Meet the javelina, a rare tusked boar-like creature that even cougars are wary of and who are very keen on prickly pear!

Over time, these once-domestic pigs adapted to the wild, breeding with wild boars that were ... is felt not just in Texas, but across the United States, as feral hog populations spread.

I recently learned the hunting designations for wild boars/ feral hogs, and my heart softened towards these critters ever so ...

Wild boars are one of America’s most notorious pests ... There’s somewhere between 2 million and 4 million wild hogs in the state of Texas (perhaps 9 million estimated in the entire country). And ...

Dominant boar wild hog (feral pig) with tusks in the forest feeding. Image via Depositphotos. Feral hogs (Sus scrofa) represent another significant danger in Texas. With a population estimated at 1.5 ...

Boars ranged from $25 to $35 and $18 to $25. Pork values closed higher – up $1.11 at $94.81. Loins were sharply higher. Butts and hams were also higher. While bellies were sharply lower and ribs and ...

Boars ranged from $25 to $35 and $18 to $25. Pork values closed higher – up $1.50 at $99.34. Ribs, loins, and picnics were all sharply higher. Hams were up. Butts and bellies were lower and sharply ...

Mature boars are usually solitary ... Based on population models calculated for Texas populations, feral hogs have an estimated 7% rate of population growth annually, Higginbotham says. Thousands of ...