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Hope for a hog solution?
Texas' feral hog problem has stymied many a smart scientist over the years, but it appears that the Aggies may have discovered a possible solution(H/T: Craig Malisow) If you're a land owner and animals such as coyotes or wild pigs...
Texas' inexhaustible supply of hog
Anyone who has spent any time in rural Texas understands the havoc that the burgeoning feral hog population (previous posts here) has caused in almost every area of Texas. Chronicle outdoors columnist Shannon Tompkins has been studying the problem for...
Those darn "four-legged fire ants"
This earlier post reported on the emerging market for the meat of feral hogs, which are a fixture of rural (and, increasingly, suburban) Texas. The Chronicle's Shannon Tompkins takes the discussion of earlier post several steps further and provides this...
Markets are the darndest things
Over the past two decades, feral hogs have been a hugely destructive force in rural Texas as they relentlessly tear up productive farm and ranch land. Moreover, with few predators, the hogs have multiplied exponentionally to the point where they...
Houston's nature trail
One of the things about Houston that has surprised many guests of mine over the years are the beautiful nature areas that have been preserved in city's core. One of the best of such areas is the Memorial Park area,...
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