City View- Feral hog problem

Thursday, March 9, 2017
City View 3-5-17
A look at the growing feral hog problem in Texas.

Segment 3 -- A look at the growing feral hog problem in Texas. Estimates place the number at more than a million and a half, mostly in East, South and Central Texas. Now the State Agriculture Commissioner wants to use pesticides as the latest weapon in the ongoing war on the destructive feral hog population. The idea has drawn the ire of hunters, ranchers and wildlife experts who've signed a petition against using pesticides to control the hog population.