Private, public cooperators reduce Missouri feral hog numbers
SALEM, Mo. – Feral hog occupancy of Missouri watersheds has fallen 84% since 2016, when the state’s Feral Hog Elimination Partnership began. Funded by the U.S. Farm Bill and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, the partnership comprises 18 federal and state entities work together to eliminate feral hogs on public and private lands.
Partnership helps southern Missouri landowner stave off feral hogs
Southern Missouri landowners reduce feral hog damage through a multi-agency elimination partnership.
Project helps reduce Missouri feral hog population by 65%
A coordinated effort using drones, traps and cameras has cut feral hog numbers across Missouri by 65 %, protecting farms, forests and public health.
Hog Wild
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Having grown up on a farm in the foothills of the Missouri Ozarks, Jerry Richards was prepared for droughts, snowstorms and torrential rains. He wasn’t prepared for feral hogs.