HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) is investigating a report of potential feral swine in Phillips County.
The initial report, received by USDA Wildlife Services, described a bear getting into a barn and livestock feed.
However, upon investigation, evidence such as pig scat and tracks indicated the presence of swine, with no signs of a bear.
The swine were later identified as owned domestic swine that are running uncontained and beginning to show behaviors and characteristics consistent with feral swine populations.
Montana state law prohibits swine from living in a feral state and domestic swine from running at large.
