"Sasquatch" Wins State Fair Big Boar Title

DES MOINES, IA (08/10/2023) (readMedia)-- "Sasquatch," the Red Wattle boar shown by Kehrli Farms won first place in the Big Boar competition, sponsored by Firestone Ag Tires, Thursday, August 10, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

The winning entrant from Winthrop tipped the scales at 1,012 pounds.

Second place was claimed by "Big Joe," a four-and-a-half-year-old boar shown by Jack Theobald of Muscatine. "Big Joe" weighed in at 894 pounds.

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Best Days Ever at the Iowa State Fair, August 10-20, 2023. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.