As many problems as feral hogs cause landowners, especially on prime hunting lands both private and public, hunting clubs and others might be interested in ongoing research to kill them. That and other issues with wild hogs were discussed recently at a natural resource symposium in Baton Rouge. That day, Aug. 29, was devoted to spotlight what was called “Louisiana’s feral hog invasion.” When wild pigs invade an area, deer, squirrels, turkeys and other game animals leave and soon “all you’ll have is pigs,” Chad Conville, Miami Corp. manager, said. The holding company he oversees has 240,000 acres of coastal marsh.
LSU AgCenter animal science researcher Glen Gentry shared an update on the work he’s doing with sodium nitrite as a toxicant for controlling feral hogs. He is testing different flavors that attract pigs, which is proving to be more difficult than first anticipated, according to a news release from the LSU AgCenter.
“What we are finding is that pigs are attracted to certain flavors, such as strawberry, which they seem to like. However, the grain-based bait has some problems,” Gentry said.
When sodium nitrate is added to the mix, consumption tends to drop off, he said.
Sodium nitrite is effective in taking the oyxgen from a pig’s blood through the formation of methernoglin. The process makes them drowsy, lie down and die, Gentry said.
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