Ark-La-Tex feral hog damage assessment provides deeper understanding

Ark-La-Tex feral hog damage assessment provides deeper understanding

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Managing feral swine — the land-damaging, disease-carrying wild hogs that roam throughout the country — starts with good data, according to Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for the Arkansas Forest Resources Center. To serve as a baseline for feral swine damage assessments to private landowners and help guide management practices, the…

Cut-Off Creek and Seven Devils WMAs closed February 20-26 for feral hog population reductions

Cut-Off Creek and Seven Devils WMAs closed February 20-26 for feral hog population reductions

MONTICELLO, Ark. – Cut-Off Creek WMA and Seven Devils WMA will be closed to daytime public access Feb. 20-26. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, in cooperation with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, will be conducting aerial operations aimed at reducing feral hog populations in the areas.…