05/23/2026
They have definitely ventured outside of LBL and have been seen elsewhere in Stewart CO.
🚨 BREAKING: Tennessee wildlife officials are warning residents about a growing feral hog problem spreading across parts of the Volunteer State… and no, it’s not just somebody’s escaped farm pig wandering through the holler. 🐗🌲💀
Wild hog populations are becoming a serious issue across rural Tennessee, especially near farmland, creek bottoms, forests, mountains, and isolated backroads stretching through East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and beyond. 😳
And these things are NOT just “wild pigs.”
We’re talking:
• 300+ pound feral hogs
• razor-sharp tusks
• shockingly fast speed for an animal built like a muddy tank
• aggressive behavior when cornered
• and enough power to tear up fields, fences, food plots, and creek banks overnight. 💀
Tennessee landowners say the destruction happens FAST.
Pastures ripped apart. Mud everywhere. Crops destroyed. Feeders flipped over. Entire patches of farmland looking like a bulldozer held a midnight rodeo in the woods. 😭
Meanwhile Tennesseans are reporting:
• loud crashing sounds moving through brush after dark
• giant tracks near creeks and fence lines
• and trail cameras catching massive hogs wandering across private property like they own the place. 🐗🌲
And somewhere in Tennessee right now:
• somebody checking a deer camera just found 17 feral hogs instead of whitetails
• one farmer walked outside at sunrise and immediately said “absolutely not”
• and somebody deep in the Smokies definitely heard something screaming through the woods that was NOT a black bear. 💀
The scariest part?
These animals reproduce FAST. Wildlife officials warn that small populations can explode before residents even realize how bad the problem has become, which is why Tennesseans are being urged to report sightings quickly before populations spread deeper into rural communities.
Officials continue warning residents:
• do NOT approach them
• do NOT feed them
• and definitely do NOT underestimate how dangerous they can be.
Because Tennessee was built for mountains, farms, rivers, country roads, and peaceful woods…
not tusked refrigerators sprinting through the brush at full speed after dark. 🐗🌲💀
