County-Wide Feral Hog Contest Aims to Protect Local Agriculture

The county-wide feral hog contest is being held to give landowners, producers, and sportsmen an opportunity to control feral hogs in Fayette Co. The feral hog population causes economic losses to Fayette County Agriculture producers through crop destruction, pasture and livestock losses, and environmental damage. The winter Contest begins on Nov. 1, and ends January 5, 2026. Prize money will be awarded to the individuals who officially enters the most feral hogs during the contest. Fayette Co. Commissioner’s Court, Fayette County Farm Bureau, and an Anonymous Donor are providing premium money in the following amounts: 1st $250, 2nd $200, 3rd $175, 4th $150, 5th $125, 6th $100, 7th $75, 8th $50, 9th $50, and 10th $25. The contest will conclude at noon on Jan. 5, 2026.

Contest rules are as follows: 1. All feral hog ears entered in this contest must be taken in Fayette County.

2. Feral hogs can be taken by any lawful method, but it is illegal to buy a feral hog from another person to enter in the contest.

3. The animals’ ears must be brought in, to be eligible for the contest.

4. All feral hog ears entered in the program will be marked by being spray painted, and will become the property of Fayette County.

5. No ears from domestic hogs will be accepted.

Official check-in location will be located at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office located at 255 Svoboda Lane, Room 134, in La Grange. Official check-in will only be taken at this location during their normal business hours.

This program is being sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fayette County and Fayette Farm Bureau in cooperation with the Fayette County Commissioner’s Court. Check-in locations are subject to being changed or increased.