Youths go whole hog in showing pigs at the Northwest Montana Fair
Manny Barone leads the pack as competitors as they enter the ring for the hog show on Monday, Aug. 12 at the Northwest Montana Fair. Barone went on to win grand champion in the senior division. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)
Patience Bain competes in the hog show at the Northwest Montana Fair Monday, Aug. 12. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)
Teagan Flint competes in the hog show at the Northwest Montana Fair Monday, Aug. 12. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)
Kylee Oedekoven of Glacier View 4-H gives her pig Adventure or "Addy" a treat before the junior division goes into the ring for the hog showmanship competition Monday, Aug. 12 at the Northwest Montana Fair. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
Hog showmanship judge Sierra Meyers gives feedback to a competitor in the senior division at the hog showmanship event Monday, Aug. 12 at the Northwest Montana Fair. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
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Manny Barone is hugged by a family friend after winning grand champion in the senior division of the hog showmanship competition Monday, Aug. 12 at the Northwest Montana Fair. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
Hog showmanship competitors drive their pigs around the ring while maintaining eye contact with the judge. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
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Emily Hall of Glacier View 4-H grooms her hog before the showmanship competition Monday, Aug. 12 at the Northwest Montana Fair. She competed in the junior division. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
Snickerdoodle and Madeleine snooze before the hog showmanship event hog showmanship competition Monday, Aug. 12 at the Northwest Montana Fair.
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Kindi Benson plays with her pig, Stud, before the hog show at the Northwest Montana Fair on Monday, Aug. 12 at the Flathead Fairgrounds. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)
Emily Hall of Glacier View 4-H grooms her hog before the showmanship competition Monday, Aug. 12 at the Northwest Montana Fair. She competed in the junior division. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
It’s been a hard year for hogs and illness, but with precautions in place, it was on with the show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Monday morning.
“This year has been a really hard year on a lot of kids disease-wise. There’s been some bad stuff traveling around,” fair veterinarian Amanda Oedekoven said.
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