I've seen a lot of game animals over the past year, including a bear that thought I smelled interesting and trotted over to say hello. But I didn't see any pigs -- although according to many sources, the nuisance wild pig is making a foothold in Pennsylvania.
So I wouldn't be surprised to see one soon, and neither should you.
Invasive species can wreak havoc on an ecosystem, but I'd imagine few would be as visibly nasty as a pig. They route around in anything they can find to find food, so just imagine your favorite semi-swampy wilderness area under such invasion.
Probably would resemble a sewer gutter when they were done.
For more information, the Pennsylvania Game Commission hosts a page on the subject, including an executive order giving fairly liberal authority for the hunting public to help eradicate the problem.
I'm not sure whether they are in York County, but they aren't too far away, and they can reportedly be quite mean. One report has had a woman in Perry County, just a bit north of the area, chased by hogs while riding a golf cart.
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