On a warm June day, a crew of MDC biologists traveled to document a population of Mead’s milkweed, an endangered plant. Like other milkweeds, Mead’s serves as critical habitat for the monarch butterfly and other […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is working with public and private conservation partners through the Missouri Feral Hog Partnership to eliminate feral hogs from Missouri. Agencies in the partnership are helping landowners remove hogs […]
Hog hunting with Thermal Night Vision. Texas farms have been completely devastated by feral hogs and the problem is only getting worse. A farmer fights back using his Sig 716 308 AR-10 and the Armasight […]
Its all about money or over regulation. Private land owners in Texas found they could entice deer hunters and exotic hunters with a cheaper feral hog hunt. When you see the average hunter go on a […]
There’s a wildlife disaster walking your way. Or, instead of walking, it may have wheels under it. I’m talking about feral hogs, and if you don’t have them where you hunt, give it time. Hogs […]
All wild game is tough, but feral hogs bring new meaning to the word. Few animals are as resilient to hunters and their gear than this domestic animal that has taken to the woods and […]
This week Adam and I are in Western Oklahoma. We have a client whose property has recently experienced a lot of hog damage. Feral hogs are not native to this continent. They arrived years ago […]
There is an abundance of feral hog traps on the market that landowners and land managers can purchase at their local feed store, farm and ranch store, or welding shop. Many of these traps are […]
The wild hogs found today in 45 states are either domesticated hogs that have become “wild” after having escaped or been released from domestic rearing — or are directly descended from Eurasian wild boars imported […]
Feedstuffs Reported: For decades, farmers, ranchers and land managers across the U.S. have fought a losing war against feral hogs. This invasive animal acts similarly to a harmful virus in the human body. They enter […]
The BoarBuster is a research-based, cutting-edge trapping system developed as a solution for managing the nation’s exploding feral hog population. It is a fully suspended corral trap that can be observed and dropped remotely from […]
When it comes to the wild hog, land managers and farmers already know the massive problems created by this creature. Not only does the wild hog destroy good land and make it almost impossible for […]
From England: A woman suffered a broken leg and wrist after she was attacked in woodland by a 600lbs pig. Mary Smith, 74, was feeding pigs at her friend’s smallholding when the wild rampant porker […]
NewsOK reports: Two rifle shots rang out in the distance, and I knew what it meant. My two hunting companions on this cold December day probably had just downed a couple of feral hogs. Jeff […]
Feral hogs destroy wildlife habitat at alarming rates and cause a number of important concerns to hunters, farmers and other landowners in Oklahoma. Feral hogs can cause extensive damage to farm fields, crops, stored livestock […]
Rod Pinkston’s military career taught him to thoroughly observe and study an enemy before attacking. “You start by collecting intel,” the retired Army sharpshooter said. “You identify the size of the group, and you pattern […]
The summer has started. With temperatures across the nation in the 80’s and higher, the cool breezes of fall are often forgotten amongst the summer vacations, baseball practices and time spent with the kids. Unfortunately, […]
Texas dawn in a blind with my Browning BLR in .300 Win. Mag. and a Bushnell 3-9 X 40 mm Firefly scope. Scopes with illuminated reticles are highly recommended for night hunting on the ranch. […]
Alligator farmers have reported the increase in feral hogs has lead to an increase in alligator egg predation. About 590 alligator nests were destroyed on 36 different properties in Louisiana, according to a paper in […]
Johnny Heskett’s eyes are always scanning for tracks. One hand on the wheel of his all-terrain vehicle, the other hand holding a cigarette, and eyes constantly checking the ground for hog tracks. Occasionally he stops […]
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