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Wild hogs with mangled or missing ears is not uncommon if there are hog hunters around that use big strong rough dogs (Curs and/or bulldogs) to find and catch the hogs. The dogs usually catch and hold the hog by the thick cartlidge of the ears and in the course of a brutal fight, sometimes an ear is ripped/torn or ripped off all together. The injury usually heals over time and is no threat to the quality of the meat.

Boars fight each other and cut/slash their adversary with their sharp tusks. A sow in heat is the usual trigger for such a brutal fight. Deep gashes and holes in the shoulder/chest area are pretty common among the mature size boars.

Dave