Greg Turnbough, with the Missouri Department of Conservation "feral hog strike team," stands next to a pair of hogs he put down after they were caught in a trap on a farm in rural Washington ...

Trapping feral hogs requires a big expense but could gain you a big reward through the Hog Down Awards Program. This pilot program will award 20 hog traps randomly to those who submit a successful ...

In an effort to combat the swine situation, MDAC is once again offering free use of high-tech 'smart' traps to landowners and managers in Mississippi through its Wild Hog Control Program.

After weeks of chaos and uprooted lawns, a hog trap was built Tuesday night to end a feral swing rampage that has left homeowners and a nearby school reeling.

MDAC offers wild hog traps to land managers for the control of wild hogs on private agricultural and forestry lands in Mississippi. Traps will be deployed in concentrated focal areas across the state.

Through the WHCP, MDAC said it will provide “smart” wild hog traps to landowners and managers for the control of wild hogs on private agricultural and forestry lands in Mississippi.

Commissioner Gipson announced Tuesday morning that MDAC is accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program.

Feral hog traps are typically large circular wire enclosures baited with corn or other grain on the ground. Feral hogs become accustomed to entering beneath the raised trap and feeding on the bait.