Good luck country boy 24. You will learn not to ask a question on this forum. People will always ridicule you.. it was nice having a conversation with you Ryan

Ha nice thread...

I wish I hadn't missed all this. I didn't see where country boy said he wanted to "put them in a cage" He said in a "pen"

We have rescued dogs from the local shelter for the specific purpose of hunting hogs. They seemed to have no issue with putting them in a round pen with a hog. However, we have never put a dog in a pen with a 350lb boar. Typically use a small, maybe 40-60lb pig. Neither animal is hurt by the other since we are right there with them.

Also, our local warden knows this goes on. He encourages the way we hunt. Until that stops, I think we will continue what we do.

I will amend my first post about the legalities of placing a hog and a dog together in a pen. jmc82 in the above post brings up the important point about neither animal being hurt.

You can place any two animals together in a pen. Doesn't matter if it is a dog/cat, dog/hog, horse/cow...doesn't matter and it's perfectly legal. However, if you KNOW those animals will fight each other, or those animals fight each other and you do not stop it, it immediately becomes illegal under Texas Penal Code section 42.092. For MANY years, hog/dog fighting was perfectly legal in Texas until the statute was changed in either 2009 and 2010 due to public outcry over the practice. Texas Atty. General Rick Gilpin went on record, "...fights between dogs and hogs would constitute and offense under Penal Code 42.09." In all honesty, it's still a pretty common practice in many Southern states and is usually not prosecuted unless someone tips off the media and an investigation ensues.

So in summary, I will reiterate that placing ANY two animals in a pen together is perfectly legal UNTIL those two animals harm each other.

A tree hugger could, and probably would, compare hunting hogs with dogs to fighting. Especially if blood is drawn from the dog.

Thats why it's important to vote, and pay attention to who you are voting for.

Thanks,if i didnt care i would not have asked i would have just did it without asking anyone if it was legal.Then i asked and people jump on my a$$ like i have been doing it and killing my dogs lol.

Maybe you should know what the law says before you post, then edit your post! He asked if it was legal- which it isn't. Nothing is blown out of whack....till your post. BTW, most bird/duck hunters use bumpers instead of live birds to train dogs

I'll bet you a lunch that my wife can find a connection here...

Just do it. You're gonna use the dogs to attack the pigs when you're hunting. Only difference is you kill the ones in the woods. So I'm sure its completely legal, regardless of what a few say.

Just do it. You're gonna use the dogs to attack the pigs when you're hunting. Only difference is you kill the ones in the woods. So I'm sure its completely legal, regardless of what a few say.

just remember to not keep a hog in a training pen that has chewed up ears and legs . if yur training a pit to catch on the ear dont try and leave him on the ear to long , but you have to do this step before you go to the woods . get on east texas hogdoggers and ask any one on there ? and they will help you or call me and i can help you out,