Outdoor
Feral Hog Management Workshop offered Jan. 29 in Seymour
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]
Contact: Martin Shaw, 940-889-5581, [email protected]
SEYMOUR – A Feral Hog Management Workshop will be offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Baylor County on Jan. 29.
The meeting will begin with registration at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. in the Cliff Styles Activity Center, 1205 Archer Road, Seymour.
There is no registration fee and those in attendance can earn three hours of Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator continuing education units – two general and one laws and regulations.
To ensure an accurate number of handouts and food, those planning to attend need to RSVP by Jan. 27 by calling 940-889-5581 or emailing [email protected], said Martin Shaw, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Baylor County.
“Feral Hogs are a big financial concern for producers in Baylor County as they destroy crops and fencing every day,” Shaw said. “This program should provide landowners with different avenues to help with the control of feral hogs within Baylor County as we have several speakers coming to discuss different management techniques.”
Topics and speakers will be:
– Basic Biology of Feral Swine and Feral Hog Damage in Watersheds, Josh Helcel, AgriLife Extension wildlife associate, Gatesville.
– Progression of the Wildlife Industry from Survival to Sport and Profit, Ricky Linex, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources and Conservation Service wildlife biologist, Weatherford.
– Feral Hog Control, Bob Richardson, trapper from Stonewall County.
– Feral Hog Trap Demonstration, Don Gresham, Goin Fencing, Forestburg, and Helcel.
– Information about Helicopter Hog Hunts, Dustin Johnson, Cedar Ridge Aviation, Knox City.
Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Capital Farm Credit with door prizes for those in attendance.
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