Source: Ray McClees, THE WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS, 9/22/20


Feral swine, also referred to as wild boar and feral hogs, are defined as any free-ranging member of the species Sus scrofa, which also includes all domestic pig breeds. Swine are not native to North America or North Carolina. “Old world” swine were brought to North Carolina by early explorers as a reliable source of meat. In later years, free-range husbandry practices, along with intentional releases, reportedly gave North Carolina more pigs than any other colony in the New World.

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