Source: Andy Uhler, MARKETPLACE, 6/6/18


They're called feral swine, wild boars, feral hogs and wild pigs. Farmers refer to them as the “rototillers” of nature. Found in at least 35 states with a population of more than 5 million, feral swine cause at least $1.5 billion in damages and control costs in the United States each year, conservatively. About a quarter of that damage happens in Texas. People say the town of Bend, Texas, got its name because it’s located on a horseshoe-shaped stretch in the Colorado River.

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