That's a big old G-hog too. A lot of the ones I took a few years ago looked like yours when they were plentiful. Darker with thick fur and somewhat matted, but were also losing some fur in spots. They were several years old then by the time I shot them, because I had left them alone the first 5-6yrs after I moved in, so they had flourished, and their longevity was quite good. Nowadays that they are scarce after taking so many, they look differently because they are lot younger. They kind of have a cleaner look to them with a more "shiny" coat. You can always tell by the size of their teeth or the color of their teeth how old they are. G-hogs rarely live beyond the age of 1 or 2 around my property. I just get mostly young ones now that were kicked out by their mother or other older G-hogs from the neighbor's.
In the "good ol' days" I would have 7-8 different G-hogs move into the same hole under my shed. As soon as I shot one, another one would move in after a 1-2wks. It was a very sought after tool shed
And still is it seems. It attracted one just last week which joined its ancestors in G-hog heaven after only a couple of days or residence
