In July 2017, Wade Seago of Samson, Alabama, was shocked when his dog, Cruiser, began barking at an enormous wild hog standing just yards from his front porch. Fearing for his family\u2019s safety, Seago grabbed his revolver and shot the animal after it came close to his home. The next day, he weighed the hog at a local scale and discovered it tipped the scales at a staggering 820 pounds, with tusks reportedly measuring about six inches long. A taxidermist and experienced hunter, Seago planned to preserve the animal\u2019s head and shoulders for display at his shop, while the encounter highlighted the problems caused by invasive feral hogs in the region…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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