Feral hogs appearing in Kingwood, other suburban Houston neighborhoods. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Staff. Watch Kiss Of The Spider Woman Online Mic. Image 1 of 4. 4Residents in the Kingwood area are seeing a resurgence of feral hogs, especially along Lake Houston. Officials are working to try to determine the best way to control the pests, which uproot lawns and destroy vegetation.

Residents in the Kingwood area are seeing a resurgence of feral hogs, especially along Lake Houston. Officials are working to try to determine the best way to control the pests, which uproot lawns and destroy .. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Staff. Image 2 of 4. 4Texas' 2 million or so feral hogs cause tens of millions of dollars in damage to agriculture by competing with native wildlife, wreaking havoc on deer feeders and food plots, and otherwise spoiling hunters' efforts.

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Texas' 2 million or so feral hogs cause tens of millions of dollars in damage to agriculture by competing with native wildlife, wreaking havoc on deer feeders and food plots, and otherwise spoiling hunters' .. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle. Image 3 of 4. 4Texas has the nation's largest population (estimated to be 2 million or more) of the highly destructive, fast- reproducing wild swine. Texas has the nation's largest population (estimated to be 2 million or more) of the highly destructive, fast- reproducing wild swine. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle. Image 4 of 4. 4Feral hogs can dominate use of wildlife feeders, preventing deer and other wildlife from accessing the supplemental food. A recent Texas study indicates inexpensive, low wire- mesh fencing around the feeder can greatly reduce hog access without restricting deer visits.

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Feral hogs can dominate use of wildlife feeders, preventing deer and other wildlife from accessing the supplemental food. A recent Texas study indicates inexpensive, low wire- mesh fencing around the feeder can .. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle. Image 5 of 4. 4With the possibility of exposure to brucellosis and other pathogens sometimes carried by feral swine, Texas hunters should wear disposable rubber or latex gloves when cleaning pigs they harvest.With the possibility of exposure to brucellosis and other pathogens sometimes carried by feral swine, Texas hunters should wear disposable rubber or latex gloves when cleaning pigs they harvest.. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle. Image 6 of 4. 4Texans annually trap tens of thousands of the state's estimated 2 million feral hogs.

Irving's trapping operations nabbed three feral hogs in the Irving, Texas landfill on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Wild hogs aren't just a problem for Texas farmers and. Rare footage shows a group of normally shy wild boars enjoying an impromptu roadside picnic in Sopot, Poland. Stunned onlookers couldn't help but stop to marvel at. Our friends over at Zelectric Motors, the company that electrifies old air-cooled Volkswagens, including Beetles, Buses, and Things, were taking their lightning bugs. Watch Barney: Let`S Go On Vacation Streaming.

Texans annually trap tens of thousands of the state's estimated 2 million feral hogs. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle. Image 7 of 4. 4Reducing feral hog access to wildlife feeders by surrounding them with low fencing can greatly benefit deer hunters by reducing the number of hogs “spooking” deer from the area, increasing deer traffic, and denying hogs the costly corn.

Reducing feral hog access to wildlife feeders by surrounding them with low fencing can greatly benefit deer hunters by reducing the number of hogs “spooking” deer from the area, increasing deer traffic, and .. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle. Image 8 of 4. 4Texans annually spends an estimated $4. The state's burgeoning feral hog population eat a large percentage of the corn intended for deer. Texans annually spends an estimated $4. The state's burgeoning feral hog population eat a large percentage of the corn intended .. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle.

Image 9 of 4. 4The wary, fast- reproducing non- native wild swine compete directly with native wildlife, destroy habitat and annually cause millions of dollars in damage to ranching and agricultural interests. The wary, fast- reproducing non- native wild swine compete directly with native wildlife, destroy habitat and annually cause millions of dollars in damage to ranching and agricultural interests. Photo: Shannon Tompkins, Chronicle. Image 1. 0 of 4. 4Kinky Friedman, a Democrat running for the statewide office, is proposing beefing up the state’s program to harvest and market wild hog meat in a way he says will create jobs and revenue for Texas. Kinky Friedman, a Democrat running for the statewide office, is proposing beefing up the state’s program to harvest and market wild hog meat in a way he says will create jobs and revenue for Texas.

Image 1. 1 of 4. 4Kinky Friedman, a Democrat running for the statewide office, is proposing beefing up the state’s program to harvest and market wild hog meat in a way he says will create jobs and revenue for Texas. Kinky Friedman, a Democrat running for the statewide office, is proposing beefing up the state’s program to harvest and market wild hog meat in a way he says will create jobs and revenue for Texas. Photo: JERRY LARA, San Antonio Express- News. Image 1. 2 of 4. 4The shadow of Kyle Lange's helicopter hover over feral pigs near Mertzon, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. Under a legislation proposed by a Fort Worth lawmaker, recreational sportsmen would be allowed to join professional hunters like Lange to aerial- hunt feral hogs to help thin out their relentlessly multiplying and destructive ranks from the perch of a helicopter. The shadow of Kyle Lange's helicopter hover over feral pigs near Mertzon, Texas, Wednesday, Feb.

Under a legislation proposed by a Fort Worth lawmaker, recreational sportsmen would be allowed to .. Photo: Eric Gay, STF. Image 1. 3 of 4. 4Jimmy Meyers flies with his brother, Joseph Meyers, of Flying J Services, flies over a farmer's field in search of feral hogs in Atascosa County. Meyers is hired by farmers to eliminate the feral hog population which cause high amounts of crop loss.

