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House Passes Bill Allowing Hunters to Hunt Deer and Hogs over Bait

By Brandon Moseley February 28, 2017 the Alabama House of Representatives voted to approve allowing hunters to buy a license to hunt deer and hogs on baited ground. House Bill 184 was sponsored by state Representative Jack W. Williams (R from Wilmer). Rep. Williams said that HB 184 would provide for the Department of Conservation … Continued

March 1, 2017

State issues warrants for persons spreading wild hogs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, November 28, 2016, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that over a dozen persons were indicted for the illegal transport and possession of wild hogs. Hogs are not a species that are native to North America. The first hogs that were brought to Alabama came … Continued

November 29, 2016

House Passes Wild Hog Legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 12, the Alabama House of Representative passed HB315 making it a Class B misdemeanor to transport and release live feral swine in the State. The bill is sponsored by state Representative Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery). The bill also establishes a mandatory minimum fine of not less than two … Continued

May 13, 2015

Feral Hog Problem (Not Politicos, the Other Ones)

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture John McMillan (R) reported on Facebook that the state of Alabama and federal officials have just finished a two day conference at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Montgomery to look at ways to deal with a growing problem from feral hogs. s expedition and the … Continued

April 18, 2014