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"These hogs are the scourge of America..." - Jerry Campbell "He (Rooster, hunting dog) has had more bitches than a Houston divorce lawyer..." - Jerry Campbell Quite possibly the best docuseries since "Deadliest Catch", Ep Thom Beers, a prolific teller of blue collar tales of hard work and occupational perils, has delivered my favorite new A&E series, .American Hoggers.. This series is a real slice of hardcore Texas; sub-titles are used to decipher patriarch Jerry Campbell's bon mots and down-home wisdom about killing feral hogs, the "scourge" of the country and a true menace to ranchers and folks living out in the Texas plains and hills. Working dogs, namely Campbell's stud elder dog Rooster...

A&E Network announced its programming slate today, which includes 11 returning series and the launch of 10 new ones by the end of 2011. After wrapping the first season of Storage Wars, which averaged 2.8 million viewers per episode, A&E has ordered eight episodes of the spin-off series Storage Wars: Dallas. The cable net is also picking up the new series InLaws, Ship Happens and Boar Hunters as the first of 10 new series planned for 2011.

A&E says it has 40 original series concepts in the works, including projects from producers like Ryan Seacrest (Keeping up with The Kardashians), Ryan Murphy (Glee), Mark Burnett...