Boy bags ‘Monster Pig’ on preserve

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – State wildlife officials said Wednesday they want to know how the huge hog dubbed “Monster Pig” got into a fenced hunting preserve where it was chased down and shot to death by an 11-year-old boy.

The hunter is not accused of doing anything illegal, but the head enforcement officer for Alabama’s wildlife agency said agents are trying to determine if anyone broke a state law prohibiting the transportation and release of live feral swine.

Officials also will review whether the hunt complied with the state’s “fair chase” law, which requires that prey at hunting plantations have a reasonable chance of escape, said Allan Andress, enforcement chief for the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division.

Eddy Borden, the owner of the spread where the hunt occurred, declined comment on how the hog got into the 150-acre fenced-in area where it was killed last month by Jamison Stone, of Pickensville.

Borden said he was getting tired of questions about the hog, which Jamison’s father said weighed 1,051 pounds and measured 9 feet, 4 inches from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail.