Look out below! Texas will now let you shoot feral hogs from hot air balloons

  • 7 years ago
Over the past decade, Texas' feral hog population has grown out of control, disrupting crops and damaging property. Well enough is enough, at least according to Texas lawmakers, who have now made it legal to hunt the hogs from hot air balloons. This isn't the first attempt at rooting out the hogs from the air. It has been legal in Texas to hunt the animals from helicopters since 2011 but with limited success. Steve Lightfoot, a rep fro the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. told Dallas News in 2012 The running theory is that the silent approach of the hot air balloon will catch