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Long-awaited BoarBuster™ deliveries begin this month
Land managers across the country will soon be able to use BoarBuster to manage feral hog populations on their properties.
Using Drop-nets to Capture Feral Hogs
In many areas, feral hog populations are present in epidemic proportions, and the need for control is imminent. Numerous trap designs have been used to capture them; however, drop-nets have never been examined as a potential tool for feral hog control.
Feral hogs present disease risk for livestock and people
Feral hogs can carry numerous diseases of importance to commercial livestock producers and human health. As the nation's feral hog population increases, so does the rate of exposure to infected hogs and potential for disease transmission.
Oklahoma and Texas Resources for Feral Hog Control
Winter is an excellent time to implement control of feral hogs. There are a few resources available for Oklahoma and Texas hunters and trappers.
Distribution of Feral Hog in Oklahoma
Feral hogs are wild hogs from domestic ancestry and belong to the family Suidae. Three types of wild hogs can be found in the United States: feral, Eurasian and hybrids between these two types. Most, if not all, wild hogs in Oklahoma are feral hogs.
Hog sounder size should determine trap choice
Trapping probably is the most effective feral hog control technique available to most land managers.
BoarBuster™ thinks outside the box trap
Encounters of widespread damage associated with feral hogs are becoming increasingly more frequent for farmers and ranchers in the South. One study reports that feral hogs cause at least $52 million...
Toxicants for Feral Hogs: Silver Bullet or Short Fuse?
During the last 30 years, new techniques and modifications to existing ones have continued in an effort to find a silver bullet to control feral hogs. Many landowners who repeatedly incur costly...
Wild Pigs and Pecans Research Study Update
The Noble Research Institute and Oklahoma State University are partnering to learn more about feral hog ecology and behavior, especially in agricultural landscapes and pecan orchards.
Wild Pigs Put Pecans at Risk, Research Learns More
The Noble Research Institute and Oklahoma State University initiated a study to investigate wild pig habitat use, ecology and damage within agricultural landscapes where pecans are actively grown and harvested.