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Will Texas Use Poison to Eradicate Hogs?

Sid Miller, Texas Department of Agriculture (DOA) commissioner, proposed a change to the Texas Administrative Code in an attempt to control the 5 million feral hogs in the state. The destructive hogs are estimated to cause upwards of $52 million in damages a year in Texas alone, and Miller suggested using poison, specifically Kaput Feral Hog Lure, a bait mixed with the blood thinner warfarin that is normally reserved for humans but happens to be lethal to pigs.

Sunshine State Hogs: America’s Original Invasive Species

After deer, hogs are Florida’s next most popular big-game quarry, and compared to most other hog states, the wild porkers are a close second.

Hog-Control, Florida-Style

Want to add a wrinkle to your hog hunting? Chase hogs with dogs then use a Taurus Judge when you get close.

CVA Accura V2 LR Nitride Muzzleloader: The Sum of Many Winning Parts

Knock inventions-by-committee all you want, but the deliberate process that led to CVA’s Accura V2 LR Nitride was a thing of genius.

'Judgement' in Melbourne

2016 is the 10th anniversary of the Taurus Judge. AH Editor in Chief J. Scott Olmsted is celebrating the occasion with a Florida hog hunt.

Missouri’s Plan to Control Feral Hogs Doesn’t Include Hunters

The state's proposed changes could ban hog hunting on 2.5 million acres of public land.

Hardware: Savage Hog Hunter

Even if feral pigs aren’t something you often find in your crosshairs, Savage’s little utilitarian bolt-action should draw your attention. The Hog Hunter is built to be tough, affordable and deliver results, too—and it succeeds on all three counts.

Top 5 Hog Loads

Undoubtedly, North America’s most popular game animal is the whitetail deer, but globally (and running a close second here at home) is the feral hog. Not unlike the whitetail, they are hunted with a wide array of calibers and bullets, and what works for one hunter might not be the choice of the other.

Everything but the Oink

A growing nuisance in 45 states, feral pigs have established an increasing presence in the wine country of California’s northern Sonoma County. And just like nearly everywhere else, they are a problem there, too.

Hunting Sunshine State Hogs, Day & Night

An AR, a FLIR optic and a crossbow do the trick on pigs in the land of the Osceola.

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