Feral Hog Management - San Antonio River Authority · Feral Hog Management Project •Project...
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Feral Hog Management Project Update
April 1, 2016
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Supports Agency Goals and Annual Objectives
Generate lasting and recognized improvements to the health and safety of our creeks, rivers, estuaries
and bays.
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Feral Hog Management Project
• Two prong approach• Texas A&M AgriLife on landowner training and
educational outreach• Dr. Jim Cathey – Associate Department Head and Program
Leader
• Mark Tyson – Extension Associate
• USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services on active feral hog management using a variety of techniques• Michael Bodenchuk – State Director
• David Crandall-Wildlife Technician for Bexar and Wilson
• Greg Miller – Wildlife Technician for Karnes and Goliad
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Feral Hog Management Project
• Project Started July 1, 2015
• $100,000 Budget• $25,000 AgriLife Grant
• $50,000 Wildlife Services Grant (with $50,000 matching from Wildlife Services)
• $25,000 Gate Loaner Program with Wildlife Services
• Signed the Agreement with USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services on August 17, 2015
• Board approved the agreement with Texas A&M Agrilife on October 10, 20155
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AgriLife
• Feral Hog Workshops• August 13, 2015: Bexar County
• 79 participants
• Adult Education Economic Impact - $22,474.95
• August 21, 2015: Goliad County• 65 participants
• Adult Education Economic Impact - $18,492.05
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SARA Outreach
• October 6, 2015: Presented to Regional Watershed Summit in Karnes County
• November 20, 2015: Presented to Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) in Goliad County
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Additional SARA Outreach
• Karnes County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Wilson County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Goliad County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Karnes & Kenedy Rotary Club
• Goliad Lion’s Club
• Karnes County 2nd Friday Breakfast
• Communities of Karnes Alliance
• SARA’s Environmental Advisory Committee
• SARA’s Regional Parks Coordinating Council8
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Wildlife Services
• October 15, 2015: Two WS technicians were hired• Started training
• Plenty of land owner interest, but they wanted to wait until the end of hunting season
• Holidays
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AgriLife
• December 18, 2015: Three videos completed “additional funding by the San Antonio River Authority” statement at end of video• Loading wild pigs for transport (359 views)
• Fermenting corn or grain for wild pig trapping (259 views)
• Reducing non-target species interference while trapping (216 views)
• www.youtube.com/user/WFSCAgriLife
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SARA Outreach
• January 8, 2016: Press release
• January 20, 2016: Texas Public Radio interview• The Source
• Shared on SARA’s Facebook page and the Feral Hog’s Facebook page
• February 23 , 2016: KSAT Interview
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SARA Outreach
• January 22, 2016: Postcards
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AgriLife
• AgriLife Feral Hog Workshop• January 29, 2016:
Wilson/Karnes counties• 187 participants,
mixture of land owners and government officials
• Over a dozen landowners expressed interest in being a part of the program
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Wildlife Services
• Currently working with 10 land owners• Private landowners
• As the end of February, 333 total hogs have been removed using corral traps
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Field Photo
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Gate Loaner Program
• Managed by Wildlife Services
• Ordering corral supplies• Rooter Gate
• Panels
• T-posts
• Cameras
• Will also include T-post drivers and pullers, wire
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SARA Website
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January 12-13, 2016: Completed aerial observations
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Future Goals
• AgriLife is working on publications• Wild Pigs Negatively Affect Water Quality
• Understanding the Home Ranges of Wild Pigs
• Developing more workshops with AgriLife
• WS will continue trapping (or use other methodology)• Bexar County, working with Government Canyon State
Park
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Questions?
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