Brittany Marburger

Population Growth Explained: Why Wild Hogs Reproduce So Fast

Hog Biology & Population Education, Hog Identification & Field Education /

Introduction: The Fastest Growing Invasive Mammal in North America Hog populations across the United States continue to rise despite decades of hunting pressure and state-level removal efforts. What surprises many landowners and new trappers is not just how destructive feral hogs are, but the speed of their population growth, even after consistent removal. Across Texas, […]

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Baiting Hog Traps: Corn Rows, Scent Control & Pre-Baiting

DIY/How-to Guides, Hog Identification & Field Education /

Successfully trapping wild hogs starts long before a net or trap is ever set. One of the most important steps in baiting hog traps for whole-sounder success is pre-baiting, a conditioning phase that teaches hogs to trust a site, return consistently, and enter without hesitation. Many landowners skip this step and, as a result, catch

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Hog Damage 101: How Hogs Damage Land, Fields, and Forests

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Wild hogs are responsible for some of the most severe and expensive hog damage in the United States. Their rooting, wallowing, and feeding behavior can destroy fields, pastures, forests, and food plots in a single night. What many landowners do not realize is how quickly this destruction compounds. A sounder does not simply pass through

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Hog Pressure: How Hogs Affect Deer Movement in Season

Hog Identification & Field Education /

Wild hogs and whitetail deer often share the same habitat, food sources, and travel corridors. During deer season, this overlap becomes a major frustration for landowners and hunters who suddenly notice quiet mornings, empty feeders, and deer disappearing from camera patterns. The cause is often hog pressure, a powerful disruptor that changes deer behavior more

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Understanding Hog Sounder Size for Better Trapping

Hog Identification & Field Education /

Wild hogs rarely travel alone. They move, feed, sleep, and root in organized family groups called sounders. Understanding sounder size, how these groups behave, and how they use the land is essential for any landowner trying to eliminate feral hog populations. This guide breaks down group structure, size ranges, reproduction patterns, and the behaviors that

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Signs of Hogs: Identify Rooting, Tracks, Scat & Wallows

Hog Identification & Field Education /

Wild hogs are one of the most destructive invasive species in North America. They tear up fields, destroy pastures, contaminate water, and can wipe out 10–20 acres in one night. Before landowners can trap hogs effectively, they must first confirm that hogs are present. This guide breaks down the major signs of hogs including rooting,

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Canadian Super Pigs: A Major Threat to North America’s Farms

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Across the frozen fields of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, a new threat is spreading fast: Canadian super pigs, a hybrid feral hog now dominating the Prairies. These cold-hardy hybrids of domestic swine and European wild boar are larger, smarter, and more adaptable than any other feral hog population in North America. Originally raised for meat

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Hog Trap North Carolina | Perfect for Sandhills Terrain

Regional Hog Trapping Guides, State Guides /

If you live or hunt in North Carolina’s Sandhills region, you know the ground never stays the same. One day it’s dry and loose; the next, it’s soaked and shifting. That’s exactly what makes trapping hogs on Sandhills terrain so difficult, and why most traditional systems simply don’t work. Steel cage traps sink. Drop gates

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North Carolina Deer Season: Balancing Whitetails & Wild Hogs

Regional Hog Trapping Guides, State Guides /

For North Carolina deer hunters, the 2025 deer season may be remembered not for a tough rut or warm fall, but for the year feral hogs began outnumbering deer in trail cam photos. From the Sandhills to the Piedmont, wild hogs are transforming the way deer move, feed, and breed. Landowners who once managed pristine

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Hog Hunting in North Carolina: Laws, Licenses & Land Access

Regional Hog Trapping Guides, State Guides /

From the coastal plains to the mountain valleys, feral hogs are now a permanent part of North Carolina’s landscape. Once limited to isolated populations, these invasive animals have expanded rapidly — rooting through crops, tearing up forests, and threatening native wildlife, which is why hog hunting has become increasingly common across the state. The North

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