Texas Fish & Game

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April 15, 2020

A 658 Pound Boar-Is Hogzilla Out There?

Hogzilla. That is the name bestowed upon a huge hog killed in 2004 by Chris Griffin on Ken Holyoak’s hunting preserve. As the story goes, the hog was 12 feet long and weighed 1,000 pounds. This […]
December 26, 2019

Texas Agrilife Now Addressing Urban Hog Invasion

Whether you call them wild pigs or feral hogs, they are no longer just a rural problem, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Wild pigs cause more than $52 million in agricultural damage in Texas […]
September 12, 2019

No License Needed To Kill Hogs?

Feral hogs are so loathed by landowners in Texas for their habitat destroying behavior that beginning Sept. 1, you won’t even need a hunting license to pursue them on private property. That’s when a new law […]
July 31, 2019

Podcast: Whitetail Deer Management & Habitat Tips, Exotic Hunting & More with Guest Dr. Mike Wilson

On this episode, Dustin sits down with Dr. Mike Wilson from Wilson Wildlife, based in the Northeast Texas area. We talk about what goes into growing high quality whitetail deer, improving the overall health of a […]
July 29, 2019

An AR Pistol For Hogs?

I recently have found myself getting into the AR pistol craze with a great deal of enthusiasm. I acquired a great AR9 pistol from Jason’s Gun Works in Woods Texas. Jason worked with me to build […]
July 3, 2019

Podcast: Fishing, Hunting, Archery and Other Outdoor Fun with Guest Jeff Stewart

On this episode, Dustin sits down with author and TF&G contributor Jeff Stewart and they venture through a number of topics on fishing, hunting, archery, bowfishing, wild hogs and more. Jeff and Dustin both share the […]
June 19, 2019

Podcast: Hog Wild! Hunting Wild Pigs and the Feral Hog Epidemic with Guest Mike Wenzel

On this episode, Dustin sits down in studio with Mike Wenzel, host of the Wild Hog Podcast. Dustin and Mike talk about hunting wild hogs, wild hog control tactics, the issues surrounding wild hogs in the […]
February 21, 2019

Improving Your Archery Game with a “Bonus Ring” Sight Ring Enhancer

I love the archery sports and one of my goals is to get more families shooting together outdoors in different settings. For the modern-day archer, not only have great strides been made for archery equipment of […]
February 13, 2019

Big Hogs Invade Texas City (Video)

Seeing raccoons, opossums and even coyotes in the city is commonplace throughout the American South. But a much larger  creature has entered the concrete jungle and its suburban outposts-the feral hog. Graham, TX isn’t a big city […]
January 28, 2019

African Hog Caught West of San Antonio

The Red river hog is a native of West-Central Africa and rarely shies from the thick cover of rainforests. That makes the fact Steven Anderson caught one in a hog trap west of San Antonio, TX […]