Although there’s a thriving hog hunting industry in Texas, other states have banned hunting them altogether.
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ByMichael MarksApril 7, 202210:33 amAgriculture & Animals,Texas Standard Original

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It’s not hard to hunt feral hogs in Texas. That’s partly because there are so many of them here– the most of any state, experts think – and partly because it’s state policy to make hog hunting as easy as possible.

Feral hogs are amongthe most destructive invasive speciesin the United States. Every year, they cause over $1 billion in damage nationwide to crops and property. So landowners and government agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture are invested in decreasing their population.

Texas is a hog hunting paradise. Before 2019, hunters were required to have a license to hunt them. But the Legislaturegot rid of that requirement. Now, only a hunter’s education…