Hog Season?
 

Okay, so I'm doing a bit of research, mainly because I just didn't know. But I find out that there in nothing in the Virginia Hunting regs about hunting or shooting a feral hog. Now it gets me even more curious and am going to send off a email to the VDGIF asking about it.... because if its not mentioned can you or cant you shoot a feral hog? Now in the past years I havent seen any on my lease, but that doent mean that their not there. So now, thinking about when I'm up there working or scouting and what happens if one or a few happen to come by.... can I legally take em? Not really a question I'm expecting answered on here, it's more of a ramble on the forum as a mind provoking thought. I'm really leaning towards that I can't just because, in Va we have open season on Coyote's if your on private land and the VDGIF states that in their reg's. So to me then, nothing stated means nothing legal.
We have hog hunt lotteries in the local stae parks.... but thats all I've found so far.
But a good question is, does your state have a hog season? Or is it just a unspoken/unwritten open season? I looking in the Texas regs and couldnt find anything covering hog hunting, but did find Javelina.
Any thoughts?

Thanks
Alex

Texas' outdoor annual does mention hogs. The are basically unregulated. no closed season and bag or possesion limits.
below is copied and pasted directly from the Texas outdoor annual put out by the Texasarks and Wildlife;

EXOTIC ANIMALS AND FOWL
Exotic animal refers to grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hoofed or cloven-hoofed mammals that are not indigenous or native to Texas and are known as ungulates, including animals from the deer and antelope families that landowners have introduced into this state. Includes, but is not limited to feral hog, Aoudad sheep, Axis deer, Elk, Sika deer, Fallow deer, Blackbuck antelope, Nilgai antelope, and Russian boar. Exotic fowl refers to any avian species that is not indigenous to this state, including ratites (emu, ostrich, rhea, cassowary, etc.).
There are no state bag or possession limits or closed seasons on exotic animals or fowl on private property. It is against the law to:
Hunt an exotic without a valid hunting license.
Hunt an exotic on a public road or right-of-way.
Hunt an exotic without the landowner's permission.
Possess an exotic or the carcass of an exotic without the owner's consent.
Penalty: A person who violates these laws commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor ($500-$4000 and/or up to one year in jail).
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) regulates the movement of feral swine for disease-control purposes. For more information please call TAHC at (800) 550-8242 or visit the TAHC Web site.

found it
 

Found it.... I just had to look in the right section of the regs.

Species Defined as “Nuisance” Wildlife
Under the Code of Virginia (4 VAC 15-20-160) ten species are defined as nuisance species. These include:

Mammals
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Feral hog (Sus scrofa)
Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
Birds
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
English (house) sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Pigeon (Rock Dove) (Columba livia)
Under state law, these species can be killed at anytime and in any manner that is legal under state and local laws (It is NOT legal to trap wildlife live and move it to another location.) These are the only species this applies to and a permit or hunting license is required to use lethal methods on other wildlife that becomes a nuisance.

You can take them anytime you want......