Hogs running wild, destroying lawns in Brevard County neighborhood
8 hogs caught in neighborhood this week
Wild pigs are running so wild in one Brevard County neighborhood that Halloween trick-or-treating is being threatened.
Wildlife trapper James Dean has captured eight hogs this week.
He's sure there are more, though. Dean said the hogs have dug up the grass in 17 homes.
"Some of the homeowners are telling me they're walking out on the sidewalk, they're pooping, they're crossing the road," Dean said.
Dean baited several traps, using corn, in backyards in the Sawgrass at Suntree neighborhood just north of Melbourne.
The homeowners association is concerned that Halloween trick-or-treaters could run afoul of a toothy wild boar on the hunt for snacks.
"What we'll do is come in Wednesday or Thursday with a pack of dogs that will actually catch the hogs and at least scare them further away from the residents around here," Dean said.
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The largest of the local hogs is reputed to be 350 pounds.