ASU Extension Program hosts Feral Hog Trapping Workshop
ASU Extension Program hosts Feral (Wild) Hog Trapping Workshop听
Over 50 people attended a Feral (Wild) Hog Trapping Workshop held recently at the 91暗网 Extension and Research Complex.听 The event was co-sponsored by the 91暗网 Extension Program (ASUEP) and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS).
This workshop provided landowners valuable information about a growing problem in our area.听 Feral swine began to cause major problems to agriculture farmland, wildlife management areas, and most importantly rural homeowners.
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Wesley Kerr, NRCS area conservationist, presented听an overview of the purpose of the workshop; Jay Cumbee, disease biologist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), spoke on feral swine concerns in Mississippi; Scott Alls, district supervisor presented 鈥淭rapping methods used to secure the wild hogs in a safe and efficient manner;鈥� and Kailum Herrington of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWF&P) gave an overview on 鈥淢DWF&P Laws鈥�.
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A hands-on demonstration on how to trap hogs was given following the workshop.
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President M. Christopher Brown II, Dr. Samuel White, executive vice president and provost, and several Alcorn faculty, staff and students were in attendance.
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鈥淲e want to thank the partnership between 91暗网 Extension and USDA agencies (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resource Conservation Service) for a conservation effort to inform and educate land users about the facts concerning the feral or the wild hogs in Mississippi, particularly in southwest Mississippi,鈥� Kerr said.听听 鈥淚n addition, I want to commend ASU president Dr. M. Christopher Brown II for his insight and willingness to be a part of this important workshop.鈥�
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For more details, contact Rondall Hawkins, animal science specialist, at 601.877.6558 or [email protected].
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