Wisconsin Turkey Hunters Urged to Report Feral Pig Sightings

   05.13.14

Wisconsin Turkey Hunters Urged to Report Feral Pig Sightings

State wildlife officials are encouraging turkey hunters to keep an eye out for feral pigs – hunters can report feral pig sightings and harvest on the Department of Natural Resources Web site at dnr.wi.govkeywordFeral Pigs”.

Feral pigs can be found across a wide variety of habitats and are highly destructive because of the rooting they do in search of food. They’re also efficient predators, preying on many species including white-tailed deer fawns and ground-nesting birds like grouse, woodcock, turkeys, and songbirds.

State officials request that anyone shooting a feral pig call a DNR Service Center or contact a DNR wildlife biologist so that blood and tissue samples can be collected for disease testing.  Wildlife management personnel contact information can be found at dnr.wi.govkeyword “Staff Directory”. 

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