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September 3, 2026

Biology and physiology of wild hogs

August 11, 2010 Rob Heflin

Male wild boar are typically 4-5 feet in length and stand approximately 2 1/2 feet high at the shoulders. […]

Brandon hunter Alec Taylor shot this 350-pound hog in Adams County. It took three shots, the last two of which were at point-blank range, with a .30-06 in thick brush to finish off this boar.

Hog Season

July 27, 2010 Rob Heflin

What do you think of when you hear the word “hawg?” Arkansas football? Motorcycles? Gigantic largemouths? […]

Elizabeth Hayes shot her first hog, this 180-pound beast, with a .222 Remington at 75 yards in Grenada County.

Hog Heaven

July 23, 2008 Clay Hayes

Crouching low to the ground, I strain to see through the tangled jungle of briars and pin oaks ahead. It is fairly easy crawling, as I make my way toward the commotion, barely 40 yards more. […]

Because hogs make a lot of noise and have poor eyesight, you can often get close to them to get off a shot, but if a hog smells you, it’s gone.

Mississippi has two types of properties — land with wild hogs and land on the verge of homing feral swine. Feral hogs have become one of the biggest wildlife concerns for most game managers in Mississippi and throughout the nation. […]

Hog Season

Hog Heaven

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