Giant Forest Hog

11 April 2009, 01:04

Rich Elliott

Giant Forest Hog

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

11 April 2009, 01:07

dogcat

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...

11 April 2009, 01:15

BOHEMOND

Interesting looking pig. Where did you find him?

11 April 2009, 01:18

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

11 April 2009, 01:19

Rich Elliott

quote:
Interesting looking pig. Where did you find him?

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

11 April 2009, 01:28

Bill C

Man they are UGLY!

I love it!

11 April 2009, 01:37

Brett

Rich,

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

Brett

11 April 2009, 01:38

Rug

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

11 April 2009, 01:44

Bwana Moja

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

11 April 2009, 01:53

matt u

Now thats a HOG!

11 April 2009, 01:58

Rich Elliott

Moja Marc,

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

Rich Elliott

11 April 2009, 03:05

Grafton

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

11 April 2009, 03:18

dla69

Wow!! What an impressive trophy.

11 April 2009, 03:20

Equinsu Ocha

Lord how I want to hunt Ethiopia

11 April 2009, 03:29

Kamo Gari

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

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

11 April 2009, 03:53

Shack

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...

11 April 2009, 05:13

RAC

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

11 April 2009, 05:41

Futrdoc

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.

11 April 2009, 06:16

dogcat

quote:
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..

11 April 2009, 09:39

Hog Killer

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

+1

Keith

11 April 2009, 09:53

Karoo

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?!

11 April 2009, 10:00

BrettAKSCI

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

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11 April 2009, 11:23

Use Enough Gun

Fantastic trophy!

11 April 2009, 12:13

Anders

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

11 April 2009, 15:46

D99

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?

11 April 2009, 18:26

Anders

Chris Kinsey I think his name is..

Looks like one that has written some articles I´ve read.

11 April 2009, 19:24

Rich Elliott

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

11 April 2009, 19:26

Rich Elliott

quote:
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

11 April 2009, 23:37

BNagel

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!

12 April 2009, 09:58

surestrike

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

12 April 2009, 13:47

ovny

Impressive wild hog. Beautiful.

Oscar.

12 April 2009, 23:28

Michael Robinson

Another superb trophy, Rich.

Love those hogs.

13 April 2009, 08:45

Canuck

quote:
Originally posted by mrlexma:
Another superb trophy, Rich.

Love those hogs.

Ditto.

14 April 2009, 03:48

JBrown

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.

Jason

"You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core."
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Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt.

Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry
Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure.

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