820-Pound Wild Hog Shot, Killed In Rural Alabama

SAMSON, AL — An Alabama man says he has no regrets after shooting an 820-pound wild hog to death in his front yard.

The hogs aren't uncommon in rural south Alabama, but Wade Seago said he'd never seen anything like it. He and his daughter spotted the massive animal, which had tusk-like teeth that were 6 inches long, in their yard in Samson last week when the family's pet schnauzer began barking, Seago told al.com.

Feral hogs cause millions of dollars in damage every year and Seago thought it may harm their pet. So he grabbed his .38-caliber handgun, took aim fired three shots to drop the hog.

"I didn't think twice about taking down this hog," Seago told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "I'd do it again tomorrow."

He then weighed it on scales at a peanut company. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Hunters on private land can kill all the feral hogs they want under Alabama law.

Seago said he wants to display the hog's stuffed head and shoulders at his taxidermy shop. He said the rest of the remains were discarded on a friend's property.

"It's so humid down here it had to hang all night. I wouldn't trust the meat," he said.

Photo credit: Courtesy of Wade Seago via AP