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Samson resident Wade Seago knew something was up outside of his home last week when the family's pet schnauzer, Cruiser, started barking constantly. The Seagos live on 100 acres in the rural south Alabama town. The property and surrounding area is teeming with wildlife so it's not unusual for their dog to bark at deer, raccoons or other wild visitors. But this was different. As he was about to get up and check on his dog, his daughter began screaming. "I jumped up to see what was going on," Wade explained. "I looked out the back window and saw nothing,...

PEARLAND (KTRK) -- The owner of a Pearland business is under fire after a photo showing him butchering a hog in the alley behind his restaurant surfaced on social media. Jimmy Chi, the owner of Tose Steak and Sushi, says the wild hog was given to him by a friend. "It was a wild hog my friend gave me. They went on a hunting trip that I promised them I was going to go on and I didn't. So they shot a couple hogs and gave me one," Chi said. A customer took the photo and posted it to his...

It's not everyday that you shoot a 500-pound beast. Hunters in Bertie County, N.C., knew about the massive wild hog roaming around their woods when it was captured on trail cameras several years ago. But Jett Webb finally managed to capture the animal near land leased by the White Oak Ranch Hunting Club. "It was very surreal,” Webb recently told WNCN. “It was a shock. It was very humbling to say the least, when you walk up on a beast that big and you say, 'Oh my gosh. I had no idea that there could be something that big running...

The Swinney Switch Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary are sponsoring their 12th annual Wild Hog Cookoff on Saturday, April 17. The cooking competition will have monetary prizes and trophies for first, second and third place in three categories: Wild Hog, Beans and Pan de Campo. There are also trophies for Showmanship and a new category, Exotic. Any person interested in the the cooking competition can call (361)547-3481 for more details. The annual barbecue will be served at the fire station, all-you-can-eat BBQ brisket and chicken with all the trimmings for only $6. Last year the group served 560 plates,...