Why Hunt Hogs?

Feral hogs (or Domesticated Wild Hogs) continue to grow in numbers in Texas and elsewhere in the United States. Because of their destructive feeding habits and their ability to spread disease, feral hogs are a liability to agriculture and native wildlife in the great state of Texas. However, these animals are also sought for recreational hunting and commercial harvest. Land owners now try to keep a manageable level of feral activity on ranches for off season hunts. If the game and wildlife management services had their way they would be eradicated from free ranging. Some hunts for feral hogs can exceed 500 dollars for a trophy boar with huge tusks. On the flip side some areas of Texas cannot kill enough feral hogs or find hunters willing to travel to these locations. Some ranchers are loosing hundreds of acres per week due to hogs aggressive feeding habits. Areas with intense populations may look like a cultivated pasture due to their grazing. They are also a great threat to motorists who travel high populated areas. A large hog can total a truck in a blink of an eye. Feral hogs damage stock tanks and streams by wallowing, rooting up farm roads, hay fields, fences and stealing feed put out for livestock. Feral hogs will eat some of the same foods deer eat, and they will compete with white-tailed deer and other wildlife species native to Texas. So hunt a hog and do your part!