Mo. (news-leader) — For Dan Hopper, the dead feral hog he found tied to a tree sent a message loud and clear. The hog was hung next to a U.S. Forest Service sign declaring a ban on feral hog hunting ...

Feral hogs have long been known in Missouri as an invasive species capable of mass destruction of agriculture. Their aggressive rooting can lay waste to a field in a single night, costing farmers ...

Feral hog occupancy of Missouri watersheds has fallen 84% since 2016, when the state’s Feral Hog Elimination Partnership began. Funded by the farm bill and managed by the Missouri Department of ...

They are more than a nuisance. The Missouri Department of Conservation refers to them as “highly destructive and prolific pests.” They are feral hogs, and their numbers are increasing dramatically in ...

Feral hogs are one of the most destructive wildlife problems in the country, tearing up crops, pastures and native habitats from the Deep South to the Midwest. In most states, that reality translates ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hunters could help reduce the population of destructive and dangerous feral hogs in Missouri if they would stop shooting them, according to officials who are considering ...

SALEM, Mo. — Over 600 Missourians have spent nearly a decade working to rid the state of the "most destructive and dangerous invasive species in the United States." Their efforts have not been in vain ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Two feral hogs caught in a trap set by the Missouri Department of Conservation on a farm in rural Washington County on Sunday, ...