(WBIR - KNOX COUNTY) Rooting up crops. Carrying diseases. Breeding rapidly. They aren't a welcome guest. "There is nothing good about this animal," Scott Dykes said. As the Wild Hog Program ...

State legislators across the country are looking to limit the population of wild hogs and the damage caused by these massive creatures. Wild hogs are also called feral swine and are the same species ...

MIRAMAR, Fla. (NewsNation) — A worsening feral swine problem is overtaking Florida and beginning to spread across the U.S. While they may look harmless, these animals, also known as wild pigs or wild ...

Of the many memories etched in my mind from the double-murder trial and conviction of Alex Murdaugh, wild hogs are, well, the least expected. Hogs were mentioned so often throughout the six weeks in ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Reports of wild hogs in one Beeville neighborhood prompted a response from Animal Control officers Wednesday morning. The city's rabies authority says the department found a ...

Minnesota has long enjoyed its status as a state free of wild pigs, avoiding the billions of dollars of damages suffered each year by other states from invasive feral swine. Now, Canadian “super pigs” ...

A pack of 10 wild hogs rooted up several lawns in a Bexar County neighborhood over the holiday weekend. The pigs were caught on camera damaging multiple yards as they used their snouts to forage for ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Some Tampa Bay area families tell 8 On Your Side they’re afraid to go into their own backyards. They’re having too many run-ins with wild animals. The families say the animals are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — They can cause millions of dollars in damage to land and property, but they can also carry dangerous diseases. That’s why the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) works ...

As the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) continues to promote its Wild Hog Control Program, other animals are nuisances in the state. Nuisance animals are defined by statute in ...

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 ...

Feral hogs can grow up to 5 feet, weigh 400 pounds, run at 30 mph, and are tusked, sharp-toothed and aggressive. They are intelligent, have no natural predators in South Carolina and are prolific ...