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Hog Trapping, Coyote Control, and MLDP Cleanup in Kerrville, Texas

Kerr County ranches carry more than one kind of wildlife pressure at a time: hogs working the river bottoms, coyotes around young stock and fawns, and deer numbers that have to match a management plan. We build the work around how your place is run, from trapping whole sounders to helping close out the season's harvest.

RANCH COUNTRY

Ranch Country Along the Upper Guadalupe

The Guadalupe and its creeks give Kerr County hogs water, shade, and soft ground, so sounders bed in the brushy draws and come down to the river bottoms to root and wallow at night. The county's long history of goat and sheep ranching means small stock is still part of many operations, and coyotes notice when kids and lambs hit the ground. On ranches running deer programs, hogs at the feeders and predators on fawns cut directly into what the land is managed for. Brush, water, and terrain shape where every one of those animals travels.

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OUR SERVICES

Where Hog Trapping and Coyote Control Fit on Your Place

Most Kerrville ranches need more than one kind of help over a year. Hog and coyote work run through every season, and on managed deer properties we also help complete the harvest your MLDP plan calls for.

Wild hog walking along a gravel path at the edge of autumn woods

RIVER-BOTTOM SOUNDERS COMING BACK AFTER DARK

Rooted bottomland, wallows near water, and the same crossings used night after night mean a sounder has made your place part of its route. We trap the whole group rather than the few that wander in first.

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Coyote walking head-on through golden dry grass

PREDATORS WORKING THE PENS BEFORE KIDDING SEASON

Coyotes start testing pens and pastures as young stock arrives. Throat bites, scattered remains, and nervous animals bunching in one corner are signs a predator is already working the place.

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OUR TACTICS

Choosing Between a Trap, a Thermal, and a Rifle

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Kevin Luce, who handles hog trapping around Kerrville, sighting through a scoped rifle set on a tripod
Scoped AR-style rifle lying on a tan hard rifle case

FIREARMS

SUPPRESSED RIFLES FOR OPEN DRAWS AND PASTURE EDGES

Caliber is matched to the size of the tract and the animal. Suppression keeps the rest of a sounder or the deer on your place from being pushed off by the work.

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Scoped rifle, rifle cartridges, a knife and an antlered deer skull on a wooden table

OPTICS

THERMAL SCOUTING BEFORE COMMITTING TO A METHOD

Pulsar and AGM thermals let us count hogs, find predators after dark, and record each shot so you can see it was taken in a safe direction.

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Man in a black beanie kneeling at a small wire cage trap in the woods

TRAPPING

CORRAL TRAPS NEAR WATER AND TRAVEL CROSSINGS

Large traps with live video and a remote gate drop let us close the trap only when the whole sounder is inside.

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Predators Ignore the Fence Between Kerr County Ranches

Hogs and coyotes that bed on a neighbor's place will keep crossing onto yours, so one trapping round rarely ends the problem. We plan for ongoing pressure, schedule work around your hunting calendar and guests, and keep watching for fresh sign after each catch.

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Kevin Luce owns the company and has hunted and trapped Texas wildlife for more than 30 years. You talk to him directly, not a call center, and he does the work on your property himself.

Kevin Luce, owner of TXWML, in a camo cap and blue sunglasses holding an alligator skull in front of him

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions From Kerrville Landowners

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  • Water, shade, and soft ground keep drawing sounders, and hogs that escaped a partial catch learn to avoid traps. Catching whole groups and watching for new sign keeps the pressure on.

  • Ideally before young stock arrives, so the coyotes already working your place are removed before losses begin.

  • Late in the season, we help remove the deer your harvest plan still calls for, especially when the remaining deer have become hard to approach. Program requirements come from Texas Parks and Wildlife.

  • Yes. We schedule around hunts and keep suppressed, low-disturbance methods in mind so your deer are not pushed off the property.

  • Yes, where the property and law allow it. Thermal lets us find hogs and coyotes after dark and record where each shot went.

  • Traps are placed and timed around hog activity, and removing the hogs leaves more feed for the deer you are managing.

  • Bites to the throat, feeding that starts at the hindquarters, and remains scattered across an area are common signs of coyote predation.

  • From small acreage to large ranches. Tell us the size, terrain, and what you are seeing, and we will discuss the approach.

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