According to NCWRC hogs in eastern NC are considerd feral (escapees from the farm) some local herds remained that way for years reverting back to "wild" only to a certain extent (pretty wild in some cases),BUT thanks to some YAHOOS releasing true strain Russian Boars illegaly imported from other areas we are seeing more of a mixed herd and increasing populations. They are causing problems in some areas for the farmers (find one and you probably found a place to hunt) I'm waiting and fearing the day some kid fishing his local creek gets attacked by a territorial boar or protective momma sow(I hope not)not to mention the damage that they are doing to native habitat (deer and turkey food) Hope this helps check the regs at http://www.ncwildlife.org/