Wild boar aren’t native to Tennessee; they’re an introduced, free-ranging population that has persisted in wooded highland habitat for decades. Great Smoky Mountains National Park anchors the state’s records with ten documented sightings, compared to a single report each at Land Between the Lakes, Pickett State Park and Pogue Creek Canyon, and Cherokee National Forest. That’s a striking concentration in one corner of the state.
Records peak in April, with March and June running close behind. That timing tracks spring green-up, when rooting animals leave more visible sign and hikers file more reports. Sightings thin out through late summer, though the species is documented in every month of the year.
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