Kansas farmers raising concerns over possible feral hogs sightings

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Some Kansans have seen feral hogs roaming round components of the state. A Backyard Plain police officer posted a video of the animals to their Fb after the division obtained reviews of individuals seeing the hogs. The division stated a USDA wildlife agent was instantly notified.

On Saturday, 12 Information acquired extra footage of what a viewer believed to be feral hogs close to Lake Afton.

Farmers within the space north of Backyard Plain say they’ve handled feral hogs on their property earlier than and so they’re hoping it gained’t change into a serious downside.

“Preserve your eyes out, we hope they don’t come within the space,” Jeff Winter, a farmer in Mount Hope, stated. “They’re to the south and we’ve heard them shifting up.”

Jeff says the feral hogs triggered injury to his soybean subject, the place he believes the hogs trampled by the crops. He says when this occurred, the USDA established a neighborhood watch and if any feral hogs had been noticed, the objective was to lure them.

Jeff additionally stated the state of Kansas has a “zero tolerance” coverage in opposition to feral hogs due to how a lot injury they’ll trigger.

“What Kansas doesn’t need is any feral hogs,” Winter stated. “Hog populations can improve.”

The American Farm Bureau federation stated feral hogs have triggered greater than 2.5 billion {dollars} in damages to agriculture, livestock and the atmosphere.

“Feral hogs will be very, very damaging to crop land, to vary land, to non-public property,” Winter stated. “They’ll actually harm crops and private property in a short time.”

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