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by analog31 2751 days ago
I've read that in colonial times, people simply let pigs loose in the woods, then hunted them down later on when they were fattened up.
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People still do that but it’s generally not a good idea for many reasons. Feral hogs destroy crops, are dangerous to people, and eat foods that native species rely on to survive. In colonial times, it made a lot of sense to do that, but not so much now.

https://mdc.mo.gov/wildlife/nuisance-problem-species/invasiv...

This won’t give you predictable yields. Though a combination of that idea and automation could work.