We've recently had a lot of construction in an otherwise wooded area in S. Texas where I live. A lot of wildlife has been displaced, including Bald Eagles and other raptors, deer, coyotes and wild boar. Pets are being attacked and these animals are getting obviously desperate. On the nextdoor application one of my neighbors saw a dozen hogs fighting a pack of wild dogs at the creek we regularly visit.
Debate between neighbors is mixed, some want to bring in trappers, others want to bow hunt them. I'm not getting a firm answer on legality though. Supposedly in TX hogs are considered invasive pests and can be culled any time of year but I highly doubt the gov't would want a bunch of folks trapsing through the woods with bows.
My main concern is my pets. One of my dogs was badly mauled by 1 or more coyotes and almost died last year (decent sized husky). Due to construction I've had a lot of encounters this last year and the last thing I want is something digging under my fence and and killing my cat or dog. I wonder if anyone has had to defend their pet or property from an animal such as a hog or coyote within city limits - specifically with an airgun -, and if there were repercussions. In my encounters it's far to late at night to call animal control and things happened so fast it wouldn't have mattered anyway.
Debate between neighbors is mixed, some want to bring in trappers, others want to bow hunt them. I'm not getting a firm answer on legality though. Supposedly in TX hogs are considered invasive pests and can be culled any time of year but I highly doubt the gov't would want a bunch of folks trapsing through the woods with bows.
My main concern is my pets. One of my dogs was badly mauled by 1 or more coyotes and almost died last year (decent sized husky). Due to construction I've had a lot of encounters this last year and the last thing I want is something digging under my fence and and killing my cat or dog. I wonder if anyone has had to defend their pet or property from an animal such as a hog or coyote within city limits - specifically with an airgun -, and if there were repercussions. In my encounters it's far to late at night to call animal control and things happened so fast it wouldn't have mattered anyway.
