day while my dog was eating and I ran it off after that every time it would see mt or another hunter it would attack. So one day thwack. I gave it to a family of 7 down the road and they said it tasted really good.Comment
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I"m suprised they havent become 'yote food yet... I'm guessing they dont move very fast and it doesnt appear that they have big cutters...Comment
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A woman here in Italy where I live had one that was crossed with a wild hog. It was her pet. I have pics , wish I could find them. You would not beleive how big this thing was. She had a little kids pool that he would stay in to keep cool. His tusk had grown so long they were starting to grow into his jaws back at about his eyes. He would let you pet him and the only time he would get pissy is if you got around behind him. For some reason he didn't like it.
A friend allso had one that got to big he came out here to a creek and let it go. It lasted less than a week and one of the farmers shot him with a rifle. You shouild hear him tell the story. He says it was a large WILD BOAR that tried to attack him....Biggest crock in the world.......Comment
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Pot belly pigs can get very large. My mother about 10 yrs ago had one and since she grew up on a farm fed the thing everything.. It got well over 250 and it finally got to big to handle and she had to have it put down... I'm not sure about eating one. She has another one right now and is doing better at not feeding it to much. He's still small but not as small as he should be. I personally don't think I could shoot something that trusts me. If I can hold out a hand and it comes to me then it gets a pass from me....
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I bet if you charged $185 and called it an exotic someone would pay you to shoot 'em!
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When we hunted in Gonzales County several years ago, the old rancher said he had one come up right to his truck while he was feeding the cows. We never saw it, but like some others...there is no way I could shoot it.Comment
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