Jimmy Meyers flies with his brother, Joseph Meyers, of Flying J Services, flies over a farmer's field in search of feral hogs in Atascosa County. Meyers is hired by farmers to eliminate the feral hog population .. Photo: JERRY LARA, San Antonio Express- News. Image 1. 4 of 4. 4This image shows all the pieces of a feral hog after butchering and ready for further processing or cooking.

This image shows all the pieces of a feral hog after butchering and ready for further processing or cooking. Image 1. 5 of 4. 4Feral hogs are probably the most destructive wild animals in the state and one Texas researcher had hoped to slow their rapid reproduction with a birth control pill, but that hasn't worked out well.

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Wild hogs aren't just a problem for Texas farmers and ranchers anymore. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples says the pigs have gone to the city. Wildlife officials say the hogs are now plaguing urban areas because of changing habitats and prolific reproduction. Texas has up to 2 million of the hairy beasts, about half the nation's population. AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Nathan Hunsinger) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; AP MEMBERS ONLY less. Irving's trapping operations nabbed three feral hogs in the Irving, Texas landfill on Thursday, March 1. Wild hogs aren't just a problem for Texas farmers and ranchers anymore.

Texas Agriculture .. Photo: AP. Image 1. Young feral hogs and sows are often targeted by hunters for the quality of their meat, though usually not ones quite this small.

Rebecca Lewis found in Memphis after 5- state manhunt. Story highlights Rebecca Lewis found safe; suspected kidnapper in custody, police say. Family tells police West Wild Hogs suffers from depression, bipolar disorder (CNN)Rebecca Lewis, a 4- year- old whose Saturday abduction from her Lakeland, Florida, home set off Amber Alerts in five states, has been found and is safe, according to a Monday tweet from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Her suspected kidnapper, West Wild Hogs, is in custody, the TBI said. Hogs was captured after an employee of Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, called security to say Hogs was at the hospital, Memphis Police Department spokeswoman Lt. Karen Rudolph told reporters.

She did not know why Hogs visited the medical center, she said. Police pulled over Hogs in the hospital's parking lot, she said. Hogs was arrested without incident. It doesn't seem that she has any apparent injuries," but paramedics are examining her to be sure, Rudolph said. Earlier,Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference in Florida in which he warned that Hogs was a truck driver by trade and feels "very comfortable on highways. He was seen in Nashville around 2: 3.

Monday, the sheriff said. His family has told investigators that he suffers from depression and bipolar disorder, said Donna Wood, spokeswoman for the Polk County (Florida) Sheriff's Office. Though Judd told reporters that Hogs has no criminal history and does not seem violent, he also said Hogs had previously lived with the Lewis family, when Rebecca was an infant, but he pulled a gun on the family "so the mama ran him off."It was far from the only bizarre piece of information provided at the Monday news conference. Judd suggested Hogs might already be in custody if Tennessee authorities had issued an Amber Alert earlier. Late Sunday night, a ranger encountered Hogs and the girl at Cove Lake State Park in Caryville, Tennessee, about 2. Kentucky border, Judd said.

Hogs told the ranger he was waiting on Rebecca's mother, the ranger told him the park was closed and Hogs left, the sheriff said. Only later did the ranger see a bulletin and realize that he'd spoken to Hogs, Judd said. Tennessee declined to issue an Amber Alert, Judd said, because there was no evidence the girl was in Tennessee. Here's a news flash, Tennessee: He was there," the sheriff said. TBI spokesman Josh De. Vine told CNN on Monday morning that the bureau would respond, but there were "some potential developments in the case that've taken precedence for the time being."According to the Justice Department's federal guidelines, Amber Alerts should be issued when authorities have a "reasonable belief" a child younger than 1. To issue activations without "significant information" indicating an abduction has occurred would be problematic, the Justice Department says, but "at the same time, each case must be appraised on its own merits and a judgment call made quickly.

Law enforcement must understand that a 'best judgment' approach, based on the evidence, is appropriate and necessary."The ordeal began last week, a few days before the kidnapping, Judd said. Hogs was at his home in Seale, Alabama, on October 3 when he told his wife he had a surprise for her. They got in the car and headed north to Interstate 7. Kentucky, Judd said. From there, they went to West Virginia, then Virginia, then Maryland, where they rested at a welcome center. They then took Interstate 9. South to Charlotte, North Carolina, and drove west to Tennessee, where they took Interstate 7.

Georgia. It was Thursday by then, and his wife decided to abandon the trip, Judd said. She got out of the car and called relatives to take her back to Seale.

On Friday, Hogs showed up at the Polk City, Florida, home of his grandmother, whom he hasn't seen in a year. He spent the night, and when his grandmother was getting ready to go to work in Clermont, he asked about Rebecca's family, as well as for the addresses of Walmart stores in the area, Judd said. Around 9: 3. 0 a. Saturday, Rebecca's 1. Judd said he didn't know exactly how Hogs abducted Rebecca - - namely, whether he took her from the yard or home - - but he apparently kidnapped her before 9: 3.

Mc. Donald's where they spent about 3. Hogs and Rebecca weren't seen again until 6: 3. Saturday when they turned up at a BP gas station off Interstate 7. Forsyth, Georgia, where Hogs bought drinks, the sheriff said.

They were then seen in Caryville, Tennessee, late Sunday and in Nashville a few hours later. A the time of Hogs' arrest, five states - - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee - - had issued Amber Alerts, according to the sheriff's office. CNN's John Newsome contributed to this report.