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Cowboy_mo · January 10, 2012, 01:02 PM

There are indeed feral hogs and some "escaped" farm hogs in south MO. They have been there for years with "shoot on site" orders from conservation commission.

I don't doubt that your neighbor saw a hog in his yard but my guess is that it was an escaped farm hog from somewhere.

I also agree with you that we now have plenty of armadillos, and more mountain lions than conservation cares to admit in the state. The black bears have been in south MO since the 60's when Ark populated a bunch in the northern part of their state and some of them migrated North.

January 10, 2012, 01:02 PM	#4
Cowboy_mo Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,039	In Missouri for 40+ years There are indeed feral hogs and some "escaped" farm hogs in south MO. They have been there for years with "shoot on site" orders from conservation commission. I don't doubt that your neighbor saw a hog in his yard but my guess is that it was an escaped farm hog from somewhere. I also agree with you that we now have plenty of armadillos, and more mountain lions than conservation cares to admit in the state. The black bears have been in south MO since the 60's when Ark populated a bunch in the northern part of their state and some of them migrated North.