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New Hunters Alert: Take Hunter Ed Now
If you are new to hunting and will be age 41 or younger this fall, you may need to take hunter education this summer. Every hunter (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, must successfully complete a Hunter Education Training Course, or be accompanied while hunting. Minimum age of certification is 9 years of age.
Hunter education instructors are always needed. Help share the hunting legacy of conservation and sportsmanship by becoming a hunter education instructor. Find out more about joining the program.
Managing Feral Hogs
Like feral hogs rooting up your favorite pasture, biologists are leaving no stone unturned as they work to reduce the destruction created by wild pigs, a species which causes $52 million each year in agricultural damage alone. Learning more about feral hog habits and their amazing ability to reproduce will help in successful hunting, trapping and the development of a species-specific, humane bait. Watch "Hogs Wild", a video about Texas biologists tackling this tough problem at Kerr Wildlife Management Area.
You could get the ultimate chance to help reduce the feral hog population when you buy an entry for the Texas Wild Hog Adventure, a new feral hog weekend hunt option in this year's Big Time Texas Hunts. Entries are just $9 each online or $10 by phone or at retailer where hunting licenses are sold. Remember feral hogs are a game species you can hunt all year with a current Texas hunting license.
