I'd hate to be in that farmer's shoes! Temik, or Timic as it is usually labeled, is actually a controlled herbicide used as a cotton plant defoiliant which is extremely poisionous if ingested. By controlled, I mean it takes a licensed applicator to even purchase it. TWS used it in bait stations to control coyotes back in the 70's and early 80's until it was outlawed due to it being a heavy secondary killer. Which meant it killed the mule it was injected into that was used as bait and then it killed the target species...i.e. the coyote that fed on it. But then it also killed whatever fed on the coyote.... and whatever fed on what fed on the coyote...and so on and so on. It almost caused the same public outrage as the use of DDT did when it wiped out a lot of bald eagles in the early 70's. I'd venture to say that farmer is in a heap of trouble and will be lucky if he gets by with just stiff fines and penalties for use of an herbicide in a manner it was not intended or approved for.I'd imagine that his fines and wildlife restocking fee's will probably be the demise of his agricultural career. Don't get me wrong, I'm a landowner suffering from the same destruction of feral hog overpopulation as every other landowner in every county in Texas. And I'm sure he had good intentions about how to combat wildlife damage to his agribusiness. This is just a prime example of 'word of mouth' solutions to wildlife problems. If you find yourself suffering losses due to predation or wildlife damage, contact your district TWS office. If they cannot provide you with direct means to remedy your problem, they can give you the most current ,as well as legal, method to begin resolving your problem. To date the feral hog is the largest population of predators in Texas that poses the biggest threat to livestock and is also the largest cause of agribuisness ecomomic losses. Not to mention the diseases that accompany any species that is allowed to become so vastly overpopulated as the feral hog has. Just one 6 month old pregnant sow is all it takes to start an infestation. Feral hogs can begin breeding at 6 months of age and sows will have at least 2 litters of young in a years time. And they have between 4 to 6 young in a litter. Litters as large as 12 are not uncommon. All landowners and hunters are desperately needed to do as much as they legally and ethically can to try and reduce the numbers of feral hogs in all parts of the state. On my property I have imposed a 'shoot on site' principle to try and reduce the numbers. Don't worry....they're just like fire ants....we'll never be rid of them either! Sorry I got on a roll. It's just my pet peeve when someone acts on misinformation and causes a devestating loss of wildlife that could have been prevented. Hog hunters are just about everywhere dying to find new country to hunt. Guides are charging urban hunters as much as $2500 just to hunt the most overpopulated nuissance species found in all 254 counties in Texas. I just don't understand.....landowners everywhere dying for help controlling their hogs and guides getting paid to drive folks into their backyards to shoot 'em out from under their corn feeders.... I'm in the wrong line of work!....lol! Remember.....2 wrong's don't make a right......but 3 left's will!

Great posts guys!! As damaging as feral pigs are and as much as I hate sharing the deer woods with them, I would never think of going to the extreme of using poison to kill them. Besides...I like to eat them!!! I aint a biology guru but most backwoods rednecks that I know would think of the other animals that could be harmed by doing something like that.

I would come out and take a boat ride up the White Oak to help you control some of those hogs Ron, but we have plenty to contend with of our own.

Happy Hunting!! Kill 'em All and Leave 'em Lay!! The coyotes and the Texas Black Eagles have got to eat too!!

This is what they look like on our place!!

Looks like you're raising 4-H show hogs! You know you're welcome to float the White oak with me anytime, Jason. Seems that's how I'll be doing most of my hunting this year since the water's still up!

unfortunately the facts that Mr. Coker has relayed are wrong. The farm was west of Carbon and 200 acres not 2000. The feds have already acted on this. While I understand the warning lets get the facts correct before you inadvertently ruin someones livelyhood!

MPN has been informed that the information given out previously about the location of the peanut fields where Temik was mixed with corn to kill hogs, needs to be corrected and updated.  There is one site that has had ground samples sent in and confirmed to have been contaminated.   This location is south of Cisco, 3/10 west of Hwy 183 on CR 173.   The location at Hwy 206 and FM 569 is suspect but has not been confirmed as a poison site. Map

It was discovered that a group of peanut growers leasing land in Eastland County had been putting out corn mixed with Temik to kill hogs.  The peanut growers have not been cooperating with authorities and it is known that they have land leased in other places.  Authorities are in the process of trying to find out what lands they have leased and if they have used this method in other locations.  We will update information as soon as it is released.

Chances are very small that a human could be affected by eating the meat of an animal that has ingested a small amount of Aldicarb.    The poison is potent, fast acting, and metabolized quickly, so an animal who has eaten any of the poison would be killed quickly or could be staggering and look sick.    It is recommended that anyone hunting within a 4-5 mile radius of  Hwy 183 & CR 173 not eat the meat of any game killed.  Any deer or game that is stumbling or appears sick should also be avoided.

Archery season is open now and ends November 6.  Rifle season opens Saturday, November 7 and ends January 3.