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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 1748350" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>I have a buddy that has property just outside of Abilene-- he used to have tons of white tail and turkey-- he has feeders for the white tail set up-- the hogs have come in and torn up his property and driven out both the turkey and white tail, there are no helicopters over any of his property or any where near it --he does not put out "hog bait" but still uses the corn feeders for the deer-- he even put up "hog wire" (barbed wire low on the bottom of the fence to keep the hogs from going under the wire) to try to keep the hogs off his property but they just push through and break the hog wire too</p><p></p><p>he tells me that the only time he sees turkey or deer now is when the hog population goes over to the neighboring property as his neighbor does put out hog bait --in his situation the hogs are pushing the turkey and deer when in the area</p><p></p><p>Texas has had the "pork chopper law" for 8 or so years now, you'd think they would have an idea of the affects by now--its big business, those helicopter hunting companies charge $2000/hour to do those hunts -- there is $800 million worth of crop damage done in Texas by hogs, but at $2000/hour that would be off set by 400000 hours of hog hunting tours--there are over 100 companies now doing helicopter hunts which would mean that each of those companies would need to fly for 4000/year and they would bring in the same $800 million that was lost to crops--its a huge loss to the farmers, BUT Texas gains more revenue from the hunting fees than are lost in crops </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying its good or bad, just showing both sides of the coin -- I doubt that the deer and turkey are gone completely, they have just moved to different areas</p><p></p><p>by the way, how is that hot air balloon hog hunting going?-- they just passed that law this past year IIRC</p><p></p><p>I also know that most of those helo hunting companies have written contracts with the property owners that they have to try to collect the deceased hog carcasses when possible and often have "runner trucks" that police the hunted areas and pick up of and dispose the dead hogs, which is why you may not be seeing the carcasses </p><p></p><p>you do not own the air space over your property, it is "a public travel way" and you don't own the animals on your property either (unless of course you stock them and fence them--then they would be "livestock or exotic animals) --so legally a helicopter can fly over your property and they can push "publicly owned game animals" around due to their being in the area-- but they can not "endanger you or your property dwellings" </p><p></p><p>the best thing to do would be to speak with the adjoining property owners and see if they would try to keep the helicopters from flying over your property --thought they don't have to abide it would be "neighborly"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 1748350, member: 94491"] I have a buddy that has property just outside of Abilene-- he used to have tons of white tail and turkey-- he has feeders for the white tail set up-- the hogs have come in and torn up his property and driven out both the turkey and white tail, there are no helicopters over any of his property or any where near it --he does not put out "hog bait" but still uses the corn feeders for the deer-- he even put up "hog wire" (barbed wire low on the bottom of the fence to keep the hogs from going under the wire) to try to keep the hogs off his property but they just push through and break the hog wire too he tells me that the only time he sees turkey or deer now is when the hog population goes over to the neighboring property as his neighbor does put out hog bait --in his situation the hogs are pushing the turkey and deer when in the area Texas has had the "pork chopper law" for 8 or so years now, you'd think they would have an idea of the affects by now--its big business, those helicopter hunting companies charge $2000/hour to do those hunts -- there is $800 million worth of crop damage done in Texas by hogs, but at $2000/hour that would be off set by 400000 hours of hog hunting tours--there are over 100 companies now doing helicopter hunts which would mean that each of those companies would need to fly for 4000/year and they would bring in the same $800 million that was lost to crops--its a huge loss to the farmers, BUT Texas gains more revenue from the hunting fees than are lost in crops I'm not saying its good or bad, just showing both sides of the coin -- I doubt that the deer and turkey are gone completely, they have just moved to different areas by the way, how is that hot air balloon hog hunting going?-- they just passed that law this past year IIRC I also know that most of those helo hunting companies have written contracts with the property owners that they have to try to collect the deceased hog carcasses when possible and often have "runner trucks" that police the hunted areas and pick up of and dispose the dead hogs, which is why you may not be seeing the carcasses you do not own the air space over your property, it is "a public travel way" and you don't own the animals on your property either (unless of course you stock them and fence them--then they would be "livestock or exotic animals) --so legally a helicopter can fly over your property and they can push "publicly owned game animals" around due to their being in the area-- but they can not "endanger you or your property dwellings" the best thing to do would be to speak with the adjoining property owners and see if they would try to keep the helicopters from flying over your property --thought they don't have to abide it would be "neighborly" [/QUOTE]
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