Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe May 31 (UPI) -- A Texas hunter says he caught a massive 13-pound bullfrog, and while experts said his photos are real, they are a bit misleading. The South Texas Hunting Association posted photos to its Facebook page that were provided by a hunter named Markcuz Rangel. Advertisement Rangel said the frog in the photos was caught in a pond on a Batesville-area ranch and weighed in at a staggering 13 pounds. Many commenters called the authenticity of the photos into question, but Steve Lightfoot, spokesman for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, said the pictures appear to be genuine, if somewhat misleading. "It's not as bigly as it appears," Lightfoot told the Houston Chonicle. "[It's an] optical illusion created by extending [the] frog toward the camera -- similar to what you see with fishermen holding up fish to make them appear larger. Still a big bullfrog, though." Read More Canadian bow hunter fights off attacking black bear Florida snake hunter wrestles 16-foot python into submission Brave deer casually licks turkey hunter's shotgun barrel