Hunters reduce Catoosa’s hog population

Thirty-six wild hogs were bagged on the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area during a recent 10-day hunt, and hunters say that proves how effective hunting can be as a means of controlling the animals.

The TWRA last year launched a wild hog “eradication” program designed to thin the pig population. From June 2011 through Aug. 2012, TWRA staffers removed a total of 370 wild hogs from Catoosa, mostly by trapping.

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