Controlling wild pigs can work if it’s a group effort

Teaming groups of private landowners with federal efforts yielded measurable success, at least in terms of defending cornfields.

By: Chris Boyer, University of Tennessee; Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee, and Eunchun Park, University of Arkansas, The Conversation

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Published: August 13, 2026

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By Chris Boyer, University of Tennessee; Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee, and Eunchun Park, University of Arkansas

The federal government is injecting millions of dollars into efforts to combat feral hogs – and it’s considering spending even more in the coming years. The problem has grown for decades, but our research has found that a recently revived federal effort offers the potential for bringing the hogs under control.

Feral swine roam in 35 states, …

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