South Carolina Wildlife Services Program

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9/16/2010 1 Protecting People Protecting Agriculture Protecting Wildlife Feral Pig Management Techniques South Carolina Wildlife Services Program Noel Myers State Director Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services Protecting People Protecting Agriculture Protecting Wildlife Wildlife Services’ Mission . . . is to provide federal leadership in managing problems caused by wildlife. Protecting People Protecting Agriculture Protecting Wildlife Damage Protecting People Protecting Agriculture Protecting Wildlife Damage Management Overview • Legal Considerations • Management Strategies Fencing Harassment Contraception Trapping Shooting & Hunting Toxicants Snares Protecting People Protecting Agriculture Protecting Wildlife Nonlethal Management Options • Exclusion Woven-wire fences or electric (not always effective) • Frightening not effective • No repellents registered • Contraception – under investigation Protecting People Protecting Agriculture Protecting Wildlife Population Management: Trapping Jump bars are an effective tool to prevent pigs from escaping from rectangular cage traps. Trap materials and construction techniques must be able to withstand the forces exerted by captive animals.

Transcript of South Carolina Wildlife Services Program

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Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Feral Pig Management Techniques

South Carolina Wildlife Services Program

Noel Myers

State Director

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Wildlife Services

Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Wildlife Services’ Mission

. . . is to provide

federal leadership in

managing problems

caused by wildlife.

Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Damage

Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Damage Management Overview

• Legal Considerations

• Management Strategies

� Fencing

� Harassment

� Contraception

� Trapping

� Shooting & Hunting

� Toxicants

� Snares

Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Nonlethal Management Options

• Exclusion

Woven-wire fences or electric (not

always effective)

• Frightening not effective

• No repellents registered

• Contraception – under investigation

Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Population Management: Trapping

Jump bars are an effective tool

to prevent pigs from escaping

from rectangular

cage traps.

Trap materials and construction

techniques must be able to

withstand the forces exerted by

captive animals.

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Simple is sometimes better??

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Cage Traps

Permanent

Portable

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Door Types

• Fall door

• Swing Door

• Lift or rooter door

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Fall Door

Swing Door

Also know as guillotine door

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Swing Door

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Rooter or Lift Door

Swing Door

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Prebaiting

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Recreational Hunting and Other Options

• Sport hunting

• Shooting at night�Permits necessary

• No legal toxicants

•Snares�Not legal in SC

Bill Higginbotham

Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Other Options

Rod Pinkston

Protecting People

Protecting Agriculture

Protecting Wildlife

Questions?


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