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Wednesday, August 20, 2003

This one's for the fellows at the Barbecue Emporium: Hunting wild hogs requires stamina

By ELLIOTT MINOR
The Associated Press
8/20/2003, 2:41 p.m. CT

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) -- Tommy Cantrell strapped on his hefty, .44-caliber Magnum revolver, threw 35 pounds of equipment over his back and vanished into the swamp along with a pack of yelping hunting dogs.

Their prey this weekend is the same as every weekend — the gluttonous, wire-haired wild hogs that don't like to be cornered and have been known to charge hunters with their tusks.

"You never know what you'll get into," said Cantrell, a forklift mechanic who, during weekend hunts, kills 50 to 75 hogs a year.

He has learned a thing or two about hogs in his 61 years.

"They can fight back. They're very smart. They can cut a dog to pieces. When you kill him, you need the firepower to stop him. I've had them drop dead at my feet."

His largest kill hangs on his living room wall: a 700-pound boar with four-inch tusks. [...]

Cletus' free-range barbecue idea suddenly becomes even more enticing.

posted by Terry at 3:51:00 PM

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