That picture is really something. Ben what was the body condition of that hog when you caught him? I think the thickness of the cutters is a good indicator of age as well. We caught a boar once though that had about 2 1/2” cutters and they were really thin. We called them pencil cutters because that’s what they put you in mind of. I would think he had to have some age anyway to have that much length but no mass in diameter. He was different for sure.
Something related to teeth but not the age thing is their set. Sometimes we catch hogs that look like their cutters point a little more upwards or lay a little flatter. In my experience those 1 1/2”-2 1/2” teeth have been the most lethal. The really long trophy teeth seem to have done less damage. It makes me wonder if it’s because they get long enough that they aren’t aligned as well with the natural swing of the hog as the are at the shorter length. Kinda like the longer they are the less room for error the hog has when he swings. I know there are exceptions and I have caught some toothy hogs that were bad, but as a whole they haven’t been the ones to fear the most.
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You could tell he use to be a really big Barr. He had a sagging belly but was real lean, wasn’t really poor yet but well on his way it seemed like. I doubt he would have lasted a hard winter.
