America’s pig problem is primarily one of overabundance. The estimated 6 million hogs running wild in 35 U.S. states are prodigious breeders with few natural predators and an ability to adapt to a ...
It was almost 2 a.m. on a moonless October night at a ranch in Caldwell County, just northeast of San Antonio. I sat next to Eli Smith in his small utility terrain vehicle, the engine off. Behind us, ...
I think Clay Fragulia, whom you’ll meet momentarily, says it best: “Hogs are the perfect big game animal. They’ve got everything, and the working man can go on a hog hunt once a year without breaking ...
I’ll be upfront with you. I am not a fan of hunting big wild hogs. Note I didn’t mistakenly call them “wild boar.” Oh, I used to target the big ones and I’ve killed my share of ‘big hogs’ but I love ...
An employee of the Alabama Wildlife Conversation Department once told me that he’s heard from landowners twice pertaining to wild hogs. The first time an individual wanted to know how he/she could get ...