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Helicopters, Hunting, Hot-Air Balloons, & Hogs
Posted on June 1, 2017 by Texas & U.S. Law Shield Staff
There’s nothing quite like Texas Hog Hunting! It’s some of the most exciting hunting you can do anywhere. If you prefer hunting from a blind or stand, you can hog hunt. Prefer baiting your quarry to show up at the feeder? Texas hog hunting is for you! Hate the idea of hunting over bait but love spot and stalk hunting? Well, Texas hog hunting is for you, too! Too hot in Texas? Not at night! So while spotlighting deer is illegal, spotlighting hogs is certainly a legal option.
“Definitely one of the appeals of hog hunting is the loose regulations —no closed season, for instance,” said Gordon Cooper, an attorney at Walker & Byington in Houston and an Independent Program Attorney for Texas Law Shield. “The State of Texas doesn’t regulate hog hunting as closely as it does deer hunting because hogs aren’t classified as game animals. Pigs are pests, vermin, nuisance animals, and they’re incredibly destructive.”
How destructive? To the tune of $52 million a year in agricultural damages alone.
About 2 million feral hogs call Texas home. According to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, “They can be found in approximately 230 of our 254 counties and are causing an increasing amount of damage in suburban/urban areas because of vehicle collisions and landscape damage.”
Texas hog hunting presents ample opportunities, but you need the right gear and knowledge to be successful—and to stay legal.
Quote:And helicopters aren’t the only means of aerial assault upon hog populations. Just a few days ago, the Texas Legislature passed a law that clears the way for hog hunting from hot air balloons. As of this writing, the bill was awaiting the signature of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Read more:
http://blog.uslawshield.com/helicopters-hunting-hot-air-balloons-hogs/
Regards,
hm
Helicopters, Hunting, Hot-Air Balloons, & Hogs
Posted on June 1, 2017 by Texas & U.S. Law Shield Staff
There’s nothing quite like Texas Hog Hunting! It’s some of the most exciting hunting you can do anywhere. If you prefer hunting from a blind or stand, you can hog hunt. Prefer baiting your quarry to show up at the feeder? Texas hog hunting is for you! Hate the idea of hunting over bait but love spot and stalk hunting? Well, Texas hog hunting is for you, too! Too hot in Texas? Not at night! So while spotlighting deer is illegal, spotlighting hogs is certainly a legal option.
“Definitely one of the appeals of hog hunting is the loose regulations —no closed season, for instance,” said Gordon Cooper, an attorney at Walker & Byington in Houston and an Independent Program Attorney for Texas Law Shield. “The State of Texas doesn’t regulate hog hunting as closely as it does deer hunting because hogs aren’t classified as game animals. Pigs are pests, vermin, nuisance animals, and they’re incredibly destructive.”
How destructive? To the tune of $52 million a year in agricultural damages alone.
About 2 million feral hogs call Texas home. According to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, “They can be found in approximately 230 of our 254 counties and are causing an increasing amount of damage in suburban/urban areas because of vehicle collisions and landscape damage.”
Texas hog hunting presents ample opportunities, but you need the right gear and knowledge to be successful—and to stay legal.
Quote:And helicopters aren’t the only means of aerial assault upon hog populations. Just a few days ago, the Texas Legislature passed a law that clears the way for hog hunting from hot air balloons. As of this writing, the bill was awaiting the signature of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Read more:
http://blog.uslawshield.com/helicopters-hunting-hot-air-balloons-hogs/
Regards,
hm