Corral traps work better when they are built in a tear- drop design where the gate is located in the narrow funnel area. Avoid having sharp corners in the trap that will allow pigs to pile on each ...

Applications are available this week for the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Wild Hog Program.The initiative targets the invasive species that ruin farmers' crops around the ...

Deer season has come to a close for the majority of the state and now is the perfect time for hunters and land managers to target one of the biggest threats our native wildlife faces — wild hogs. "Now ...

COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - State agriculture leaders are working with Mississippi landowners and high school students to trap feral hogs causing tens of millions of dollars in damage each year.

Wild hogs aren’t just a nuisance — they’re one of North America’s most destructive invasive species. With no natural predators and an explosive reproductive rate, their population has surged past six ...

What’s big, hairy, germy and can devour a 12-pound turkey without any help? No, it’s not that annoying uncle you’ll be sitting next to while he snores his way through the Cowboys game on Thanksgiving ...

The growth of wild hog populations has reached an almost epidemic level in some areas. In Mississippi, they are suspected to be in every county. Hunters find their food plots destroyed, farmers lose ...

Eradicating feral hogs is like a game of chess for Wyatt Walton, who traps and removes the invasive species. "Part of our thing is out-thinking and out-tricking these hogs," said Walton, vice ...

NEW BRAUNFELS — The hungry feral hog could smell the sweet corn scattered on the ground, beckoning. His brain, however, issued a stern warning: Could be a trap. Senses on high alert, the hog sniffed ...