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 ...

There are 1.5 million feral hogs in Texas, according to Wildlife biologist Rick Taylor.The majority of feral hogs reside in East, South and Central Texas. North and West Texas have very low or no ...

Feral hogs are bad for the U.S. economy, costing about $2 billion a year in the agricultural sector. Texas leads the country in terms of population.

More than 6 million feral hogs roam the United States, nearly half of them in Texas. A previous estimate of $1.5 billion in crop damage nationwide to date is now believed to be much higher.

Feral hogs continue to run rampant across 13 states, including Texas, causing more than $1.6 billion in annual losses. Data from the National Feral Swine Damage Management Program and the National ...

Damage caused by wild hogs in a far West Side neighborhood. (KSAT) The neighborhood was built less than a decade ago, ... READ NEXT: Wild Texas animal stories from 2023.

"Everything has to be kept in checks and balances." Lawmakers pass bill expanding species that can be hunted by helicopter: ...

Nine months after the Texas Department of Agriculture approved a new toxicant to curb crop-destroying feral hogs, many farmers and ranchers are still leery or unaware of the hog poison. Scimetrics ...

Aoudad sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers allow to be shot from a helicopter, along with coyotes and feral hogs. By Jess Huff June 9, 2025 5 AM Central ...

There are 1.5 million feral hogs in Texas, according to Wildlife biologist Rick Taylor.The majority of feral hogs reside in East, South and Central Texas. North and West Texas have very low or no ...

Aoudad sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers allow to be shot from a helicopter for sport, along with ...