State Guides

Kentucky is a state of deep hardwood ridges, river bottoms, and fertile rolling farmland — ideal habitat for deer and, increasingly, for wild pigs. As the Kentucky Deer Season approaches in 2025, the balance between deer hunting success and land preservation is being threatened by the silent advance of wild hogs. What makes Kentucky unique […]

California deer season looks a little different from the rest of the South and Midwest. Here, hunters aren’t just chasing mule deer or blacktail — they’re also crossing paths with wild boars, black bears, and mountain lions. In 2025, feral hogs remain one of the biggest threats to habitat and hunter success. Populations are heaviest

Deer hunting in North Carolina is woven into the state’s outdoor tradition — from the pine flats of the Coastal Plain to the hardwood ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. But as the North Carolina deer season 2025 approaches, hunters face a rising challenge: feral hogs. Wild hog populations have spread across dozens of counties, rooting

The Ozarks, the Bootheel, and the Missouri River bottoms — these are landscapes deer hunters know by heart. But as Missouri deer season 2025 approaches, many of those woods and food plots are under siege not by weather or over-hunting, but by feral hogs. In southern Missouri alone, feral hogs are now reported in over

Arkansas deer season isn’t just a tradition — it’s a lifeline for hunters and rural communities. The Delta fills with hunters chasing whitetails each fall, while the Ozarks provide rugged terrain for archery and muzzleloader fans. But 2025 brings a harder reality: feral hogs are shifting the hunt. Sounders trample soybean fields, root through food

You’re standing over a food plot in central Mississippi just before dawn. The scent of corn drifts in the air. Your tree stand is set. All that’s in question now: whether Mississippi deer season delivers a buck — or if a sounder of hogs trashes your plot overnight. In 2025, Mississippi deer hunters face an

Hunters are gearing up for another Alabama deer season in the woods. But in 2025, whitetail hunters face more than just balancing rut timing and food plot prep — they face feral hogs. With an estimated 400,000 wild hogs roaming the state, hunters are learning the hard way that hogs don’t just damage fields and

Oklahoma is home to an estimated 500,000 feral hogs, with populations spreading rapidly through farmland, river bottoms, and forests. For sportsmen, Oklahoma hog hunting has become both a challenge and a necessity as these invasive animals cause tens of millions in agricultural damage each year, uprooting crops, destroying pastureland, and competing with deer for acorns