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I don't know much on the sunject but I just don't see bobcats and coyotes killing enough baby hogs to warrant stopping predator hunting.

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I see the eastern half of the state being over-run with hogs, and I wonder if we should be killing so many bobcats and coyotes. Don't these animals kill small hogs? As hog numbers soar past deer numbers, it seems to me that these predators will be taking down lots more baby hogs than baby deer.

What do you think?

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And maybe we should stop killing Bambi so the deer population will be larger than the hog population. Instead of hunting at all, we could hold hands, drink Obama kool-aid, and sing Kumbaya.
Amazing how fast some guys want to throw other people's hunting under the bus. I think the Ben Franklin quote applies here, "We must all hang together or surely we will all hang seperately."
The state of Texas probably has enough wildlife biologists on staff, but if they need help, I am sure they will call you.

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Calm down there turbo. He was just asking opinions. He wasn't saying to quit doing it. He just had an idea that he thought might help cut down on the hog situation.

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I think (throwing this out for contradiction) that the use of FEEDERS is what has caused the hog expansion.

As for attacking little kids, I think, sure, wolves and cougars are guility of that, but I doubt bobcats and coyotes have done much in that regard.

I think a pack of coyotes could probably attack a bunch of baby hogs in such as way as to distract the mother while they got one or more. Bobcats wouldn't be so efficient at the hog taking, I would imagine.

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I think not hunting coyotes and bobcats would be more detrimental to the deer population than the hog population.

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I think (throwing this out for contradiction) that the use of FEEDERS is what has caused the hog expansion.

As for attacking little kids, I think, sure, wolves and cougars are guility of that, but I doubt bobcats and coyotes have done much in that regard.

I think a pack of coyotes could probably attack a bunch of baby hogs in such as way as to distract the mother while they got one or more. Bobcats wouldn't be so efficient at the hog taking, I would imagine.

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There are many examples of coyote attacks on kids due to over population. Coyotes and bobcats are thriving. What most people don't know is coyotes and bobcats eat more rodents then anything else. They eat rabbits, quail and deer also but I would bet you that rodents make up a larger percentage of their diet.

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It's the nature of predators to expand their numbers as prey animals increase.

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I think (throwing this out for contradiction) that the use of FEEDERS is what has caused the hog expansion.

As for attacking little kids, I think, sure, wolves and cougars are guility of that, but I doubt bobcats and coyotes have done much in that regard.

I think a pack of coyotes could probably attack a bunch of baby hogs in such as way as to distract the mother while they got one or more. Bobcats wouldn't be so efficient at the hog taking, I would imagine.

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There are many examples of coyote attacks on kids due to over population. Coyotes and bobcats are thriving. What most people don't know is coyotes and bobcats eat more rodents then anything else. They eat rabbits, quail and deer also but I would bet you that rodents make up a larger percentage of their diet.

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There is only 1 documented case on an individual by a coyote and that was back in 04 where other states, have much higher attack rates, especially California since they have outlawed trapping.

Rodents and small game do make up the major portion of a coyote and bobcats diet and they will feed upon carrion when available as well. Their attempts to capture or prey upon feral hog piglets are like a lion feeding on a baby elephant...not even close to happening!

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