Charlotte County Commissioner Ken Doherty intends to lobby state lawmakers for funding to help residents of Deep Creek combat wild hogs that are churning up yards and causing thousands of dollars in damage and much frustration.

Doherty said he has been in contact with representatives from the Southwest Florida Water Management District, commonly known as Swiftmud, which oversees the Deep Creek Preserve, a state-managed preservation area from which many of the feral swine cross into private neighborhoods searching for food.