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    I shot a pile of pigs in central Idaho 30 years ago. They were making a pretty concerted effort at getting rid of domestics that went feral. The hogs I shot were on old ranches that had old apple orchards on them.

    What stops them in many areas is heavy snow and lack of food source. They really can't make it in stands of continuous evergreens or areas that get deep snows for many months on end. Medium amounts of snow and a good source of tree nuts like hickory or oaks, and they do just fine.

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    They have feral pigs in Michigan.


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    Quote Originally Posted by brutus51 View Post
    Why is it there are no Hogs in the upper midwest? Seems they are hearty enough for cold weather after all Russian boar come from Russia where it gets plenty cold and I've heard of them in Germany. Yet while they seem to thrive in the southern U.S. There just aren't any up here in the northern climes. Is this one of those "Damn Yankee" things.
    There are hogs in Alberta and Saskatchewan, it does not get much colder anywhere else.

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