Oh these Holidays that really aren't Holidays. I'm bored out of my gord. Here's a really good picture of a Giant Forest Hog taken this past February. Best thing about it (besides the obvious trophy value) is that it was taken with
a good old .30-06.




Rich Elliott

Rich,
I beg to differ on "this holiday that really isn't a holiday". Passover for the Jews and Easter for Christians is the most sacred of holidays. God intervened and saved the Jews from slavery and Pharoah and then raised His Son from death to life to show us the way.

I would call this a "holiday".

Great hog by the way...

Interesting looking pig. Where did you find him?

Dogcat,
I don't disagree. It's just that half the banks are open and half are closed. The markets are closed. Post office is open. Some outfits closing early. Some never close. It's just a bit confusing, that's all.
Rich Elliott

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Interesting looking pig. Where did you find him?

This was in our Damaro Concession in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia.
Rich Elliott

Man they are UGLY!

I love it!

Rich,

Please keep those pictures comeing! ERVS has the most interesting stuff available.

Brett

Wow !! ,what a Beast, a dream for some us. Thanks for posting

Rich: Everytime I log into this board I see pictures of animals you were supposed to release from the pen when I was hunting there last November! First an awesomely stupidly long-horned Northern Grant's Gazelle...looks like Jason released him from the pen right when you had one loaded in the pipe...and now this Giant Forest Hog. I guess I shouldn't complain too badly though, because that 42-incher you guys released kinda makes up for not getting the hog in the above picture and the big gazelle. Now whatever you do in the next couple days, please don't post a picture of a new world record lesser kudu, because as you know I did not get---oh forget about it--- We'll just leave it there! Happy Easter to all the fine men and women on this board. I'm going turkey huntin' (with a .410!).

Moja

Now thats a HOG!

Moja Marc,

The "releasing" part is easy. It's the "catching" part that's difficult!

Rich Elliott

Rich, that is an impressive animal for sure. Are these taken mostly by chance or is there a certain technique for hunting them?

Wow!! What an impressive trophy.

Lord how I want to hunt Ethiopia

I'd hate to see his mother in law...

Jayzus, what a grand animal! Weight on something like that? 300lbs? More?

Where did you place that shot? Looks like maybe something behind the eye. Silvertip? 180 or 220 grain?

And here I went to the trouble to buy a .416...

Hey, is that guy with the hog Chris K from Shreveport?

it looks like a big, ugly warthog.... if that's even possible. I would love to shoot one of these close range with a pistol some day.

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Originally posted by Rich Elliott:
Dogcat,
I don't disagree. It's just that half the banks are open and half are closed. The markets are closed. Post office is open. Some outfits closing early. Some never close. It's just a bit confusing, that's all.
Rich Elliott

I am with you. It confuses me as I worked today. Happy Easter..

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Originally posted by Rug:
Wow !! ,what a Beast, a dream for some us. Thanks for posting

+1

Keith

Over at the Pig-Hunting Forum there is a lot of moaning about the ferals that have gotten loose, but how about livening things up and releasing some Giant Forest Hogs in Texas?!

A face that only a mother could love. Simply marvelous!

Fantastic trophy!

What a "lovely" pig!
Those tusks are really something special..

To me Giant forest hogs are the grandest animal in the world.

I think this is Chris Dorsey....right?

Anyway speaking of Marc Watts, when are you going to get off your ass and give us another dvd?

Chris Kinsey I think his name is..
Looks like one that has written some articles I´ve read.

Yeah, that's Chris. He was coming out when I flew in. He had a good hunt with a 37" Mt. Nyala, Decent Menelik's Bushbuck (I didn't measure it), and a nice Nile Buffalo besides the GFH. He had taken the other stuff and was specifically hunting for the GFH. That's the best way to get one. He had some custom handloads using 180 Gr. Nosler Partitions...my personal favorite!
Rich Elliott

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Originally posted by D99:

Anyway speaking of Marc Watts, when are you going to get off your ass and give us another dvd?

Just wait until you see Marc's dvd of the Mt. Nyala hunt. Just about perfect!
Rich Elliott

Now y'all are killing me! In my mind Marc went back, in part, for me and to do what I'll never be able to. At least he could hurry a bit with the DVD!!! (I left in 1975.)

That 'assama' looks like Shaitan!

Giant forest hog is by far and away one of my most desired trophies.

Impressive wild hog. Beautiful.

Oscar.

Another superb trophy, Rich.

Love those hogs.

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Originally posted by mrlexma:
Another superb trophy, Rich.

Love those hogs.

Ditto.

The Giant Forest Hog is one of the trophies that I would love to have.

I really would like to see a trophy photo that placed the hunter in a position to give some reference of the size of these beasts. Placing the hunter behind the trophy takes away from the enormity of these great swine.

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Originally posted by BNagel:

That 'assama' looks like Shaitan!

Assama tillich wondi alle'.
Rich Elliott