I'd think javelinas would be the most likely off target animals to be effected. Even if the poison is distributed following all regulations and using the special feeders, if a hog can get into it to feed, I'd wager that a javelina could do the same. I'd hate to see a sudden decrease in the state's population of roving football shaped hoover-linas. They may not be worth much, but they're fun to see.

TPWD has been studying Sodium Nitrite since at least 2010. They clearly feel it is the better solution. The two departments apparently disagree while taxpayers fund two state entities to solve the same issue. The Department of Agricultures decision to allow the use of Warfarin would cost TPWD. Their game wardens would no doubt have to deal with the mess. I can't imagine this is a happy situation. You are right, it would seem desirable to have the two agencies on the same page.

Don't forget politics. The political realities may dictate that TPWD goes along with the Warfarin Plan, or at least doesn't actively oppose it. Still, to me it's significant that they weren't all in agreement prior to this action being initiated. Not sure that will really matter in the long run.

The injunction is a small victory, and as noted, temporary. It isn't stopping the use of Kaput at this point because Kaput wasn't even going to be out on the market until May. This just assures it won't be out this month.

The injunction is on technical grounds and doesn't address the more serious concerns. So if Miller can formulate a proper work around and doesn't stupidly try a fast-track method again, we are left with the same serious concerns. It was a moronic poly on Miller's part, but one I don't think he will repeat.

They were and are, but they chose a different path.

The problem with a study showing how long it takes a dose to metabolize is that the way the feed with warfarin is to be applied in Texas, a pig will continue to eat each day until it dies or becomes too sick to eat.

the bait only contains .005% warfarin, hogs are basically hyper allergic to the stuff (think a kiddo with peanut allergy, even the remnants of peanut oil etc. can kill them).
seems to me that the dosage is small to protect other species, .oo5% miniscule to the extreme.
like I have said before, this will not be spread all over the state on every ranch, I would like to see some closely monitored test sites first but from what I have learned this stuff is no danger to other species.

as for cleaning them up, buzzards/coyotes/bobcats etc. all have to eat as well and I seriously doubt this bait would harm them.

Here's a new article outlining the issue.

http://www.chron.com/sports/outdoors/art...ue-10995283.php

Good read. At this point I don't have enough information to condone the use of warfarin to poison hogs but, I hold fire ants and feral hogs in the same regard and while I have enjoyed catching and killing hogs for 20+ years I look forward to the days when we can tell all our old hog killing stories and only remember the good hog killing days instead of the reality of money and livestock lost to these sorry sob's. Kill Em' all.

like fireants we will never rid ourselves of hogs, EVER. what we have to do is control them and kaput is one way I see of doing that with minimal risk to other wildlife.
we put down chemicals to control ants that have much more potential of harming our pets than warfarin would, ever read what is in fireant granules?


my point in all this has been that we have a method available to landowners (who should have final say in this bs) to control the hog pop. but we have a group of self centered hunters that are fearing that they will lose the ability to hunt pigs, guess what, even with warfarin we will never completely eradicate pigs from Tx.

I have yet to see any group of landowners come out against this bait, why is that? all I see is a group that has a financial interest in keeping the hogs plentiful and this is just bad wrong in my book.

Your logic is interesting, challenged even. Landowners have financial interest as well, so before you go and decide one group is more self centered than the other, understand that it is a two way street.

I haven't seen any group of landowners come out for Warfarin, certainly none willing to file a counter suit to reinstate Warfarin either. Have you?