Almost four-thousand feral hogs have been eradicated in Missouri so far this year.
Missouri Department of Conservation’s Bill White tells Brownfield they are partnering with USDA to reduce the risk of damage to farmland.
“The department has taken a very proactive approach to the elimination of feral hogs. We have partnered with USDA APHIS to put on some feral hog trappers who work full time. A lot of it is happening on private land and it is helping us increase the number of hogs that we are able to take from the state.”
More than six thousand feral hogs were eliminated last year, an increase from five thousand the year before.
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