But NC Wildlife Biologist Falyn Owens says they’ve spread in the wild a lot more since the 1950s. "A big part of it is also the intentional transportation and release of pigs for hunting purposes.

also known as wild pigs or wild hogs, eat crops and have reportedly even attacked humans, causing $1.5 billion in economic damages per year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

at war with feral hogs in rural North Carolina. "Hog trapping is it takes a lot of patience, because we don't want to educate them," he explained. "Don't want to catch half the group and educate ...