RE: Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
I saw aphoto in the DEC office here in Fairbanks, Alaska of a guy with a feral hog that he killed incidentally while moose hunting in the Mat-Su valley in southcentral Alaska. I know of two reputable sources that have seen feral hogs outside of Fairbanks as well. Likely farm escapees. Last year a guy reported that there was a large group of feral hogs roaming through the Big Susitna Drainage south of Denali National Park. They're actually listed in the hunting regulations up here as deleterious exotic game. No season no limit. I doubt their survival rate is very high considering all the bears around here. That and it's -48 here today.
AK Jeff