Landowner’s guide

Effective Control Techniques

It is important to recognize that complete eradication of feral swine is not practical and may be impossible. Management and reduction of current populations is a more obtainable goal and there are currently a variety of methods that can be used by landowners and wildlife managers to aid in reaching this goal. The most effective approach to feral swine control is the efficient application of whole-sounder removal using large corral traps as the first step in an integrated approach to local control.

Feral Swine Control Techniques

Whole-sounder trapping and removal is the most effective method of feral swine control. Sometimes certain methods of control, such as dog hunting and shooting methods, may actually make the feral swine problem worse.  Shooting can scatter a sounder of pigs and make trapping efforts more difficult.  Generally, when employing a trapping program, it is critical to shut down and halt all hunting, dog hunting, and shooting activities on the property where trapping is taking place.  If possible, such activities should be halted on adjoining properties as well.  This is where landowner to landowner cooperation and communication is critical.