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Published Work
Texas Wildlife Extra · Published October 1, 2026
Why Feral Hog Management Keeps Running Into Property Lines
By Efrain Ruiz, Founder of Texas Hog Dispatch
Feral hogs cross property lines. The people responding to them often cannot. This article explores how access, reporting, and coordination shape what happens next—even when capable operators are ready to help.
Ruiz, Efrain. “Why Feral Hog Management Keeps Running Into Property Lines.” Texas Wildlife Extra, October 2026, pp. 32–34.
Texas Hog Dispatch accepts property requests across Texas, reviews the details, and looks for independent feral hog operators who serve the area and fit the request. Operators control their own services, prices, schedules and fieldwork. Availability is confirmed case by case. No upfront fee to submit a request.
What Texas Hog Dispatch Does
THD handles
Inquiry review and qualification
Seeking suitable independent-operator connections
Administrative and payment coordination where applicable
Independent operators handle
Property assessment
Quoting
Scheduling
Trapping/removal methods
Field safety
Required authorizations
Service results
Texas Hog Dispatch does not trap, hunt, perform fieldwork, or certify operators.
Official Company Background / Approved Boilerplate
Short description
Texas Hog Dispatch accepts property requests across Texas and helps people find a practical next step with independent feral hog operators. Each request is reviewed for location, needs and potential operator fit. Its free Hog Watch Tracker brings source-linked research and educational tools together for Texans.
Extended description
Texas Hog Dispatch launched publicly in June 2026. Founded by Efrain Ruiz and built with his partner, Kelly, the Texas-based platform grew from a practical question: where do you start when feral hogs become a problem? THD accepts property requests across Texas, reviews the details, and researches independent operators who serve the area and fit the need. Participating operators independently decide whether to respond or accept. They control assessment, services, prices, schedules, methods and required authorizations. THD handles intake, connections and administration where applicable; it does not trap or perform fieldwork. Submitting a request does not guarantee an operator connection or service. Alongside the business, the free Hog Watch Tracker brings together sourced research, public records, clearly labeled estimates and educational tools.
Founder & Media Contact
Efrain Ruiz, Founder of Texas Hog Dispatch. Approved for editorial use in coverage of Texas Hog Dispatch. Credit: Courtesy of Texas Hog Dispatch.
Efrain Ruiz
Founder, Texas Hog Dispatch
Efrain Ruiz is the founder and primary media contact for Texas Hog Dispatch. He brings approximately 15 years of customer-facing sales and service experience, including personal banking and beverage-industry sales. His work on THD and Hog Watch centers on practical questions, clearer information, and helping people understand their next step.
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Research Figures in Context
These figures come from different years and study areas. Use the scope and date shown with each figure, and follow the source before quoting it.
More than 3 million wild pigs estimated in Texas
Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute cites this statewide estimate in April 2026. It is an estimate, not a census count.
Nearly $700 million in annual costs across six crops in 11 states
McKee and colleagues estimated the economic burden on producers of six crops in the surveyed states for 2021. Published in 2024, the study includes costs beyond direct crop losses; it is not a total for all U.S. wild-pig damage.
Four Texas counties excluded from reported presence in 2024
Texas A&M NRI, citing USDA’s 2024 distribution information, lists Dallam, El Paso, Hansford, and Sherman as the exceptions to reported presence in 250 of Texas’s 254 counties. This does not establish why those counties were excluded.
A 2012 Texas A&M AgriLife report estimated harvest at 29% and discussed annual removal of up to 66% over five years or longer to stabilize populations. These are historical estimates tied to that analysis, not a universal target for every property.
The access date records when this page was viewed, not the last data update. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) applies only to Tracker material or data expressly identified as licensed that way. It does not apply to the Texas Hog Dispatch name, seal, logos, wordmarks, portrait, business card, or other brand assets. Review the full methodology and source list before reuse.
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