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 …

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.

Jun 13, 2024 · Hogzilla, as locals dubbed the internet sensation, caused such a stir that National Geographic sent a team of experts to exhume the carcass six months later for a documentary film.

Sep 24, 2025 · When people talk about cryptids and legendary beasts, they often mention Bigfoot, the Mothman, or the Jersey Devil. But in 2004, a rural town in Georgia found itself at the center of a very …

Apr 3, 2026 · 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 …

5 days ago · Hogzilla originally was thought to weigh 1,000 pounds and measure 12 feet long. National Geographic experts who unearthed its remains believe the animal actually weighed about 800 …

Hogzilla is a giant pig who was shot and killed by a hunter named Chris Griffin in Alapaha, Georgia on Ken Holyoak's fish farm and hunting reserve. It was a male hybrid of a wild hog and a domestic pig.

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 …

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 …

Sep 13, 2025 · Chris Griffin, a hunting guide at River Oak Plantation, says he shot the enormous hog in June 2004. His boss, landowner Ken Holyoak, backed the story. The two claimed the hog measured …