Wild Pig Damage Abatement Education and Applied Research Activities
Summary of Extension education and applied research projects conducted or participated in by Billy Higginbotham-Extension Wildlife and Fisheries Specialist.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center-Overton Wild Pig Demonstration Site
The Center’s Wild Pig Demonstration Site is located at the south driveway entrance on FM 3053. The Site is open to the public 7 days a week for self-guided tours. The Site includes demonstration gate styles, several corral trap designs and an exclusion system designed to prevent wild pig access to deer feeders.
Publication section includes information on traps, snares, diseases, laws, etc.
Strategic Shooting YouTube Video
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YouTube Video Links:
- History and Biology
- Control Techniques
- Exclusion Fencing
- Impacts on Agriculture and Wildlife
- Questions and Answers About Wild Pigs
- Finer Points of Traps
Coping with Feral Hogs website
The Wild Pigs Program is led by Dr. Billy Higginbotham.
