But the greatest threat feral pigs pose to agriculture is their potential to carry diseases likes foot and mouth disease and triginosis. The largest populations live in the Appalachians and in the South, whereever they can find food and cover and always where there is good water supply. They breed throughout the year under favorable conditions, usually . Usually producing two litters a year , with an average of six piglets in each litter. There can be high mortality among piglets depending on food supplies and weather conditions.
Piglets mature quickly and become sexually mature when they are about six months old.
Feral pigs are omnivores, which means that they will eat both plant material and animals. Grass makes up the bulk of their diet where available. Feral pigs will also eat fruit , roots , beetles , young rabbits and other small animals as well as scavenge on carrion. The choice of rifle when hunting pigs depends mainly on the terrain that you expect to be encountering the pigs in , and the range that you expect to be shooting at. The rifle should be a centerfire.