An Enormous Wild Boar

A Meridian hunter has shot and killed a 428-pound wild boar recently. 

Larry Carman said it took two shots from his rifle to put down the wild pig last weekend.

Carman says it took five people to load the hog in the back of his utility vehicle, maxing out its weight limit.

Carman says he and his friends couldn't believe the size of the animal, which also almost maxed out his 440-pound scale.

The boar had a set of frightening tusks, which Carman estimates were about 3 inches, adding that they were razor-sharp.

Officials say a single hog Carman's size would decrease food sources for native wildlife by thousands of pounds each year.  For that reason, hunters are encourage to neutralize wild pigs, especially sows, whenever possible.