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War Pigs. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
War Pigs
Placed 1st.

Little Piglets. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Little Piglets

Heavenly Hogs. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Heavenly Hogs
The "Heavenly Hogs" made fast work of grabbing their pig, hanging on, and putting him in the barrel. They won 1st place in the Junior Division in just under 30 seconds.

Sink or Swim in the Mud. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Sink or Swim in the Mud

Hose Off. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Hose Off
Big Piney Volunteer Fireman John Ball hoses off the "Bacon Buster" team after Pig Wrestling.

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Pig Wrestling and Greased Pig Contest
Sublette County Fair
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
July 29, 2008

Two of the fun events for kids at the Sublette County Fair are the Pig Wrestling and the Greased Pig Contest.

GREASED PIG CONTEST
Kids who enter the Greased Pig Contest are making a commitment, if they catch a pig, to take care of it for the next year. Entrants are limited to residents of Sublette County School Districts #1 and #9. Winners must join 4-H or FFA and show their pig at the 2009 Sublette County Fair. Winners receive their pigs in the spring of 2009.

WINNERS:
Ages 8-9:
Shilo Thayne
Colt Ramsey

Ages 10-11:
Sarah David
Tyler Owens

Ages 12 and up:
Dillon Thomas
Heather Grossman

Pigs for the Greased Pig Contest were donated by Randy Belton/Julie’s Child Care, Reed’s Ready Mix, Charlie & Cindy Mitchell, Bridger Speed & Sports, Rio Verde Engineering, and Gene & April Lippincott/Daniel Junction.

PIG WRESTLING
In the Double D Pig Wrestling, teams have one minute to catch their pig and place it into the barrel in the middle of the pen. The catch is the "pen" is filled with slippery clay mud and the pig is smeared with the same slippery substance, so it is a challenge to catch the squeeling porkers.

There are categories for kids 8 and Under, Youth age 9-15, Women and Men. Pigs are sized for the contestants. Little kids chase piglets. Big burly guys get large hogs to wrestle. Each team can have up to four people. Prize is a jackpot of the entry fees plus Calcutta earnings. There is also a prize for the team with the best costume.

WINNERS:
PeeWees:
1st: War Pigs: Levi McAdams, Jake Pape, Tristan Barney, Max McGinnis
2nd: Bacon Eaters: Kaylee Day, JT Day, Kimee Green, Teagan Elliott

Youth:
1st: Heavenly Hogs: Jenny Beiermann, Kolby Brown, Shelby Brown, MJ Schmidt
2nd: Renegades: Cody Jensen, Cassidy Jensen, Ethan Wolaver, Erika Wolaver
3rd: Country Boys: Dillon Thomas, Jeptha Richie, Anthony Escobar, JW Jensen

Adult:
1st: Bacon Busters: Logan Pape, Shanna Corwin, Zach Egle, Abe Pearce

Announcer/Auctioneer for the event was Gary Nash. The Big Piney Fire Department hosed down competitors after they were done playing in the mud. Badger Daylighting assisted with cleanup.

Photos by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online! For more photos from this year's Fair, see Tara Bolgiano's BlushingCrow.com website.



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  • www.SubletteCountyFair.com

  • Big Crowd. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Big Crowd
    A big crowd came out for the Greased Pig and Pig Wrestling contests.

    Get Set!. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Get Set!
    They have to hold onto the fence until the flagger drops the red flag.

    Go!. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Go!
    Greased Pig contest. Kids who enter this competition are making a commitment to take care of their pig for a year and show it at Fair next year.

    Greased Pig Contest. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Greased Pig Contest
    They have to hang onto their pig for 10 seconds. 8 to 9 year-olds.

    Greased Pig Scramble. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Greased Pig Scramble

    Pigtails and the Gang. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Pigtails and the Gang
    In Pig Wrestling, teams must grab the pig and put it butt first into the barrel in under 1 minute.

    Bikini Bottom Badboys. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Bikini Bottom Badboys

    Bacon Grease. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Bacon Grease

    Pigs in a Blanket - Clean. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Pigs in a Blanket - Clean
    And cute as can be.

    Calcutta-Heavenly Hogs. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Calcutta-Heavenly Hogs
    The "Heavenly Hogs" show off their muscles during the Calcutta. They were sold for $350.

    Pigs in a Blanket. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Pigs in a Blanket

    Down and Dirty Country Boys. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Down and Dirty Country Boys

    Country Boys. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Country Boys

    Gary Nash Auctioneer. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Gary Nash Auctioneer

    Making a grab. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Making a grab

    Pink Piggies. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Pink Piggies

    Hungry Hams. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Hungry Hams

    Pink Porkers. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Pink Porkers

    Renegades. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Renegades

    Little Badgers. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Little Badgers

    Merry Piglets. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Merry Piglets

    Hog Hustlers. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Hog Hustlers

    Hamming it up. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Hamming it up
    The "Bacon Busters" ham it up during the Cacutta for the adult teams. They were bought at $375.

    Sink or Swim. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Sink or Swim
    Team "Sink or Swim" sold for $425.

    Tubbies. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Tubbies

    Tubbies and Pig. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Tubbies and Pig
    Despite a great try, the Tubbies weren't quite able to beat the clock getting their pig into the barrel.

    Mudders. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Mudders

    Hog Wilds. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Hog Wilds
    This pig took one look at the "Hog Wilds" team and turned right around and tried to high tail it out of the ring!

    Chomp!. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Chomp!
    In an attempt to get a better hold on the slippery pig (their second pig, since the first made an escape), he got a grip on the pig's mouth. The pig promptly chomped down on his fingers and he let out a yowl!

    That hurt. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    That hurt
    The distraction worked, and the pig won this round.

    Got him!. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Got him!
    Porkies

    Porkies. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Porkies
    Slipped through their fingers.

    Bacon Busters did it!. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Bacon Busters did it!

    Success!. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Success!
    The "Bacon Busters" got their pig in the barrel in under a minute.

    Piggy Bank. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Piggy Bank
    Bank of the West team.

    Pork Grinders. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Pork Grinders

    Pork Grinders Grab. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Pork Grinders Grab

    Mudding each other. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Mudding each other
    By the end of the pig wrestling, the Mudders were mudding each other and the pigs!

    Tara Bolgiano. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Tara Bolgiano
    Tara Bolgiano, Blushing Crow Photography, was the official Fair photographer. She got almost as muddy as the pig wrestlers!

    In the Mud. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    In the Mud
    Sink or Swim team

    Sink or Swim Grab. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Sink or Swim Grab

    Royal Flush. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Royal Flush
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