It’s hog season year-round in Texas but, for a limited time, hunters can receive a bounty for the beasts in Hays and Caldwell counties.
, there will be a five-dollar-per-hog bounty that will be paid by check on tails or certified buying station receipts.
“Feral hogs continue to pose significant problems for both agriculture producers and residential property owners in Hays County,” said Hays County Commissioner Mark Jones.Feral hogs are an invasive species and they reproduce at an alarming rate with an average of five to six pigs per litter and one to two litters per year, according toAn estimated 2.6 million feral hogs live in Texas alone and the Feral Hog Task Force estimates that feral hogs cause an estimated $500 million in damage annually.
An estimated $1,438,500 in ecological and property damage was mitigated through a $37,500 investment in the feral hog bounty programs in those counties during that time period. The 2022 Caldwell County feral hog bounty may be claimed on the third Thursday of each month from February 17 until July 21. There will be two bounty claim opportunities per month for feral hogs harvested in Hays County through July 11.
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