Entries Tagged feral hogs

With millions of feral pigs roaming throughout a large portion of the United States, can we win the war on these pests? Do we really want to?

If you have a 35-caliber air rifle or want one for predator hunting, you might want to give the .357 Air Bolt a try to enjoy something new in the field.

Are wild boars deadly? Attacks are not common, but they do seem to be trending upward. Seventy percent of reported attacks occurred between 2000 and 2012.

The good people at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City don't mess around when it comes to protecting the planes and runways from feral pigs.

Summer isn't the most fun time to get into the woods to hunt feral pigs, especially in the Southeast. But it's a time when these nasty critters can be patterned more easily.

What modification did Savage give one of its popular rifles? We got the Savage MSR 15 Recon, gave it a thorough checkup and put it to the test to find out.

How does this new airgun caliber work compared to the standard .457? Jim Chapman heads to Texas for field testing and research on wild pigs.

The author looks at using standard-caliber air rifles to hunt feral hogs and answers if it can be done ethically.

Building your own dedicated hog-killing rifle in the hard-hitting, flat-shooting 6.5 Creedmoor can be a blast.

Arkansas wildlife officials used helocopters and extensive field reports of sightings to combat invasive feral hogs as part of a control project.

Varmints are the ultimate targets; so get out in the field this summer.

The discovery of chronic wasting disease in a southwest Mississippi whitetail deer will impact anyone trapping feral hogs. Mississippi wildlife officials announced that CWD was confirmed in a deer killed in Issaquena County. That county is on the Mississippi River. Six counties now are part of the state's CWD Management Zone, which has a 5- to 25-mile containment and buffer zone as part of its management protocol. Trapping is an effective management tool for feral hogs. But now thanks to CWD things have changed. Here's the press release about one of the changes, from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Sportsmen and landowners who wish to trap wild hogs on their property in Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren and Yazoo counties must now obtain a permit from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. There is no cost to obtain a permit. Permitting will allow individuals to place bait or attractant within the confines of the hog trap. Bait or attractant placed outside of the hog traps used to lure hogs within the confines of the actual trap is prohibited. Landowners and hunters in Mississippi counties not within the CWD management zone can continue to trap and take wild hogs as permitted under the Nuisance Animal regulation. “Our agency faces new challenges with a confirmed CWD case," said Lt. Col. Chris Harris. "We must decrease activity which increases potential of disease spreading, while at the same time affording private landowners within the CWD management zone the opportunity to protect their properties and investments from the ongoing damage that occurs from wild hog damage.” Interested individuals looking to obtain hog trapping permits can contact the MDWFP Jackson Office at (601) 432-2400 or (601) 432-2176. For more information regarding CWD in Mississippi visit www.mdwfp.com Related: Have more success with night vision and thermal optics Related: Is poison the right approach for controling feral pigs?

With poisoning hogs now legal in the Lone Star State, the “Hog Apocalypse” is coming, according to the Texas Department of Agriculture.