Hogs in Texas

[rraming]

I have never had the opportunity to hunt hogs in Texas but came across a story stating they approved poisoning them to get rid of them.

 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fearing-feral-hog-apocalypse-texas-approves-drastic-measures/ar-AAnbswK?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

I bait food - would not other animals eat it as well? Seems crazy silly to me.

[amicus]

I read this

 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/21/hunters-fight-so-called-feral-hog-apocalypse-in-texas.html

[rraming]

Ha the Fox story says 12,000 and the msn says 1200 signed petition already - typical.

[Brock]

They need to do something as shooting them is not staying ahead of them....

[Danny Rowan]

Only problem is the bait they put out could be eaten by Javis or deer and they could be poisoned also. Not a good idea. No matter what you do you are not going to get rid of them, they multiply too quickly and are already established.

I love pig hunting, but i have to wonder about this move??? I understand that landowners do not like/want pigs, and that they cause a lot of damage to farming enterprises.

Poisoning them just scares the begeeses out of me. I sure would like to know more before I could ever back this ruling.

Bisch

[TxSportsman]

Years ago I sat in a presentation on a poison/bait system some Australians were trying to develop and gain traction with. They were having a tough time getting it legalized in Australia and were trying to do the same in Texas. They had measures to keep other animals from ingesting the poison, but with that said I would be very hesitant - would not prescribe - to poisoning them. That goes into too many grey areas.

[mikolay87]

I never had the chance to hunt hogs but I would love to. I wish it wasn't so much money to go on a hog hunt. I think poisoning any animal in the wild is a bad idea. If anybody knows of cheap hog hunts in Texas I would be interested. Granted I know me getting a pig or two doesn't really help the problem but I would love to get some pigs

[wingnut]

It's troubles me that they want to poison the hogs but the neighbor charges $150 a day to hunt them.

Why not go with hunting to control the population and make a profit?

Mike

[DJ Hardy]

A lot of the landowners want them gone but will not let you hunt them without paying so they sort of deserve the results

[DJ Hardy]

A lot of the landowners want them gone but will not let you hunt them without paying so they sort of deserve the results

[SELFBOW19953]

Not only are hogs, deer, and javelina threatened, but any scavenger that feeds on the carcass is in danger as well.  How long does it take to kill a pig with the poison?  If a human shot a pig that had eaten the poison, is that human now in danger?

[Basinboy]

They are pushing to allow it here in Louisiana as well......
I have the same concerns

[CRM_95]

I have my concerns about it too. I haven't been able to find a whole lot of info on the possible downsides either. They're a problem here, but I don't know that poison is a good idea. Hunting them does very little to control the population though honestly. Our lease is around 2k acres, and they come and go depending on water. But I know we've trapped or shot over 100 in a deer season before and not even put a dent in them. And as the landowner's agent on this property I'm hesitant to let people I don't know hunt because you just can't trust folks unfortunately.

I know people that have let others come in and hog hunt for free on their place and they've torn up roads/pastures on 4 wheelers and in 4wd trucks, killed deer, left gates open and beer cans everywhere, let cows out or in pastures they don't belong in, and even stolen stands, feeders and cameras. There's just no easy solution.

[Basinboy]

You can trust me Ryan  

Originally posted by Basinboy:
You can trust me Ryan    

Me too!!!!            

Bisch

[TaterHill Archer]

Originally posted by wingnut:
It's troubles me that they want to poison the hogs but the neighbor charges $150 a day to hunt them.

Why not go with hunting to control the population and make a profit?

Mike

Its pretty simple, hunting has proven incapable of controlling them.  The problem Texas has is that the owners of one farm don't want any hogs.  The owners of the the neighboring farm want hogs to sell hunting opportunities.  The hogs don't know they are supposed to stay on a certain farm, so they go to the farm that doesn't want them.  They destroy a lot of ground and cost farmers lots of money (i.e. their livelihood).  Can't blame the famers that don't want an invasive species tearing up their land.

[CRM_95]

Originally posted by Basinboy:
You can trust me Ryan    

Haha you're welcome any time bud!!

[CRM_95]

Originally posted by Bisch:
 

Originally posted by Basinboy:
You can trust me Ryan      

Me too!!!!                  

Bisch [/b]

Same for you Bisch, anytime y'all wanna go!!

[Basinboy]

Originally posted by CRM_95:
 

Originally posted by Bisch:
 

Originally posted by Basinboy:
You can trust me Ryan        

Me too!!!!                        

Bisch [/b]

Same for you Bisch, anytime y'all wanna go!! [/b]

Heard that Bisch? Sounds like we need to plan a hunt together!