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Abstract
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the most widespread and successful species in the world. Understanding how wild pigs move throughout the landscape and interact with or react to abiotic and biotic factors is important for advising management. Using movement characteristics from GPS data to define behaviors, I explored the connection between behavior and resource selection for both sexes between two distinct seasons based on forage availability. I also constructed weekly 50% and 95% home ranges to quantify the effects of biotic and abiotic factors on home range size and shape. Wild pigs selected for bottomland hardwoods and dense canopy cover in all behavioral states in both seasons. Proportion of bottomland hardwoods, meteorological conditions, and sex impacted wild pig weekly home range size. In addition, proportion of upland pines and distance to streams influenced home range shape. This research may be useful for allowing more effective and efficient management planning.