Food Habits
Hogs are omnivorous, which means they will eat both animal and plant matter. They are also opportunistic feeders, which means they are masters at the art of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances. These definitions can be shortened by saying they are opportunistic omnivores. With that in mind it becomes pretty clear what feral hogs will eat — anything!

Although their diet seems unlimited, the season or time of year will determine the bulk of their diet. Spring diets include grasses, forbs, roots and tubers. Summer and fall diets consist primarily of soft and hard mast, including grapes, plums, prickly pears, mesquite, acorns and persimmons. Other food categories of importance in hog diets are: mushrooms; carion; and live animal matter, such as birds, eggs, snails, insects, earthworms and other invertebrates. The feral hog has an acute sense of smell enabling it to be an efficient predator when given the opportunity. Various agricultural crops are also used where present. Peanuts, corn, milo, oats, wheat and soybeans are among their favorites. Nutrition is generally the poorest in the winter and best in the fall and spring.