Hays County will be continuing countywide feral hog management efforts in 2022 after receiving a $7,500 grant from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Wildlife Services. The Hays County program will include a five-dollar bounty on feral hogs, one workshop, one webinar, a countywide survey and damage assessment and the continuation of a volunteer-led trapping effort.

2022 Hays County Feral Hog Bounty Program Links and Info

Beginning in February 2022, there will be two bounty claim opportunities per month for feral hogs harvested in Hays County. A $5 per hog bounty will be paid by check on tails and/or certified buying station receipts. Participants will be required to complete a W-9 AND a participation form, which can be obtained at the Hays County bounty station on designated bounty collection dates/times or by download at the links above.

Hays County Extension Office                                         Hays County Pct 2
200 Stillwater Rd                                                              5458 FM 2770
Wimberley, TX 78676                                                               Kyle, TX 78640
2nd Mondays 8m to 12pm                          3rd Fridays 10am to 1pm
Feb. 14 to July 11, 2022                                Feb. 18 to July 15, 2022

To monitor and reduce the economic and biological impact of feral hogs to the land, water and wildlife species of Central Texas.

EMAIL TODAY: FeralHog@txstate.edu

$5 Bounty on Hays County Feral Hogs for 2022

Wimberley (2nd Mondays) ---- Kyle (3rd Fridays)

Starting February 2022

WORKSHOP AND WEBINARS

2022 Dates TBD

Hays County Webinar - July 29, 2020
Click here to watch the recording

Landowners engaging with the Hays County feral hog program will have the opportunity to participate in an ongoing, remote-operated feral hog trap sharing cooperative. These remote-operated traps have been upgraded in 2021 to enable live video feed sharing through updated 5G technology. To sign up for this program please complete your 2022 Feral Hog Damage and Control Survey.

We will continue to update this page and our calendar as additional workshops and webinars are scheduled. Stay tuned for updates!

The 2020 Hays County Feral Hog Workshop was held virtually, as a webinar on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Watch the recorded webinar, below.