Texas to approve poisoning of feral Hogs?

[AntlerCollector]

So it's dangerous?

Yes poison is dangerous

[Sparkles]

So it's dangerous?

Yup, so are many other pesticides and herbicides that require an applicator lic and even some that don't require it.




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[stinkbelly]

I have never seen a hog problem.

[Ætheling]

I've got mixed feelings. I sure do hate em and curse them all to death when they tear up my pasture but in truth I would miss them if they disappeared completely. Big game hunts for cheap.


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[tbeak]

A couple of years ago during the Lavaca County wildlife Co-Op meeting they had a biologist from tpwd, cannot remember his name. Anyways he came and gave a preeenta**** to us about the use of Poision son pigs. He and his team were trying to figure it out. It was a very interesting talk. At that time what they had found was Poision a work....for a short period of time. The pigs get smart and stop eating it once they see ole billy Joe and Susie die off. At that time the hadn't figured out how to trick them to keep eating. I remember his talk mentioned warfarin. If any other Lavaca co members remember this post up what you thought.

Oh and I'm for it if it's done by a biologist, messing around with Poisions needs to be done by a pro. . Not just some landowner.

[Landrover]

per your question: I am all for it. The destruction and chaos being caused by the vermin outweighs the concern.
REGRETTALY, I doubt it will be used much as most like and enjoy the economic benefits of COMPLAINING about feral hogs. Carry on!

[gingib]

Warfarin is the poison being legalized. I don't think they have it all finalized yet

[JeffK]

I have never seen a hog problem.

I just Google "hog problem" and had 27,900 results in 0.4 seconds so it must exist.

It all depends what you do. They are problem for some and a recreation for others. I'm sure some farmers can show you what a hog problem looks like.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Are we working on adding to our boycott list?

FTR, I do not like the idea of poisoning period. No different than Golden Malrin/soda for coons... It works, but it sure ain't something I'd do to any animal, especially an animal that is in our food chain.

[killerbee]

I hope not......I really enjoy hunting them.

[meltingfeather]

No to poison.

[Man]

I'm going with no on poisoning them. I just can't see it not affecting other insect/critters/birds somehow.

The horny toad situation comes to mind

[Deerguy]

The one that's currently approved (recently) by the US EPA is warfarin, and is sold under the trade name Kaput. This is different that the other toxicant that is awaiting approval, which uses sodium nitrite as the main ingredient. Warfain is currently used in the medical profession and is used in rat poison. It kills by way of massive internal bleeding (if the right dose is eaten) by inhibiting vitamin K (important for blood clotting). I can tell you first hand that even the warfarin-based rat poison is bad news for nontargets. I unintentionally killed several deer (as well as rats, mice, raccoons, and opossums) by attempting to control a significant rat population in an area where feed was stored. The rats the spread the warfarin bars around (presumably to eat later), which were then consumed by anything. Bad news.

[backwoods]

I've got mixed feelings. I sure do hate em and curse them all to death when they tear up my pasture but in truth I would miss them if they disappeared completely. Big game hunts for cheap.

I totally get where you are coming from, but this is a mentality that many people who struggle with hog problems were worried about.

Wild pigs are a major disruptive force to our ecosystem and agriculture.
A treatment for this problem would be a boon for wildlife and humans.
The pigs do not belong here. They complete with native animals like white tail deer and predate on others like ground nesting birds.
I get that there is a recreational value to them, but the consequences of having them here far outweigh any recreational value.
This current poison sounds like it could have non-target consequences (need to know more) but other treatments like Sodium Nitrate are appearing to have a more positive outlook.

I look forward to day when we can eliminate every wild hog in country.

[dbpredator]

My grandparents own a farm and about 5 years ago they had lots of hogs to where a lot of corn was damaged but people started trapping and hunting them hard and now we're lucky to see a hog around here anymore.

I think people should just hunt them more and if the landowners can't control let others hunt them because theirs enough people who would go hunting if they didn't have to pay a couple hundred dollars.

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