Texson2, Your right, I don't believe you 500# hogs are few a far between, check the results of the big pig contests all over Texas, some pay big money, you will not see very many pigs close to 500# Rio7
I have felt inadequate in Texas many times while talking to the natives.
It would seem that I'm the ONLY person hunting in Texas who has never killed a 450 pound hog.
But I keep trying...