Illinois officials investigated more than 30 reported sightings of feral swine in the state last year.
Out of those reports in 2022, many involved what were actually loose domestic pigs or pets. Three of the reports pertained to an adult boar in the Shawnee National Forest area in Pope County, and one was about an adult boar DNR had been tracking in the Jackson County/Union County area.
Southern Illinois the focus of ongoing feral swine watch
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