Most often the hogs make their presence known by the ruts and damage they cause in yards and landscaping, generally overnight.
But on Friday at about 6:45 a.m., Michelle Merrill spotted an unusual sight -- about a dozen of the wild hogs running in a group in broad daylight.
Merrill was taking her son to school in the Spring Trails subdivision in southern Montgomery County when the hogs ran by.
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