Wild or Feral hogs (Sus scrofa) – describing any type of feral domestic pig, wild boar, or hybrid in North America – are present in all of Louisiana – the population is estimated at 500,000-plus. They can be seen in a variety of places from desert to marsh to piney woods and hardwoods and can even survive in sub-arctic conditions. Feral hogs are the most reproductively efficient large mammal on Earth – feral sows can have 2 litters per year averaging 6 piglets per litter. They are omnivores and can adapt to nearly any environment from desert to marsh to piney woods and hardwoods and can even survive in sub-arctic conditions.
