Texas Fish & Game

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April 3, 2018

Javelina Lost Half Its Range in Last 70 Years

Javelina Problems The javelina (collared peccary) is a game animal in Texas and it has lost 2/3 of its native range in 70 years. This species is a denizen of the arid regions of Texas. At one time […]
January 18, 2018

New Hog Poison To Be Tested in Texas

Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services (WS) are set to begin conducting tests of a new poison for feral hogs. These tests will begin within weeks in Texas and Alabama. “With these […]
April 20, 2017

HB 3451

Victory! As most of you are well aware I along with my friends at the Texas Hog Hunters Association have been working hard to protect our natural resources here in Texas from the ill thought out […]
March 30, 2017

Meeting in The Middle

With all the recent heated debate over the use of Kaput feral hog poison it seems that there is no middle ground.  Speaking with hundreds of ranchers, farmers and hunters over the past few weeks I […]
March 14, 2017

The Poison Truth

As I am sure you all  know by now I have been in the forefront of the fight to keep  the Warfarin based hog poison “Kaput” out of our woods and fields.    So far I […]
March 9, 2017

The Hog Poison Debate is Heating Up

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller  has announced a rule change in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) that classifies a warfarin-based hog lure as a state-limited-use pesticide.  The pesticide, “Kaput Feral Hog Lure,” is the first toxicant to be listed specifically […]