Once Again, Texas Leads the Way

No success yet with birth control for feral hogs | Business news | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "There's a saying that when a feral hog has six piglets, only eight are expected to survive.

That's no joke in Texas, however, where the 400-pound beasts do an estimated $50 million in damage to crops and property each year. Texas has half the nation's feral hogs, but they're now found in about 38 other states, up from fewer than 20 states 15 years ago.

One Texas researcher had hoped to slow their rapid reproduction with a birth control pill, but that hasn't worked out well."

And don't miss The Wild Hog Murders, coming from St. Martin's in 2011. Except they'll probably change the title.