EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

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Found out this monsters head weighed 34lbs..
Soooo how accurate is the "add a 0 " theory when trying to guesstimate hogs weight?

Probably not to accurate, he definitely don't look 340 lbs.

He's got some good thick whetters though.

 i would say he weighs around 150-175. i thought it was x3 to the weight of the head.

Maybe add a 0 divide by 2.

Be it 150 or 300 pounds, its still a nice hog.

I've caught 150-175lbers and they were not even close to his size.
This pic makes him look lot smaller than he was....I also think the  theory is not very accurate though..my guess was 280

I found it to be pretty close most of the time.

Are hogs heads even consistent from animal? Seems like I've had two hogs about the same size and one had a way longer head than the other

I would say that theory is inaccurate. Would make yours 340 this one was 352.

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I caught a boar once and a guy wanted to mount him, the head weighed 75 pounds. I can guarantee you for a fact. He did not weight 750#s in real life.....but maybe on the internet! :)

How bout this? Don't know if it works but worth a shot. Just carry a cloth tape measure to the woods when you go -

1. Girth Measurement Take the heart-girth measurement. Your measuring tape needs to go around the body just behind the front legs and over the shoulder area. As an example for you I will use the measurements of Flower. Her girth measurement is 43 inches.

2. Square the result (Multiply the measurement by itself). Example: The measurement was 43 inches. 43 X 43 = 1,849.

3. Length Measurement: Measure the length of your pig. Start at the top of his or her head right in between the ears and measure down to the start, or base, of the tail (not the end of the tail). Flower's length is 39 inches.

4. Girth Result X Length: Take the girth measurement result (in the example above this was 1,849) and multiply that times the length of your pig. In our example this would be: 1,849 X 39 = 72,111.

5. Weight Calculation: Divide this result by 400, and you'll have a weight accurate to within about three percent. In our example: 72,111 divided by 400 = 180 pounds. Factoring in the 3% variance (5.4
pounds), this means Flower weighs between 174.6 and 185.4 pounds.

Credit for this formula goes to the Old Farmer's Almanac 1993

Kevin, that is the simular formula to find body fat % for soldier who dont pass hight/weight. The almanac formula sounds more accurate than add a "0" to the weight of the head