Feral Hogs In Georgia Map

Feral hog holding facilities will require a feral hog facility license and anyone transporting live feral hogs will require a feral hog transport permit.

Feral hogs in georgia map. A georgia community says it s on edge as a pack of feral hogs continues to wreak havoc in the area creating a nuisance for homeowners and a danger to their pets. The wild pig also known as feral hogs feral swine wild hogs and wild boar is a non native invasive species brought to the americas by spanish explorers in the early 1500s as a readily available food source. These rules will be effective january 1 2019. When the dogs have located a hog they surround it to keep if from escaping until the hunter.

Feral hog holding facilities will require a pre license inspection and upon compliance a license will be issued. Feral swine are one of the greatest invasive species challenges facing georgia. The most popular method of hunting wild hogs in north georgia is with a pack of dogs because of the thick cover that feral hogs inhabit. Mississippi state university has created a website that has several items of interest for landowners and others that wish to learn more about feral pigs and the control of these animals.

Diseases of feral swine usda and scwds brochure video series on the feral hog pandemic. Pre license inspections will begin upon receipt of application. 100 to 500 pounds. Scwds feral swine maps initial series of maps completed in 1982 funded by usda aphis veterinary services original series included fmd susceptible species.

United states animal health association san diego california. Hogs spread into interior georgia and the carolinas and eventually became sporadically established in all southeastern states. Biology reproduction and behavior adult weight. Feral swine are reported to live in all of georgia s 159 counties likely only trailing the massive feral swine populations in texas and florida.

Wild pigs originated as domestic stock and they were favored for release due to their unmatched survivability and because little effort was required to raise them. White tailed deer elk moose mule deer black tailed deer bighorn sheep dall s sheep mountain goat collared peccary and feral swine. Now some of the largest populations of wild hogs in georgia live in the appalachian mountains of north georgia. Data collection national feral swine maps completed in 1982 1988 2004 2008 2009 2010.

Today feral hogs are report ed in many counties of georgia see map page 4. Items on the website include the publication a landowner s guide to wild pig management and a link to the film a pickup load of pigs nuisance wildlife in georgia. Hunters turn the dogs loose in an area where they have found fresh indications of wild hog activity and the dogs track the animals by scent. More feral hog information.