We have too many experts on this site who havn't lived long enough to know what a Florida hog is. Living now in Idaho and hunting bear and mountian lion with hounds, I can tell you for a fact, a Florida "piney rooter" is more than big game. Much more dangerous than either of the above "big game" animals. They are not concidered property in Florida and havn't been property since the early fifties. Having been raised in the southern edge of the famous "Gulf Hammock" at Inglis, I know a little about hogs, (probably packed out more alive than some have ever seen). Until the 50's one had to registar a claim and record his mark at the courthouse in Bronson, (Levy County in my case) saying he had released hogs into the wild to have a legal right to hunt hogs in any fashion in Florida. When the open range was closed statewide in the fiftys, owners had a grace period in which they could remove their stock. After the time frame expired, they became property of the state to be governed by the wildlife dept. There was 2 different hogs in Florida at this time, the feral and the razorback or "piney woods rooter" as he was called locally. Either would kill a dog in the blinking of an eye if being pursued. Some old boars would challange hunters without being cornered, just because you were on their turf. You sure didn't want to mess with a sow with pigs unless there was a tree close by. If you want check me out, My mark was listed under C.A. Busbee, my fathers mark was under Lawrence, my grandfathers mark was under C.A Busbee also. As for the 1000 pounder reportedly killed, I DON'T BELIEVE IT NONE!!! I saw a picture of him and I have never seen a hog that fat in the woods, NEVER. The picture that I saw looked more like a 500 pounder to me. Of course, when you get my age and you have seen a few "big uns, hogs, bear, lion, muleys, elk, white tails," and actually put them on a scale yourself, your eyes just don't see things as big as they once did.