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It's that time of year when a lot of hunter orange is scattered throughout Michigan's forests. It's also a time when hunters can help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. [Extracted from the article]

It's that time of year when a lot of hunter orange is scattered throughout Michigan's forests. It's also a time when hunters can help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. [Extracted from the article]

It's that time of year when a lot of hunter orange is scattered throughout Michigan's forests. It's also a time when hunters can help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. [Extracted from the article]

It's that time of year when a lot of hunter orange is scattered throughout Michigan's forests. It's also a time when hunters can help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. [Extracted from the article]

It's that time of year when a lot of hunter orange is scattered throughout Michigan's forests. It's also a time when hunters can help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with John "Jack" Mayer, manager of environmental sciences at Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina, is presented. Mayer relates that he became interested in pigs when he tried hunting and when he selected wild pigs as his graduate research topic. He also discusses the agricultural damages and its costs being caused by wild pigs annually. He also mentions the problems of the expansion of wild pigs in developed areas such as suburban and urban areas.

The article presents information on damage caused by wild hogs in the U.S. agricultural industry as of March 2014, as discussed by wildlife professor Bronson Strickland at the Mississippi Peanut Growers Association's annual conference in 2014. Topics include the population growth of wild hogs, wild hog hunting, and legislation concerning the transport of wild hogs. Hog behavior, diet, and population control methods are also mentioned.

The article focuses on the method in eliminating feral hogs that destroy crops and pastureland at Camp County in Texas. Tommy Goodwin states that his bermudagrass pasture was destroyed by feral hogs and he finds hard in controlling the animals because they are nocturnal. Billy Higginbotham, wildlife and fisheries specialist at Texas Extension, explains the Texas Cooperative Extension Statewide Feral Hog Abatement Pilot Project as a potential way to reduce feral hog damage by two-thirds.

While the U.S. hog industry waits for more inspectors, Dave Pyburn, National Pork Board senior vice president of science and technology, agrees with Wagstrom. After explaining common swine production practices, and knowing he had a captive audience that can influence the consumer, he spoke on the dangers of ASF, and how every consumer can play a role in keeping the hog industry safe and ASF-free. Preventing the spread of ASF into the U.S. swine herd can seem like a daunting task, but Pyburn feels it's a battle worth waging, and one that the industry can win. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the wild hog control program of Georgia Department of Natural Resources which aims to build relationship between farmers and hunters, that establishes an approach in getting rid of wild hogs in Georgia.

The article offers information on the Wild Hog Damage Management Workshop which is scheduled to take placed on February 9, 2015 at the Grenada County Extension Office in Grenada, Mississippi, and it mentions wild hog trapping techniques, animal removal laws, and feral swine diseases.

The article offers information on the ways to control wild pigs that hamper agricultural growth. According to a Texas Agri-Life Extension Service expert, its best to control wild pigs till the arrival of spring green-ups as hungry pigs are out in the open searching for foods. The controlling efforts is also stated to be related with the breeding behavior of the animal. Landowners have the choice of several control methods including trapping and shooting as the most effective options.

The article reports on aerial hunting and trapping. It notes that hunting and trapping are the best options in feral hog control, but may be restricted by the limited period of the appropriateness of aerial hunting. State director Kevin Grant of Wildlife Services for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Safety notes that using the systems have the hassle of putting out traps, baiting, and maintenance.