I will try to simplify.

Hernando de Soto started this whole thing.

Next, the slaves who moved to Hal's Lake took with them some hogs and they got loose but didn't stray too far.

in Danny's neck of the woods, the statute of limitations has expired on the guys who moved those hogs as it has on DeSoto and the slaves.

There is Russian blood in South Alabama..excuse me Eurasian.

Without knowing where you hunt Elk man I think I can reasonably assume you are on a large piece of property with good food in some area of the black belt (45 coyotes tip off).
You did good to get 225. But if you got 225 then just how many do think are still there? And I am sure you know that as long as there is lots of quality food, cover and not too much pressure that the hogs will only be pressured out only to return at a later date.

IMHO..two cents worth....the larger the area with parcels of large landowners with quality habitat...large say being 2 sections and up...in close proximity and/or adjacent.....
The more sustainable the hog population is because there just can't be enough pressure put on them to do any good.
In South Alabama this would be most of the areas south of highway 80 down the Tombigbee and Alabama River drainage.
On the reverse of that areas on the fringes of where I just mentioned which have smaller parcels and more pressure per parcel do better with keeping the population from exploding.

Carry on...I tried to simplify but the issue is a bit complex...and I have to guard my estancia from the sapsucking hogs!