Wild hogs can produce more than one litter of three to 12 piglets per year. So it doesn't take long for a population to explode. Many areas of the south have large feral hog populations that ...

Before they were banned, wild boar were found in 65 of Michigan’s 83 counties including Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties. Now, they’re only found in three counties.

Bartlett got the trap from the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy. BAY CITY — Pat Rusz says the state’s growing wild hog population is like a bomb waiting to go off.

But the USDA says the population size and where they are found is misrepresented in the data. West Michigan can breathe easy. No, feral hogs are not knocking down your doorstep to chew up your ...

In Texas, the state with the highest feral pig population, the animals are a major pest, causing $500 million in damage per year. They are also known to carry diseases and parasites. Michigan declared ...

It's estimated that as many as 3,000 wild pigs are on the loose in Michigan. Nationwide, they cause more than $1.8 billion in damage to farms each year. So recently, the state's Department of ...

Wild boars are now reported in 65 of Michigan's 83 counties, and while sightings in southeast Michigan are rare, they have been spotted in Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, and Washtenaw.