Posted August 20, 2015 2:30 pm by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

Feral Hogs
Arkansas Feral Hog Control Workshops set for Hope and Colt
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Arkansas -(Ammoland.com)- The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service is holding two free workshops on feral hog control.

The two workshops will be held Aug. 27 in Hope and Sept. 19 in Colt. The Hope workshop will begin at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Research and Extension Center. The Colt workshop will be held at the Pine Tree Research Station beginning at 9 a.m.

The workshops are funded in part by the Arkansas Forestry Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service in cooperation with the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center.
Feral hogs are prevalent in many portions of the southeastern United States and Arkansas. Feral hogs are domesticated swine released accidentally or purposefully for sport hunting. After a generation or two, progeny of a domesticated hog appear untamed, with thickened fur and tusks. Sows produce litters, with an average of six piglets, starting at the age of six months and have few predators after reaching maturity.
Their feeding and wallowing behaviors create a number of problems, including agriculture …read more

Source:: AmmoLand

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