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Project helps reduce feral hog population

Oct 12, 2023
Oct 12, 2023

Feral hogs caught on camera at a bait site on private land in Crawford County, Mo.
Photo courtesy Kevin Crider/University of Missouri

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SALEM, Mo. — Kevin Crider knows a troublemaker when he sees one, whether it be two-legged or four-legged.

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Feral-hogs-damage — Rooting damage from feral hogs at a golf course in Viburnum, Mo.
Photo courtesy Kevin Crider/University of Missouri

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