Wood County’s Feral Hog Hunt

QUITMAN — The second annual Feral Hog Hunt happened over the weekend in Wood County. Event organizer Mike Gilmore says the hogs are a big problem there. According to Gilmore, they cause hay meadow problems, root and start erosion problems, and run off other wildlife. He says the event allows hunters to bring the hogs in dead or alive. In the deceased category, he explains, they have to come in dead by hunting; in the alive category, they must come in alive, hog hunt officials weigh them, and there is a buyer onsite. The event is not only an effort to cut the feral hog population, but also is a fundraiser for the Quitman FFA scholarship fund.