In the war to control the wild hog population in Texas, helicopter hunt operators and farmers with large tracks of land have an alliance. Large landowners allow hunting flyovers to help thin out ...

While wild pigs can be a fun target for hunters, they cause millions of dollars in damage across Texas. Some Texans have found a way to turn a profit on the problem.

Wild pigs are a nuisance in Texas. There are more than 1.5 million that roam the state and do a lot of damage to crops. One company has come up with one way to try to eliminate some hogs: shooting ...

Wild Encounters. Get Paid to Hunt Feral Pigs in Texas. Posted: January 10, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 "James Bigley Ranches offers unique insight on ranches, Western history ...

Back in 2003, TPWD estimated there were about 1.5 million wild hogs in the state. The department’s 2020 estimate of 2.6 million represents a 1.1 million-increase in fewer than 20 years.

Then they arrived in Texas, where in addition to the rare predatory large mammal, a wild pig today might be forced to evade, for example, a cascade of 5.56-caliber bullets fired from a hundred-odd ...

The problem has gotten so bad it's legal to hunt hogs from the sky as hog hunters in Bay City, Texas, Ryan Ashcraft and his girlfriend, Morgan, take out the animals from above.

States with feral hogs: 39, plus four Canadian provinces. Estimated Texas feral hog population: 1.5 million to 2 million (national population estimated at 4 million). Life expectancy for hogs ...

An increasing population of resilient "super pigs" in Canada is posing a threat to northern U.S. states. These wild pigs are crossbreeds with the survival skills of wild boars.

My first experience with wild hogs dates back to a media hunt in Texas a few years ago. Michael Hunter, a renowned wild game chef, returned to camp with a good-sized boar that didn’t quite break the ...

The wild pigs in Canada are unique because they were originally crossbred by humans to be larger and more cold-hardy than their feral cousins to the south. This suite of traits has earned them the ...