Hogzilla of Hocking Hills

A barn in Hocking Hills

**Hogzilla of Hocking Hills** is the twelth episode of Mountain Monsters season 2 and the eighteenth episode overall

AIMS investigates sightings enormous pig known Hogzilla in Hocking Hills Ohio and attempt to catch the beast in wire cage trap

Trapper drives the team to the Hocking valley in Hocking Ohio and they are about to embark on a great adventure after huge hog type creature called Hogzilla Trapper says the beast is coming out of state forests and terrorizing farmers and since there is so much forest in the area plenty of places to live

    Jeff says the first sightings were in the the settlers in Shawnee territory Jeff describes Hogzilla being to feet long pounds and and half feet tall at the shoulders Huckleberry says that hog around that size would be like tank Jeff is unsure whether the creature in question is even hog is reported that it has small usable paws in place of front hooves Buck however is certain is just pig and Jeff simply says Well see This prompts Buck to make with Jeff Hogzilla can stand up on hind legs and paws dance with

In Hocking hills the team meets with backwoods archaeologist named Wildman Wildman spends time out in the woods searching for arrowheads and such most of which likes to keep Alsosays got his nickname from his history in bars Taking the group to where had sighting of large creature believed to Hogzilla tells them huge hog about eight feet long and pounds with black hair and long curving tusks says stood up on hind legs and could even swivel This is shocking to the team because they never heard of wild hog capable of anything that Wildman takes Buck where Hogzilla go and attempts to Recreate the scene by running down the hill quite quickly then demonstrates his climbing abilities to Buck by Scaling Tree shows Buck turned over log where something rooting around fresh something big in the area With the great information Wildman provided them with the team decides to conduct night investigation

night Trapper reminds the team to very careful Hogzilla could very well be considerably dangerous and will likely anything they make their way through the woods they find torn up leavestelling them they are on the right trail They about to head in that directon when a snap of the brush comes form behind them and Jeff picks up a hot spot on his thermal camera not moving but fresh and Trapper soon notices another one moving not far behind. Shortly after seeing it they hear strange hog call similar to hog tifferent sounding like wail Trapper believes the beast is trying to circle around them The silence is broken the howls coyotes likely scared by the large creature and then another sound low grunt comes from much closer They continue moving and follow trail into a thick brush and smell hog Inside the brush Buck finds broken tree limbs and even morethuge nest the team gets closer to the nest something lets out deep snort and disappears out the back of the nest however no one manages to see Buck

    After that potentially dangerous the encounter the team is absolutely certain Hogzilla is in the area Before leaving Trapper takes piece of the nest souvenir Trapper now believes Hogzilla is over pounds and has to tell Willy so he can be strong enough trap

Next day Wild Bill cooks large slab of pork on Barhg Beque which brings to meet Willy, barbeque and While Wild Bill is snacking Willy tells him Hogzilla weighs pounds with big tusks describes the trap he has in mind is tunnel cage trap which is small cage connected to big cage with small doors in front with trigger set up Once something goes in and sets off the doors caught The trap will be made with inch steel pipe and cattle panel making sturdy enough to hold Hogzilla Due to the size of the trap Wild Bill dubs Trapzilla The on the trap and once finished they just have to find good spot to

Meanwhile the rest of the team meets with their second eye witness hunter name Beartgh Beau barn on the middle of his property where he keeps supplies and every weekend he goes out to feed his deer and check his trail cameras Two weeks he said he came up to the barn when he heard something thrashing around inside came closer something walk in front of the door way stand up on two legs eight feet tall to the teams disbelief then tells them must have known hewas there because dropped down on fours and climbed out the window After he looked the feed bags inside he found them torn up leading him to believe the creature has claws What worse is that Trapper the deer seem to left in the area have many other animals and Beau says he's almost ready to leave too Finally tells the team managed to catch the swine on film which he shows to the guys

    After seeing the video of large creature exiting the barn the team looks inside the barn and finds pathway leading outside the barn, which Hogzilla appears to often On the path there is large pawlike footprint this point the team is unsure Hogzilla is just a usual pig something else but they intend to find out

Back the trap Willy and Bill continue construction and finish the frame and the large cage with only the smaller funnel left Wild Bill also continues his all pork diet to give him extra strength

The rest of the team waits to meet with their next eye witnse but first have to meet with Bill who they Lnvited along After an hour of waiting he finally shows up and they take the to meet the witnes In the woods they talk to Tom and Elaine Brother and Sister Tom says caught picture of Hogzilla on one of his trailcameras which he shows to the team

     After seeing the picture which was taken mile away from Beau barn the team is certain Hogzilla is in the area Elaine says that their trap better be big in strong to catch such monster Finally Elaine tells the team that they catch Hogzilla they have party, an offer they plan to take her up on

Later the team meets with Willy in big field where they found trail so that is where they set up the trap. The team is impressed with the Willy hand and after he tells them how works and sets up the springs they cover the trap with sticks and straw to camouflage and Buck baits with corn They think they ready Bill has one more surprise; a big ham for the team to eat. After chowing down on the snack giving them Pork power Bill calls they need to do is wait until nightfal

Late at night the team meets out in the woods and Trapper splits them up into two groups himself Willy and Huckleberry and Buck Bill and Jeff Bill is reminded once again not to charge off after the creature could put his team in danger final warning Trapper tells the guys they hear something big coming make sure they hit Both teams separate moving to the west and east of Beaus barn planning to push Hogzilla towards the trap Buck's team begins their search the come across log that been broken open Hogzilla rooting for food Meanwhile Trapper team makes their way through the woods when they hear something moving through the brush Not to what they press on Buck team on the other hand soon is startled by snapping in the woods and Jeff erasc large heat signature not far away When they arrive the spot where they find torn up ground and log so they call Trapper and inform him of their sighting Trappr suggests Buck try hog call to they get response Minutes after the calls both teams are surprised when they hear a terrifying bellowing noise Determining the noise came from the direction of Beaus barn Trapper tells the Buck to meet them the and head there When both teams arrive the barn they creep up to and begin searching for the beast Inside the hear noises but have difficulty finding the source to the amount equipment in the barn After remaining quiet for moment another bellow comes from somewhere sending the team into

commotion desperately trying to locate Hogzilla They cant seem to him on the thermal camera and have no idea where is is when they hear more banging and come to the conclusion the monster somehow escaped out the back Outside the team decides to circle the barn until the find Hogzilla Buck Willy and Bill hear something moving in Truck trailer and discover Hogzilla must inside eating there apples the floor They call the rest of the team over and Trapper sends Bill in to the trailer and Buck Huckleberry and Jeff to the back door to prevent him from Geting away Bill moves closer to the creature who is concealed behind some creates while the others The Back Doors Being Violently Rahmed in atempt to open Eventually the doors can no longer contain Hogzilla who breaks through the doors but is not caught on Camera When the Rest of the team Comes Together Buck and Huckleberry say the Hogzilla head down the hill possibly towards the trap so they rush to the once again and speed to the trap they come to the trap

they find there is indeed Enormous pig inside Hogzilla himself albeit not big they believed him to

     The team is over Joyed to have Cnught The Monster which Trapper says is a Russina wild boar crossed with duroc The team Reckons Heighs around pounds and say Defiantly the biggest hog in the wild they ever seen and Trapper Guhse could make pounds of sausage of which Bill says he could Trapper explains that fear can change people Perception many of the Eitnse had Rported Details on Hogilla that not True him Having paws tusks Trapper to Neparate the facts from Diction With the night hunt successful all that for the team is to call animal control to pick up Hogzilla With one final cheer the team departs happy with their accomplishment