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USDA Aims to Eradicate Feral Hogs In These States
May 14, 2026Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Feral hogs are one of the world’s worst invasive species, and the damage they cause to wildlife, habitat and agriculture here in the United States is severe. Their explosive reproductive rate and assistance from people…
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Habitat
This Alternative to Summer Food Plots for Deer Makes More Sense
May 6, 2026Kip Adams
I’m a huge food plot fan. I grew up on a farm, and food plots have always been a tie to my childhood. I like growing food for deer, the connection to the land, and…
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Hunting
Long-Distance Movements of Feral Hogs Are Coming From These Key States
May 5, 2026Lindsay Thomas Jr.
It’s no secret that the biggest driver of the feral hog problem in the United States is people who trap and relocate live pigs for money or hunting opportunity. Now we have a roadmap of…
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Deer Science
Fight Feral Hogs With Fire: What New Science Reveals
Apr 29, 2026Lindsay Thomas Jr.
I’m just back from the International Wild Pig Conference, and I have bad news: feral hogs, wild pigs, invasive swine, or whatever you prefer to call them, are still a major problem. Shocker, I know….
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How to Establish a QDM Cooperative
Jan 25, 2012NDA Staff
“We would love to participate in a deer management program on our property, but those dirtbags across the fence shoot everything that moves. So, what’s the point?” Sound familiar? I’ve heard this countless times over…
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Aging Bucks on the Hoof
Jan 25, 2012Kip Adams
Harvesting white-tailed bucks based on age is becoming an increasingly common management strategy. To implement this practice, hunters must have the ability to accurately age bucks on the hoof based on their body characteristics, an…
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Submit Your Buck Photos for “Age This!”
Jan 1, 2012Lindsay Thomas Jr.
One of the most popular features of NDA’s weekly e-newsletter is “Age This!” We select trail-camera photos of bucks supplied by our readers and ask our readers to estimate their age. Readers get to see…
