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Hog Wild
In U.S., feral pigs have wreaked havoc for nearly 500 years; annual damage $52M
By: Greg Bischof - Texarkana Gazette

Texas Parks & Wildife photo
Feral hogs possess self-sharpening upper and lower canine teeth that are used for defense.
Spanish explorers brought the first feral hog herds to the North American continent nearly 475 years ago.
Apparently, feral hogs have been gnawing at pasture land ever since.
The subject of feral hogs and the pasture-land damage became one of the best-attended lectu... Published: 02/11/2013
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