Feral Hog Regulations in Texas Jared Timmons Extension Assistant Dept. Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Feral Hog Classification  Classified as exotic livestock not wildlife  Not owned by anyone until control is expressed by capture or harvest

Do I need a hunting license?  If the feral hog is depredating a property the landowner or their agent do not need one.  If hunting for trophy or food need a hunting license.  Good idea to have hunting license if trapping or snaring because of non-targets.  For more info look in TPWD Outdoor Annual

Legal control methods  Trapping  Snaring  Shooting Aerial  During day Ground  Day or night  Dogs

Toxicants/Contraceptives  No legal toxicant or contraceptive for use in the U.S.

Movement  Regulated by TAHC  Can be held in escape- proof trailer 7 days  Slaughtered immediately  Taken to Approved Holding Facility followed by slaughter  Can be moved across county lines.

Movement-Sows and Gilts  Also can be domesticated if test negative four times in 150 day period for pseudorabies and swine brucellosis  Domestication is not encouraged  Cannot be released on another property

Movement-Boars and Barrows  Also can be released on an Authorized Hunting Preserve

Approved Holding Facility  Also known as buyer  >200 yds from domestic swine  Record kept on animals taken in/out  No escape/release allowed  For list of Approved Holding Facilities

Authorized Hunting Preserve  Must have Hunting Lease License issued by TPWD  Animals must be individually identified  Only males can be taken to an Authorized Hunting Preserve  Must have swine proof fence  Inspected by TAHC

Available resources   Publication links Recognizing Feral Hog Sign Snaring Feral Hogs Building a Feral Hog Snare Placing and Baiting Feral Hog Traps Box Traps for Feral Hogs Corral Traps for Feral Hogs Door Modifications for Feral Hog Traps

Available resources  Coping with feral hogs website  Texas AgriLife bookstore

Project Funding  Provided through a Clean Water Act §319(h) non-point source grant from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Additional information Jared Timmons Extension Assistant (979)