There is a wild hog population explosion going on in Texas and other states for three decades

Oink, oink! 😊 Like birds in metropolitan areas, wild hogs know how to proliferate.

"Wild hogs are exceptionally hard to kill. They can leap over fences and run 30 miles per hour on open ground, making them difficult to shoot. And they're smart, learning to avoid traps if other members of their group have been captured.

But after three decades of watching their population numbers explode across Texas and other parts of the U.S., officials believe a solution might be in sight.

Six years ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a pilot program utilizing helicopters and specially designed traps to slow the spread of wild hogs. Now, a bipartisan group of senators — including U.S. Sen. John Cornyn — are pushing to take the program nationwide. ..."

Can a USDA effort to kill feral hogs survive spending cuts?