{"id":2687101,"date":"2026-10-18T09:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-mocked-for-trying-to-haze-feral-hogs-texas-dealt-with-them-the-old-fashioned-way\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T09:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:45:01","slug":"california-mocked-for-trying-to-haze-feral-hogs-texas-dealt-with-them-the-old-fashioned-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-mocked-for-trying-to-haze-feral-hogs-texas-dealt-with-them-the-old-fashioned-way\/","title":{"rendered":"California Mocked for Trying to &#8216;Haze&#8217; Feral Hogs: Texas Dealt with Them the Old Fashioned Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-mocked-for-trying-to-haze-feral-hogs-texas-dealt-with-them-the-old-fashioned-way%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2687101&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Outdoor Channel ridiculed California\u2019s solutions for \u201chazing\u201d feral hogs in a social media post that resurfaced a 2022 news report while praising how Texas approached the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In the report, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=48-Dk6YWaUE\">posted<\/a> on YouTube by NBC Bay Area in December 2022 after a group of feral hogs savaged lawns in a San Jose, California, neighborhood, several options for deterring the animals were offered, including the use of artificial turf, \u201chazing\u201d the animals with loud noises and using a paint gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Outdoor Channel then posted a video clip portraying feral hog hunting in Texas, involving the liberal use of firearms at night from vehicles, as a counterpoint to the clip from the 2022 report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Sportsmen\u2019s Alliance Vice President of Marketing and Communications Brian Lynn told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the suggestions mentioned in the report wouldn\u2019t address the damage done by the feral hogs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cCalifornia government regulations don\u2019t help the situation. Hunting is a hard enough endeavor to break into and maintain,\u201d Lynn said. \u201cThrowing tag costs and non-lead ammo requirements on top of that only increase the costs and make it harder and more expensive. The state should be focused on cutting into the $1.5 billion in agriculture damage that pigs commit in California every single year instead of trying to regulate every step and make a buck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWild pigs are one of the smartest animals on the planet. They\u2019re also one of the most prolific mammals, capable of having multiple litters every year, and once a piglet is past the juvenile stage, they don\u2019t have any natural enemies on the landscape to keep them in check, except hunters,\u201d Lynn continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThey have one of the great senses of smell in the animal kingdom, sounder groups work cooperatively, and with hunting pressure they will go nocturnal quickly; which again runs headlong into California regulations forbidding the use of thermals and other night hunting except under very specific agriculture depredation permits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Texas allows for hunters to pursue feral hogs 24 hours a day, seven days a week so long as they have a general hunting license, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/texashuntinghub.com\/texas-feral-hog-hunting-regulations-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Texas Hunting Hub. Texas also allows hunters to bait hogs, use thermal imaging, artificial lighting, hunt from boats, cars, aircraft and helicopters and enforces no limit on the number of feral hogs a hunter can take or possess on either a daily or annual basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">There are at least 6 million feral hogs spread across the country, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agbull.com\/the-six-million-hog-problem\/\">according<\/a> to AgBull.com, and they inflict at least $1.6 billion in damage upon America\u2019s farmers each year, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agdaily.com\/livestock\/feral-swine-cost-u-s-agriculture-1-6-billion-annually\/\">according<\/a> to AgDaily.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cProperty owners experiencing issues with wild pigs do have some options. CDFW recommends fencing as the most effective and likely most cost-effective long-term way to protect property,\u201d a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told the DCNF when reached for comment. \u201cResidents can also contact USDA Wildlife Services for guidance on management strategies; many county agricultural departments contract with USDA Wildlife Services to assist with wild pig issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWhere appropriate, and consistent with local trapping laws, property owners may also apply to CDFW for a depredation permit to trap and lethally remove pigs,\u201d the spokesperson continued. \u201cIn areas where hunting and the discharge of firearms are allowed, wild pigs may be hunted year-round with no bag limit by hunters with a valid hunting license and annual wild pig validation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">While the population of feral hogs is primarily in Texas (with at least 3 million) and Oklahoma (at least 1.5 million), these days, the hogs are in as many as 42 states, including California, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/article\/battle-to-control-america-most-destructive-invasive-species-feral-pigs\">according<\/a> to National Geographic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">While feral hogs are the second-most popular big game in the country, hunting takes out only about 24% of the population \u2013 and to keep the population in check, culling needs to take out more than three times as many, National Geographic reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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