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County trappers report 1,700 field hours, 198 feral hogs removed in 2025
Summary
Texas Wildlife Services briefed the court: two local trappers logged 1,700 field hours in 2025 and removed 205 coyotes, 198 feral hogs and other predators; they also submitted 48 rabies samples and verified $7,386 in livestock losses.
Representatives of the Texas Wildlife Services program presented an annual program briefing to the Kendall County Commissioner's Court on Jan. 13, reporting removal and monitoring numbers for 2025 and outlining outreach and disease-sampling activities.
The local program—administered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, USDA Wildlife Services and the Texas Wildlife Damage Management Association—operates two county trappers. The presenter introduced Robert Cravy (east) and Chad Flock (west) and summarized calendar-year 2025 results: 1,700 combined field hours, 205 coyotes, 198 feral swine, 112 gray foxes, 27 raccoons and smaller counts of bobcats, hawks and porcupine. Staff also verified $7,386 in livestock losses attributable to predators and collected 48 rabies samples, the presenter said.
The briefing described methods used: snares, cage traps, aircraft and M44 devices (for coyotes) and a combination of methods for feral swine (helicopter, snares, cage traps and shooting). The presenter said the program also supports outreach, including classroom visits, and contributes disease samples to state and national monitoring.
Commissioners thanked the trappers and described the work as an important public service in an agricultural county. The presentation did not include requests for additional county funding.
The court did not take formal action; the session served as an informational briefing.
