Wild hogs have inhabited North America since the middle of the 16th century. Brought over as domestic stock by early settlers, America’s earliest farm pigs escaped their enclosures and became feral in ...

Found throughout the southern United States, feral hogs are a popular year-round big game animal. They originated from free-roaming domestic swine and many interbred with Eurasian wild boar brought ...

Javelinas and feral hogs are two postseason options available to Texas deer hunters. Both bristly bit players can provide lively encounters, a good excuse for another trip to the lease. The javelina, ...

Shane Stewart spends his free time on 'pork patrol.' In his backyard, Stewart shows two of his feral hog traps, and he is known in his neighborhood as the "hog hunter." "Deer hunting is my relaxing, ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas lawmakers have approved the hunting of feral hogs and coyotes from hot air balloons. Texas' growing hog population causes millions of dollars' worth of damage to crops every ...

Tank and Diva are 205 pounds of hog-catching muscle wrapped in Kevlar. Years ago, Brown switched from using pit bulls to American bulldogs because the latter are larger and can hold their own better ...

Three men hunting hogs in a Texas forest were rescued after getting stranded by floodwaters, game wardens said. Rescuers responded Feb. 17 at about 3 a.m. to a distress call from a hunter who said he ...