My buddy and I always enjoy getting out a popping a few caps, but nothing beats a successful night of hog hunting in Texas. That is exactly what we ended up doing on this mild winter night. We knew that a herd of feral hogs had been coming into an earth tank regularly, but we’ve [...]
Feral hogs are not native to Texas. As most landowners know, wild pigs can cause a lot of damage and wreak economic havoc around farming and ranching operations. The blackland prairie ecoregion of Central Texas is well known for providing quality soils for crop production, but feral hogs negatively impact the farming operations found there. [...]
Sportsmen across the country enjoy hog hunting because it can be a lot of fun as well as challenging, and the critters make good eating. But what do you know about feral hog diseases? Researchers in Texas warned Central Texas farmers, ranchers and hunters to use caution when handling wild game after finding evidence of [...]