Repairing Hog Damage.

[SandburRanch]

A couple of choices for hogs is an electric fence or trained dogs. Hogs don't like either. A fence will need to be maintained on a regular basis as hogs will eventually root grounding material on to it whether it be moist dirt, wet grass or sticks. Dogs need regular maintenance too and can pose other problems. I've had them all, hogs,dogs and electric fences.

 

[BufordBoone]

BTW, I have tractor envy for your JD 2355

That tractor came with the farm. It is a solid machine that I'm really enjoying learning to use.

 

[two_bit_score]

Thanks. I'll see if I can find an I beam and give that a try.

I know I'll have some long, boring days.

You probably can't make a dent in the hog crop shooting them individually. You will have to pen them and dispose of them. Below are some good links on hog trapping. Look into pen traps or corral traps where you can catch a large number over a period of time. Never let a hog out of a trap alive. They will become trap shy and I'm pretty sure they can communicate that to other hogs.

I have caught up to 17 adult hogs at one time in some of the traps we have. But I've seen 30 or more hogs in a sounder moving through a pasture.

In Texas we are going to soon start poisoning hogs. That should be the best help for here. So far shooting, trapping and even helicopter shooting hasn't solved anything.

TPWD has allowed shooting hogs at just about anytime in some areas. Helicopter hunters have taken out 100-200 at a time in some places in south and west Texas. Next few weeks here come a few hundred more.


Good luck!


TBS

TPWD: Feral Hogs

http://feralhogs.tamu.edu/files/2011/08/Feral-Hog-Laws-and-Regulations-in-Texas.pdf

 

[BufordBoone]

Thanks for the links. Some good info there. Probably a losing battle but at least I'll always have something to do.

 

[zoedog2012]

Check with NRCS and Farm Service office before you disk up a CRP field that is still under contract. Liquidated damages can get real expensive.

 

[two_bit_score]

Thanks for the links. Some good info there. Probably a losing battle but at least I'll always have something to do.

Well, it's a constant battle anyway.

Hogs travel in sounders of up to 300 and they move in large circles, according to most sources, and so you will have times of relative freedom from disturbance then another sounder will come through.

If you don't want to build a corral trap, really the best way to go, then get several small traps you can move around your place. Try to get one with a one way door that doesn't latch closed after the first one goes in but will allow several to be caught at a time.


When you first put it out bait it but wedge the door so they can come and go for a while until they get used to it.


TBS

 

[BufordBoone]

Check with NRCS and Farm Service office before you disk up a CRP field that is still under contract. Liquidated damages can get real expensive.

I'll try things first on the fields that are not in CRP then contact NRCS for guidance on the CRP fields. Good advice. Thanks.

 

[Texasmark]

We have a few Feral Hogs running the creeks and associated areas. Nothing bad yet but things will change....just a matter of time. Large area bottoms are full of them as reported by guys that hunt them for sport, primarily nocturnal scavengers so they hunt at night. In TX., at least my county and surrounding areas, they are open season with no limits.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

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. . . In Texas we are going to soon start poisoning hogs. That should be the best help for here. So far shooting, trapping and even helicopter shooting hasn't solved anything. . . .

I'm all for reducing the feral hog population, and I have some that like to root up my pasture. But I'm concerned about the poisoning mainly from the standpoint of people who dress them out after shooting them.

How will we know if they're safe to eat? A hog could consume some poison and be shot before it dies from the poison. I'd sure hate to have that hog in my freezer.

 

[two_bit_score]

I'm all for reducing the feral hog population, and I have some that like to root up my pasture. But I'm concerned about the poisoning mainly from the standpoint of people who dress them out after shooting them.

How will we know if they're safe to eat? A hog could consume some poison and be shot before it dies from the poison. I'd sure hate to have that hog in my freezer.

This is what I heard. The poison turns the fat in the hog blue. So it's recognizable when butchered.

I will never eat a feral hog. The poison is not the problem it the disease.


TBS