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February 11, 2024

TX Feral Hog Attack Survivor Speaks

Human-wildlife conflict is on the rise and feral hog interactions with people and their pets is a major part of the issue. On this episode of Texas Fish & Game-sponsored Dark Outdoors, we take an exciting […]
May 9, 2023

When Hogs Kill: Mind-Blowing Research & Accounts of Hog Attacks

Hog attacks are rare. Hog attack fatalities are even rarer but they do happen. Hogs are misunderstood animals and in reality many people underestimate them which is leading to problems since both hog and human populations […]
January 13, 2022

Killing Bear-Sized Boars

Is it possible to kill bear-sized boars? Are wil hogs getting bigger and more dangerous? In part two of the Higher Calling Wildlife podcast series, we discuss truly monster hogs and how to kill them. Click […]
December 14, 2021

Hog Attack Near Katy Highlights Growing Danger

Robyn Lancaster was walking her dog at George Bush Park in the Katy Area near the Mason Creek trailhead. According to Katy Magazine Online, at around 4:55 p.m. Nov. 5 a feral hog approached Lancaster and […]
March 24, 2020

Truth About Hog Attacks

With a recent hog attack involving a boar trying to break into a house near a Conroe, TX, and a fatal hog attack just an hour away last November, it’s time for an unfiltered look at […]
January 25, 2018

TX tops in hog attacks on humans-plus hog invades home!

Dr. Jack Mayer has been studying wild hogs since the 1970s and his research may shed light on our would-be attacker.. The researcher with the Savannah River National Laboratory  recently presented a paper on hog attacks […]
June 20, 2017

Do hogs really attack people? These do…

The feral hog is the subject of much media hype. With numerous “reality” shows based on pursuing and eradicating them they are a go-to species for wildlife coverage. I’ll never forget watching a program that said […]