Middle South Conservation District Trap Lease Program

Piloted in 2024 by the Georgia Feral Hog Task Force, the trap rental pilot program in the Middle South Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District aims to make effective trapping equipment readily available to landowners, managers, and producers. Highlights of the pilot year include:

  • 535 feral hogs safely and successfully trapped and removed by landowners

  • 20 trap rentals across 8 counties

  • 2 educational workshops with a total of 58 participants, with content focused on behavior and biology, rules and regulations, disease risk and carcass disposal, and PigBrig installation

  • 31,678 total acres protected

Property Protected

Agricultural Commodities Protected

Partners

  • Georgia Feral Hog Task Force

    Georgia Department of Agriculture

    USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

    Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

    Georgia Department of Natural Resources

    USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

    UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources