Hunting hogs in Texas is not really hunting at all in the traditional sense. A Texas hog hunt is more like a search and destroy mission using any and all legal means to eradicate as many hogs as possible. Hunters frequently utilize tools such as AR-15's equipped with night vision and thermal optics, helicopters and machine guns and even explosives.
In this case, Ray and Adam Shinpaugh are using a Polaris Ranger 900 and AR-style shotguns with green lasers and 3 inch 00 buck shot.
Feral pigs cause an estimated 52 million dollars in agricultural damage in Texas each year and almost 2 billion dollars nationwide. Feral swine are a non-native invasive species in Texas and may be taken by any legal means at any time.
