Wild boar subdued after charging patron at Morgan Co. gas station

July 28, 2018, 01:18 PM

A wild boar was ultimately subdued after it tried to attack a customer at a gas station in Priceville early Monday morning, Priceville police said.

Decatur officers initially responded to a report of a wild boar charging a patron at the Chevron gas station on Point Mallard Parkway Southeast around 3 a.m., police said. The Chevron station is within the Decatur police jurisdiction. The animal then ran to the Mapco gas station and into Priceville police jurisdiction.

Officers spent about 30 minutes chasing the animal through a field near the Comfort Inn, and across Highway 67, police said. Officers eventually blocked traffic in attempt to safely catch the animal. However, a Priceville officer fatally shot the animal to "keep it from causing any more damage," police said.

"It was an aggressive, wild boar," Priceville Acting Chief Rick Williams told AL.com. Officers said the wild boar weighed nearly 350 pounds. Animal control officials had to use a backhoe to remove it from the scene.

Social media posts show the animal lying on the ground.

Gallery of pics available at the link: https://www.al.com/news/index....ed_after_chargi.html

July 28, 2018, 01:21 PM

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July 28, 2018, 01:23 PM

tatortodd

Any details on what they shot it with? I have a feeling a service pistol just pisses off a 350 lb wild hog.

July 28, 2018, 01:30 PM

ZSMICHAEL

quote:
Any details on what they shot it with? I have a feeling a service pistol just pisses off a 350 lb wild hog.

Not sure. The story following tells of a guy who shot a 850 pound hog with a 38 special. I looked at pics of the recently deceased hog and it was hard to tell. Again shot placement is the key.

July 28, 2018, 01:39 PM

hambony

I can't believe they shot the hog....I heard it was trying to change it's life around and just applied for Culinary school.

July 28, 2018, 01:52 PM

rburg

And don't leave out that it was unarmed!

July 28, 2018, 01:56 PM

Fenris

Hooves Up - Don't Shoot

July 28, 2018, 01:57 PM

arfmel

Couldn’t they have just shot it in the ham?

July 28, 2018, 03:05 PM

CPD SIG

So the Pigs shot a pig?
And he was just about to turn his life around.

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July 28, 2018, 04:39 PM

V-Tail

How to keep a wild boar from charging: cancel its credit card.

July 28, 2018, 04:42 PM

ArtieS

Y'all raise some clean pig up there in Alabama. They don't look near so nice when you chase 'em up out of the Florida swamp. We've got mangy-ass pig down here.

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July 28, 2018, 05:03 PM

BBMW

That thing had a nice set of chompers!

July 28, 2018, 05:05 PM

Edmond

quote:
Originally posted by hambony:
I can't believe they shot the hog....I heard it was trying to change it's life around and just applied for Culinary school.

That hog didn't do nuffin'.

July 30, 2018, 10:28 AM

Karpteach

Now that’s going to be a great BBQ in the back of the police station.

July 30, 2018, 01:13 PM

Perception

quote:
Originally posted by Edmond:
quote:
Originally posted by hambony:
I can't believe they shot the hog....I heard it was trying to change it's life around and just applied for Culinary school.

That hog didn't do nuffin'.

He just received a full ride scholarship into the kitchen.

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July 30, 2018, 02:13 PM

bayouman

One of that size would probably be better served as hickory smoked sausage and white gravy.

July 30, 2018, 03:12 PM

PASig

quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
Any details on what they shot it with? I have a feeling a service pistol just pisses off a 350 lb wild hog.

Not sure. The story following tells of a guy who shot a 850 pound hog with a 38 special. I looked at pics of the recently deceased hog and it was hard to tell. Again shot placement is the key.

IIRC if you shoot them in the same spot as in whitetail deer, right behind the front leg, that's the heart and it's a kill shot. Forget any kind of shot with a .38 to the chest front on or head as it may just bounce off or not penetrate at best. These things are practically armored.