Easton Hall, a third-grader from Nashville, is on a hunting roll.

The 8-year-old killed his first turkey last spring, his first deer in the fall and his first wild hog last week.

The turkey had a 9-inch beard. The deer, which was a buck, had a 7-point rack. And the wild hog was simply huge.

How huge? An estimated 350 pounds.

Hall shot the big pig with a 7mm-08 rifle on a guided hunt in Crossville with his father, Matt. He got the hog with one shot in the heart.

"Santa Claus brought Easton a rifle, not this Christmas but the Christmas before, and he's been busy," Matt said.

Easton said he had wanted to hunt for wild hogs since watching a YouTube video.

"I have been wanting to do it for a couple of years, and I'm glad I got it done; it was a lot of fun," Easton said. "I was confident before I shot him, but I was also still a little bit nervous."

Wild hogs are considered a destructive species in Tennessee, and there is no bag limit on them. They cause extensive damage for land owners across the state.

They have gone from being present in 15 counties in Tennessee to being present in nearly 80 of a total of 95 counties.

Hall, who attends Madison Creek Elementary School, shot the hog through the heart from 40 yards.

Matt Hall had the wild hog processed and said it will provide enough food for six months.

"We got the ribs and pork loin, which are pork chops, and a lot of sausage and tenderloin," he said. "We got 50 pounds of sausage."

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