Jerry Campbell
Birth Name:
Jerry Dean Campbell
Fast Facts
- Held the Texas record for largest hog hunted on two occasions
- Began hunting professionally in the late '60s in conjunction with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Sports, Fisheries and Wildlife
- Went with his father on a boar hunt when he was 3 years old
- Worked as a wildlife manager on a ranch for eight years, as well as a brand inspector for the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association
- Quote: "Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a professional hunter․"
- Quote: "I'm extremely knowledgeable on predator control in Central Texas․"
- Known for appearing "American Hoggers," a reality television show about his family's hog hunting business
- Specializes in controlling the wild hog population in Central Texas
- Expressed a desire to become the next wild hog sausage mogul
- Has hunted mountain lion, jaguar, bear, bobcat and Russian boar across Texas, New Mexico and Mexico