He passed away in 2005. Today, the idea of wild men, more often referred to as feral people, is a common scary story trope which is usually set in the Appalachian Mountains, including West Virginia.

They can be, at least, with all the trees and poison berries and squirrels and… worst of all… the men. Woodmen ... attempt to escape from a clan of feral humans that call the Great Smoky ...

Wild hogs can be found in nearly three dozen states, and their numbers keep increasing. Feral hog populations have grown substantially over the past four decades, taking over areas in the South ...

Wild hogs are the correct answer! Wild hogs also called feral swine go by many names but are the same species as domesticated pigs found on farms. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...