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on October 22, 2017 in World News

East Texas man takes down 416-pound wild hog in backyard

If you’re a feral hog, don’t mess with Texans. That’s the lesson learned by a 416-pound wild hog that was killed by an East Texas man after wreaking havoc on his property for the past five years. A man, Joe Clowers in Union Grove, Texas, killed the hog with an AR-15.  “My property lays between some populated areas and I try to maintain an environment like a sanctuary or nursery for the deer to raise fawns,” Clowers told the Houston Chronicle. Texas is home to the largest feral hog population in the United States, with an estimated 4 million...

If you’re a feral hog, don’t mess with Texans. That’s the lesson learned by a 416-pound wild hog that was killed by an East Texas man after wreaking havoc on his property for the past five years. A man,...

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