Texas Specialty Hunts Pricing & Heli Hunt Information

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Helicopter Pig Hunting
2018 – 2019 Pricing and Information

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Texas Helicopter Hog Hunting Prices

We offer a few different helicopter hog hunting trips at various prices to suit the needs of different hunting parties. Our helicopter hog hunting in Texas prices are different depending on the helicopter you choose as well as the number of hours you’re in the air. Your helicopter hog hunting trip can last anywhere from four to eight hours. You can view our Texas helicopter hog hunting prices below.

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Included on these hunts:

Suppressed AR-15’s
R-44 Helicopter (s)
Assigned flight hours per group

Not included in these packages:

Ammo
Meals, Lodging, Skeet, Trap, Sporting Clays
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Includes the following:

Helicopter orientation
Lodging
Meals
Ground Safety course
Firearm Rental
Ammo (for safety course)
Ranch tours
Skeet / trap
Picture
Full time chef
Full time pilots
Full time staff
Private cabins
2500sq ft pavillon
1st class lodging

The pigs cost Texans about $52 million in agricultural damage every year.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/animals/2017/11/21/hog-apocalypse-hold-pesky-wild-pigs-taking-texas

A Plague of Pigs in Texas

“I’ve trapped 61 of ’em down here in the last month,” says Tom Quaca, whose in-laws have owned this land for about a century. “But at least we got some hay out of here this year. First time in six years.” Quaca hopes to flatten the earth and crush the saplings with a bulldozer. Then maybe—maybe—the hogs will move onto adjacent hunting grounds and he can once again use his family’s land./p>

Wild hogs are among the most destructive invasive species in the United States today. Two million to six million of the animals are wreaking havoc in at least 39 states and four Canadian provinces; half are in Texas, where they do some $400 million in damages annually. They tear up recreational areas, occasionally even terrorizing tourists in state and national parks, and squeeze out other wildlife.

Texas allows hunters to kill wild hogs year-round without limits or capture them alive to take to slaughterhouses to be processed and sold to restaurants as exotic meat. Thousands more are shot from helicopters.

Do feral hogs carry disease?
In general, diseases from wild hogs do not pose a significant threat to humans; however, some diseases can be transmitted to livestock and wildlife. It is important to keep all livestock vaccinated, especially where large feral hog populations are concentrated.
Various diseases of wild hogs include pseudorabies, swine brucellosis, tuberculosis, bubonic plague, tularemia, hog cholera, foot and mouth disease, and anthrax. Internal parasites include kidney worms, stomach worms, round worms and whipworms. Liver flukes and trichinosis are also found in hogs. External parasites include dog ticks, fleas and hog lice.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/nuisance/feral_hogs/

Are you needing Corporate Helicopter Hog Hunting Prices? We can provide a Custom Quote for Corporate Helicopter Hunting groups so give us a call at 214-707-5833 for pricing.

What is pseudorabies and swine brucellosis? Pseudorabies, also known as “mad itch” is a swine herpes virus that may affect the respiratory, nervous and reproductive systems. Despite its name, it is not a rabies type disease but derives its name from the symptoms similar to a rabid animal. It is transmitted primarily through breeding but may also to be transmitted through respiratory secretions of the infected animal. Infected adult swine typically develop flu-like symptoms whereas young pigs can have severe respiratory and digestive symptoms and ultimately die. Pseudorabies poses no threat to humans but may be fatal to domestic livestock and pets.
Swine Brucellosis is an infectious, bacterial, reproductive disease that can cause miscarriage, low conception rates, and other problems. It is transmittable to humans, known as undulant fever, and causes flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, aches and pains. It is treatable with specific antibiotics.

Helicopter Hog Hunting Takes Off To Eliminate A Texas Nuisance

Wild pigs are a nuisance in Texas. There are more than 1.5 million that roam the state and do a lot of damage to crops. One company has come up with one way to try to eliminate some hogs: shooting them from helicopters.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
There are more than a million-and-a-half wild hogs roaming around Texas, and some are up to no good. Every year, these hogs damage about $400 million worth of crops. They’re such a nuisance that the state allows hunters to kill wild hogs year-round without limits. Reporter Brenda Salinas has this story about one company that is capitalizing on the problem by letting tourists shoot pigs from helicopters.
BRENDA SALINAS, BYLINE: Here in this part of east Texas , wild pigs like to do one thing – root around in rice fields. Farmer Scott Savage says they can destroy four acres of his crops every night. That’s why he keeps a military-style rifle in his combine.
SCOTT SAVAGE: If I see them out in the field, I’ll stop and shoot them.
SALINAS: But no matter how many he shoots and kills, it’s never enough, so he’s offered up his land to a helicopter company . This company flies hunting enthusiasts several times a week over this field and a few others. The helicopter skims a few dozen feet off the ground as hunters Howard Melnick and John Mofit lean out. They’re ear, nose and throat doctors visiting from Pennsylvania.
JOHN DUMONT: Good hit, good hit – yeah, that’s going to kill him. What do you guys think of that?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: That was freaking so exciting.
SALINAS: After a training course, pilot John Dumont gives Melnick and Mofit two high-powered rifles and helps them strap into his doorless helicopter. That way, they can slide out and shoot as soon as they get the all clear. Dumont uses the sound and the chopper’s downdraft to herd the pigs right into the open.
DUMONT: Yeah, clear to fire. Try to get the big one in the front first. Yeah, he’s hit now. Yeah, we lost that little piglet, but that’s OK.
SALINAS: The company goes to sportsman shows all over the country to convince tourists to book hunting trips. Wild hogs are edible, but a Texas A&M study found many carry infectious diseases. That’s why they leaves the carcasses to the buzzards. In 48 hours, they’ll be gone. Melnick and Mofit paid 3,000 dollars for this experience. Back on the ground, I ask them, was it worth it?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Oh, it was a hoot. It was crazy. It was neat.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Absolutely worth every second of it – I mean, totally exciting, you know, totally exciting – loved it, loved it. I wanted more.
SALINAS: Many clients are military veterans who miss the adrenaline of shooting moving targets, but many are just people who like riding in helicopters and firing guns.
Some animal rights activists say shooting pigs out of a helicopter isn’t right. Skip Trimble with the Texas Human Legislation Network says it’s ineffective and inhumane.
SKIP TRIMBLE: They generally don’t kill them with the first shot. They’re injured. And they hit other parts of their body, and then they suffer for a long time. And it’s not really a way of really eradicating these things.
SALINAS: Finger on the trigger, even a seasoned hunter like Howard Melnick had second thoughts.
HOWARD MELNICK: I could not shoot the piglet. (Laughter). I just couldn’t do it. And I’m looking at him like – that’s just not sporting. I’m not doing it (laughter).
SALINAS: In the two hours Melnick and Mofit were in the air, they shot about a dozen wild pigs. That’s pretty standard for a helicopter hunt. With more than a million-and-a-half wild pigs in Texas, shooting them from the sky won’t eradicate them, but it’s boosting tourism and of the awareness problem.
https://www.npr.org/2015/09/24/443200274/helicopter-hog-hunting-takes-off-to-eliminate-a-texas-nuisance