There are about 6.9 million feral hogs in the U.S. — but there are an estimated 2.6 million in Texas alone. As explained by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, all but one of Texas’ 254 ...

HOG NEWS: Wild hogs still going wild in Texas — what can be done? “They are incredibly adaptable and can be found anywhere,” Davis said. “They are very durable and very smart.” ...

Texas has the biggest feral hog population in the United States. It started as another grazing mouth on our landscape, but now it’s overpopulated and causing a problem for agricultural life.

Feral hogs can be found in 47 states and have been in Texas since the 1500s with the expansion of Spanish conquistadors. A 2021 estimate by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department states ...

Landowners, farmers and ranchers across Texas have at least one common enemy: The bands of feral hogs that rip through their land, causing over $500 million in damages each year. These ...

Feral hogs are a problem across Texas, especially for ranchers and farmers who are facing thousands of dollars in crop and property damage. Managing their population has become a major task for ...

John D. Young, the original vaquero of the brush country, referring to Texas hogs. If you are one of those Texans who get annoyed at that herd of does in your flower bed or the rutting buck that ...

Nine months after the Texas Department of Agriculture approved a new toxicant to curb crop-destroying feral hogs, many farmers and ranchers are still leery or unaware of the hog poison.

TEXAS, USA — Researchers say Texas has the worst feral hog problem in the nation, causing around $2.5 billion in agricultural damages each year. The data was collected by researchers at the ...

In the war to control the wild hog population in Texas, helicopter hunt operators and farmers with large tracks of land have an alliance. Large landowners allow hunting flyovers to help thin out ...

Is it possible to control the spiraling feral hog population in Texas? A new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service study shows a warfarin-based toxicant could help slow the out-of-control feral hog ...