Yeah, I may seriously have to look into solar powered electric fencing for my trees. Need to find a solution that will allow deer in, but keep bears out.
Our part of PA has some wild hogs. They came from a couple of high fenced shooting preserves in the late 90's or early 00's. Some of the hogs got loose and they have began to reproduce in the wild. So far, they have been pretty limited in numbers. They've definitely caused some damage, but not overly extensive. The PGC and USDA were working together to trap them and seem to have thinned their numbers out big time. I've never seen them in person, but have gotten them a few times on game camera. Once in 2005 and once in 2008. None since... I think these hogs are bit different than the ones down south. They are almost pure "wild" genetics. They have a much lower reproductive rate. Studies have shown they will reproduce once, maybe twice a year under great conditions and average 4 piglets per litter. I think warmer southern climates and domestic genes make hogs worse. They can reproduce more times per year and have more piglets per liter.
