It’s fun to do the crazy things, but even better if it benefits a worthy cause! If you have not been to the Wild Hog Explosion - SAVE THE DATE! The 16th Annual event is scheduled for the last Saturday of Spring Break, March 17th. The event includes the hilarious Wild Hog Catch, a Hog Calling Contest, Bacon Bingo (?), an awesome Wild Hog Feed, the always crowd pleasing BBQ Cook-Off, and let’s not forget the many craft vendors, music and fun games for the kids and it all benefits the Bandera County Library!
At the Wild Hog Explosion, you start with about 150 wild hogs that vary in size and age. Take a group of willing humans that also vary in size and age! Put one hog in the ring with two nervous people and challenge the humans to catch the smart, fast, and loud wild hogs! The object is to catch the hog, put him in a feed sack and get him to the finish line! Oh, and you only have 1 minute to catch the hog before the whistle blows! Most of the time the hog wins…but not without a lot of action, adventure and tons of laughs, generally from the hog! Don’t worry, we would never hurt the hogs. If you own domestic hogs, you know to doctor them you have to go in the pen and catch them. But these hogs are wild and smarter!
Bring the kids! They can enter a Hog Catch for runts (ages 3 & 4), piglets (ages 5 & 6) and shoats (ages 7 to 9). The kids do not have to catch the hog - just touch it. Everyone that touches the piglets gets a ribbon! Really fun! We also have a “Hog Calling Contest” for all ages! Prizes for all events.
Shop the arts and crafts show and don’t miss the Lone Star Bar B Que Society sanctioned Cook-Off competition! Visit the cookers where you can nibble at the competitions meats. Or call us if you want to be a judge! (Only a certain number of judges accepted and to qualify you must like to eat!) At 11:00am you can buy a lunch plate and “Pig Out!” YUM!
You can compete for prizes too! Enter the Hog Catch and win a great belt buckle! Enter the BBQ Cook-Off to win trophies and bragging rights, as well as cash prizes! Enter the Bloody Mary or Best Margarita Competitions! Wow! If that’s just too much action you can enter BACON BINGO! Top prize is $1,000 and all proceeds go directly to the Bandera Library. Wait! What is Bacon Bingo? Well, we draw a grid on the ground with 300 squares, each selling for $10. Then we release Wild Wilbur and Wild Willie (both young willing wild hogs). They both have donated their time and will “Go” for the Library, when the first hog “goes”, whatever square he “goes” on is the winner!
What an exciting weekend! For more information, or to enter any of the competitions, check out the website at www.wildhogexplosion.com. Gates open at 10:00 am! SOOOOOWEEEEE!
