- December 13, 2025
The number of wild hogs caught by Flagler County on county land has decreased by a third in just one year.
It shows the program is working to reduce the invasive species, Land Management Director Erik Revuelta said to the Flagler County Commission on Nov. 17.
“One of the positive things that we can see is – you want that number to start going down,” Revuelta said. “And it is actually starting to go down because of the excellent results that we're getting.”
The majority of the hogs were captured in the Bulow Creek and Graham Swamp areas, he said.
The wild hog management and removal program is part of the Land Management’s initiative to remove invasive species, both plant and animals, on Flagler County land. A total of 1,326 wild hogs have been caught and killed on county land since 2022.
Though the management program began in 2022, Flagler County implemented additional efforts to catch and kill wild hogs on Flagler County land in February 2024 after receiving a host of complaints from residents surrounding the Graham Swamp area.
As recently as August 2025, wild hogs have caused thousands of dollars in property damage. Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home, located near the Bulow Creek area in Flagler County, had 20 wild hogs destroy some of its cemetery grounds. The hogs caused an estimated $30,000 in damages, according to a September statement from the funeral home.
The county launched a reporting dashboard where residents can report sightings of wild hogs and Land Management staff could track responses and respond to specific areas.
In 2023, before the reporting program was implemented, 255 hogs were captured. In 2024, after the program began, that number jumped to 604 captures. Now in 2025, 412 wild hogs were captured on county property.
Revuelta said the hogs are pushed onto private property as more development occurs, destroying their habitats and leaving the hogs with nowhere else to go. The program was never meant for removing the hogs from private property, he said, but it does still help residents.
“Us undertaking their removal from our properties will relieve a lot of the pressure on the adjacent residential neighborhoods,” Revuelta said. “We've seen positive results from that and positive results from the community.”
