Sarah Palin poses with a dead boar to get Wisconsin to vote for Donald Trump

Sarah Palin campaigned for Donald Trump in Wisconsin using a photo of a dead pig.
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Marcus Gilmer
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It's primary day in Wisconsin, and the Republican race is a bit heated.

GOP front-runner Donald Trump has stumbled in the Badger State, bumbling through a radio interview with one of the state's biggest conservative pundits (who backs Ted Cruz); criticizing the home state conservative hero; and finding his usual outspoken schtick unwelcome in a state known for its politeness. 


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But Sarah Palin is still out there stumping for Trump even as projections continue to heavily favor Cruz. 

We say "out there" because in a post to Facebook, Palin called on Wisconsin for votes via a photo of what looks to be a successfully hunted a boar.

On Wisconsin! Faith of America is in you to take us forward on Tuesday; to remain strong and independent of the status...

Posted by Sarah Palin on Sunday, April 3, 2016

Palin rehashed many of the same talking points she's already used this cycle -- a word cloud using "jobs," "security" and "Reagan." She also promotes an appearance at the gun rage Zingers and Flingers

But what's not explained is: Why a dead boar? 

Hunting feral pigs is legal in Wisconsin, as long as it's not a captive hunt, as the animal has been deemed to "pose significant threats to both the environment and to agricultural operations." 

There's no word on if the photo comes from a Wisconsin hunt, if it's part of her new television gig, or if it's a threat in Palin's new beef with rapper Azealia Banks. 

Mashable has reached out to Sarah Palin for more information as to where the feral pig was killed. 

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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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