By Tim Bunton Contributing Writer Pittsfield, Ill. — Deer hunters may be the ones to solve a mystery that has DNR and farmers in the region on edge: have wild hogs re-grouped in west-central Illinois? Annual DNR post-season surveys sent to hunters statewide typically includes a question like, “Did you see any feral swine during […]
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