VIROQUA, Wis. (AP) -- A steady stream of vehicles pulled along the shoulder of the road to get a look at it: an enormous, hairy pig that apparently had been hit by a vehicle.

Large populations of the hard-to-find, feral animals are thought to live in southern Vernon and northern Crawford counties.

The animal was found five miles south of Viroqua on Highways 14/61 yesterday morning. It appeared to have been dragged from the center of the road and it had a severe head wound.

Andy Sherry of Viroqua was one of gawkers. He says he wanted to see if it had any tusks, but he says if there were any, someone else got to them before he did.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources considers feral pigs an exotic species that poses of threat to the environment and to agriculture. They can be killed by anyone with a small game license at any time of the year.