All eyes were on “Sasquatch” during the Big Boar competition at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 10. This Red Wattle boar shown by Kehrli Farms won the title of Champion Big Boar, sponsored by Firestone Ag Tires.
The winning boar from Winthrop, Iowa, crossed the scales at 1,012 pounds.
Second place was claimed by “Big Joe,” a boar shown by Jack Theobald of Muscatine, Iowa. “Big Joe” weighed in at 894 pounds.
Meanwhile, “Rascal,” a Dorset ram owned by Abby Wilson of Shell Rock, Iowa, won first place in the Big Ram Contest, weighing in at 437 pounds. Second place was awarded to 427-pound “Big Shot,” a Suffolk ram shown by Jim Fisher of Mercer, Mo. “Darin,” the 422-pound Suffolk ram shown by Allison Mohn of Shell Rock, finished third.
The Super Bull Contest winner was “Mean Gene,” a 3,060-pound Charolais bull owned by Jerry Bedwell of New Virginia, Iowa, nabbed the title of Super Bull. Justin Robbins of Scranton, Iowa, received second place with the 2,762-pound Angus bull, “Tug Boat.”
“Mean Gene,” “Rascal” and “Sasquatch” will be on display at the Iowa State Fair through Aug. 20.
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