New initiative to boar through OK's hog of an issue | Home & Garden

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The State Department of Agriculture is answering cries for help and providing a brand new service to Oklahomans that will hopefully help with a major problem in our state, feral swine.

They are a menace in all 77 Oklahoma counties.

Agricultural Department spokesperson, Blayne Arthur, said, "Feral hogs know no boundaries. They will eat almost anything. They will tear anything up. They are very aggressive. People should be very cautious if they run to them."

The Agriculture Department tells us wild hogs can double their population in just four months.

They are beginning to encroach on Oklahoma's non-rural areas.

So, the State Department of Agriculture is busy compiling a directory for those with wild swine interests.

More than 500 Oklahomans have applied.

Arthur said, "This allows the two groups to have dialogue with one another. They can contact each other directly. They're listed by county so you can find someone in your county."

The directory basically connects landowners who have feral swine problems with hunters who are ready and willing to get rid of them.

So far, the Ag Department has had many more hunter/trappers apply to be listed in the registry than landowners.

It is an effective first-step for controlling a destructive problem for farmers and ranchers in all areas of Oklahoma.

For more information on feral hogs:

LINK: Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture
LINK: Directory of hunters
LINK: Application for landowners
LINK: Application for hunters