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Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force
To monitor and reduce the economic and biological impact of feral hogs to land, water, and wildlife species in Central Texas.
About
Introducing the Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force, a collaborative regional effort to track and abate the extensive ecological and economic damage associated with invasive feral swine (Sus scrofa). Texas is home to an estimated 2.6 million feral hogs with an impact that may exceed $500 million annually. The Central Texas Hog Task Force has developed an Action Plan, facilitated partnerships and employed cutting edge technology to protect our land and our water from the devastating effects of invasive feral hogs but WE CAN’T DO IT ALONE!
The Task Force was established in 2013 as the Caldwell County Feral Hog Task Force but was renamed in 2018 Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force with a broader vision. In 2021, The Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force – referred to as “the Task Force” – is continuing ongoing efforts to reduce damage resulting from feral hog activity as part of regional management efforts.
In 2020, thanks to interlocal agreements between Hays, Caldwell, and Guadalupe counties, a total of $37,500 were invested in feral hog management through bounty programs, trapping kits for landowners, aerial gunning operations, and educational programming managed by the Task Force. This funding was used to remove 2,877 feral swine and is estimated to have mitigated approximately $1,438,500 in ecological and property damage to landowners across the region. In terms of investment, that reduction is approximately the same as saving $38.36 in damages for ever $1.00 spent.
Current Programs
Bounty Programs in Select Counties
Bounty Programs in Select Counties
Bounty Programs in Select Counties
*Hays and Caldwell for 2022
Wireless Trapes
Bounty Programs in Select Counties
Bounty Programs in Select Counties
*Now operating 4 traps in Caldwell and Hays County
Workshops and Webinars
Bounty Programs in Select Counties
County Damage Assessments
*2022 Dates TBD
County Damage Assessments
Bounty Programs in Select Counties
County Damage Assessments
*Click the icon to complete your 2022 online landowner survey.
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