Big Hog!

As many of you guys know, I am not a hunter. I enjoy watching the deer graze in our yard. Yes, they do eat the flowers, but my rule is that if deer eat a plant species then I will not replant that species. (The only hostas we have left are around the air conditioner which is protected by a wooden fence.)

This photo got my attention early this morning. An 11-year-old boy, Jamison Stone - who lives in Alabama, used a pistol to kill a wild hog weighing a staggering 1,051 pounds and measuring 9 feet 4 inches from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. Think hams as big as car tires!

It is estimated to yield 700 pounds of sausage. My question is:

(1.) does his family have a hugh freezer. Or if they "can" the sausage, as it is done in these hills, can you imagine the number of Mason jars it would require?

(2.) what family has enough relatives and friends to eat that volume of sausage? We have three jars of canned sausage (The canned sausage is certainly superior to frozen sausage.) and it will last us months. We try to limit our intake in order to watch our cholesterol levels.

Hope you guys have a safe and happy Memorial Day holiday!