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    Home Range

    The home territory of a feral pig covers an area about 10 square miles or less. However, if food is in short supply, the pigs may range up to 50 square miles. They nest and rest in dense vegetation and secluded thickets. Their nests and beds are small, grass-lined hollows made of piles of grass and twigs. A feral pig has a very strong sense of smell. It uses its tough, flexible nose to sniff out roots, tubers, and small animals living underground. Pigs also have a good sense of hearing, but a poor sense of eyesight. Feral pigs communicate with each other by grunting and squealing, similar to their domestic relatives. These hoofed mammals can run up to 30 miles per hour and are good swimmers. They usually trot from one feeding ground to another and then slow to a walk. Feral pigs live from about 15 to 25 years. Boars usually lead solitary lives, though several may band together. Sows forage with their young, usually about six in a family group. Several family groups may join together to live in a sounder (the proper term for a large group of pigs) of 50 or more individuals.

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    Feral pigs are lucky to live more than 5-8 years according to TPWD and others. Domestic pigs may live longer, but that is because of a pampered lifestyle compared to living in the wild. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild...ce/feral_hogs/

 

 

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