Trapping and transporting wild hogs

[haztech3]

As does everyone I'm sure....we have tons of hogs on our place. What are the laws about trapping , transporting and selling pigs. And does anyone know of a place to take them in the hubbard waco area. Not looking to get rich but I don't want to kill them all and let them go to waste

[SmTx]

I think you can't take them out of the county.

[Cam-Mac]

Good question- have been wondering about this myself.

[shane stoe]

that would be nice to know...

[haztech3]

We have been averaging 4 a day and just set 2 giant pen traps. Last year we caught 20 at one time, but I had plenty people come take them off my hands. Not so lucky this year

[haztech3]

I know there varmits but I'm a big believer of eat what you kill. And I'm not that hungry, don't want it to go to waste.

[blacksunshine]

heck, you should hook up the tbh brothers for cheap...we'll come whack em and you can make a little pocket change....I am sure there won't be a lack of takers....

[Joegeer]

We trapped some to have a baying contest some years back and we had to have the stateman come pull blood to test them for something, but I don't remember what it was. But if you are taking them to sell alive I'm pretty sure you dont have to do all that. We were planning to keep them for a while.

I know that there are signs up over by my Mom's house in Centerville where they buy them live but I don't know the number or what they are paying. They used to buy them in Bay City and they paid pretty good but again that was years ago.

[haztech3]

Man I would love to.already took helomed1 out once. But my landowner doesn't want a bunch of fellows he doesn't know out there. And he is growing more impatient by the day. Would like nothing more than a slaying party.

[haztech3]

I will run it past him though. Heck I wouldn't charge nobody as long as they took the stinky rascals

[slicktricker]

Definately can't transport out of the county that's a big no no. KAP

[hogmess]

You can transport to Buying stations (southern or belltex) or to a hunting ranch that is has a license to buy them to turn loose. We buy and have trappers that come from over 100 miles away to bring hogs to us.

[haztech3]

Thanks guys....hey hogmess do know of any buying stations or ranches in waco out corsicana area

[slicktricker]

Here's some info from TPWD...Doesn't say anything about crossing county lines so to be clear I'd check with TPWD to be sure.

The Texas Animal Health Commission has enacted regulations
requiring all feral hogs in Texas to be tested and certified to be disease
free before being released into the wild for whatever purposes. They
may however, be legally transported to slaughter or livestock sale for
slaughter. If stocking is desired, only castrated males (barrows) should
be considered. Because they cannot reproduce, they will grow larger,
fatter and often produce larger tusks.

[bryan sandlin]

i gun hunt, and will have a nephew come back from afg soon. love to help both partys out. first off, have the land owner get with me. i'm from houston, and will give him the names of the last ranch i leased with. sure that others from here will do the same. pm me if possible. thanks.