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Wild hogs wreak economic havoc for Mississippi agriculture
Mississippi farmers face $60 million in annual crop damage from wild hogs; a state control program launched in 2020 supports trapping and other removal methods.
- Across Mississippi, farmers face crop and property damage from wild hogs, with John Parker Campbell describing them as a `constant headache` that can devastate corn and peanuts overnight.
- Wild pigs are nonnative species from escaped livestock brought by European settlers and imported Eurasian boars, expanding from 17 states in the 1980s to 35 states today.
- A Mississippi State University study involving Delta Wildlife found intensive hog removal lowers future crop damage, with estimated costs of about $200 per pig, supporting government efforts.
- Average landowners face heavy annual hog damages while Mississippi wild-hog control program provides education and traps with a limited budget, running four application cycles receiving 35–40 applications.
- Long-Term, researchers say population reduction is possible with concerted effort, but hunting is ineffective for large populations and poisons risk non-target species, while aerial gunning is limited to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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