foxsanantonio

New law allows hunting hogs from hot air balloons, but few balloonists will offer it

Though a new Texas law allowshunters to shoot feral hogs and coyotes from hot air balloons, it's not easy to find a balloonist offering the activity. “I have never had a phone call from anybody asking ...
Houston Chronicle

Feral hogs are Texas' most persistent pest. Here are the wildest ways Texans hunt them.

Landowners, farmers and ranchers across Texas have at least one common enemy: The bands of feral hogs that rip through their land, causing over $500 million in damages each year. These descendants of ...
The State

‘A tremendous problem’: Wild hogs wreak havoc in SC. Soon, you might get to hunt them by air

A family of feral hogs are pictured in this U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo on NC Wildlife.org. STEVE HILLABRAND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE It’s not a bird... it’s not a plane. It’s a ...
The State

How would you prefer to hunt SC feral hogs? By helicopter or a $500K contest

Feral pig roams Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C. Wild hogs are chewing up the southern landscape, wildlife managers say Courtesy John Grego, Friends of Congaree Swamp Would you rather shoot ...
WUNC

Feral hogs are overrunning North Carolina farms. Experts say recreational hunting makes it worse

Feral hogs are a menace to farmers across the US, causing at least $2.5 billion in damage annually. There’s only one way to stop the damage: eradication — a difficult but doable option that's hampered ...