In Hays County, two bounties can be claimed a month on the second Monday of each month starting February 14 to July 11. Participants will need to complete a W-9 and participation form. located at 1830 Colorado Street in Lockhart between 10 a.m. Bring in feral hog tails and/or certified buying station receipts to Smith Supply Co.
In Caldwell County, bounties can be claimed on the third Thursday of each month starting February 17 through July 21. In 2019, nearly 3,000 wild pigs were removed "through bounty programs, trapping kits for landowners, aerial gunning operations and educational programming," KSAT reported.
This is not the first time the Feral Hog Task Force offers a bounty for feral hogs. Feral hogs reproduce at an "alarming rate," having five to six pigs per litter once or twice a year. The significant problems include an estimated $500 million in damage a year in Texas. “Feral hogs continue to pose significant problems for both agriculture producers and residential property owners in Hays County,” Mark Jones, Hays County Commissioner, told KSAT. The bounty is part of a grant program funded by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Wildlife Services "to continue countywide feral hog abatement efforts." Caldwell County received a $20,000 grant and Hays County got $7,500. The Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force will be offering a $5 bounty per tail or certified buying station receipt for feral hogs harvested in Caldwell and Hays counties, according to KSAT. Feral hogs are causing "significant problems" in Texas - so much so, two Texas counties will be offering bounties for the wild animals starting next month.
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