Hogzilla (a portmanteau of hog and Godzilla) was a notably large male hybrid of wild hog and domestic pig that was shot and killed by Chris Griffin in Alapaha, Georgia, United States, on June 17, 2004, on …

Nov 6, 2025 · In the bosom of Southern wilderness, the legend of Hogzilla emerged—a mammoth wild pig that took the world by storm. Captured in Georgia in 2004, Hogzilla was not just another feral …

Mar 22, 2005 · A team of National Geographic experts has confirmed south Georgia’s monster hog, known to locals as Hogzilla, was indeed real — and really, really big.

Just how big can a wild pig grow? Here are some of the heaviest ever taken, including three 700-plus-pound porkers, and the almost mythical “Hogzilla”

Feb 11, 2025 · Hogzilla. That is the name bestowed upon a huge hog killed in 2004 by Chris Griffin on Ken Holyoak’s hunting preserve. As the story goes, the feral hog was 12 feet long and weighed …

Feb 27, 2025 · However, when experts arrived to examine the feral hog’s body, they were dumbfounded. It turned out that despite the odds, Hogzilla was real. In our slideshow, we uncover …

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Jul 30, 2024 · Hogzilla was a cross between wild hog and domestic pig tracked down by an American hunter in June 2004. Chris Griffin shot and killed Hogzilla in Alapaha in the US state of Georgia on a …

Feb 27, 2025 · In the bosom of Southern wilderness, the legend of Hogzilla emerged—a mammoth wild pig that took the world by storm. Captured in Georgia in 2004, Hogzilla was not just another feral …

Sep 28, 2025 · Texas. A land of enduring legends, vast open spaces, and sometimes, colossal beasts that blur the line between myth and reality. Have you ever heard whispers of "Hogzilla" – a …