Form QID 153784 QID 153784 Feral Swine Survey - 2019

FERAL SWINE SURVEY – 2019
	OMB No. 0535-0256 Approval Expires: 6/30/2018 Project Code: 931 QID: 153784 SMetaKey: 3784

November 30, 2018		United States Department of Agriculture
		NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

	USDA/NASS National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-800-424-7828 Fax: 1-855-415-3687 Email: [email protected]
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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SECTION 1 – GENERAL

1. On January 1, 2019, how many acres did your operation:
	Acres
a. Own?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	100
b. Rent or lease from others or use rent free? (Exclude land used on an animal unit month (AUM) basis, BLM and Forest Service land.). . . . . +	101
c. Rent to others?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -	102
2. Calculate item 1a + 1b - 1c. Then the total acres operated on _____, 2019 was. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =	103

3. In what state and county is the majority of your operation located?
					OFFICE USE
					104
	State		County
					105

4. During the last three years, have wild pigs been present in the county reported in item 3? For purposes of this study, “wild pig” refers to any pig or hog that is roaming free and does not have an owner. Other names for “wild pig” include feral hog, wild hog, wild boar, feral pig, and feral swine.
106	1 Yes	3 No	2 Don’t Know

5. During the last three years, have wild pigs been present on your operation?
107	1 Yes	3 No	2 Don’t Know

SECTION 2 – CROPS
1. Were any crops, including trees/orchards, hay, sod, etc., harvested on your operation in 2018?
108	1 Yes – Continue 3 No – Go to Section 3

2. Report up to three crops, including trees/orchards, hay, sod, etc., harvested in 2018 with the highest value of production.

	Crop With Highest Value of Production		Crop With Second Highest Value of Production		Crop With Third Highest Value of Production
a. In 2018, which crop(s) harvested on your operation produced the highest value of production? Report for up to three crops.	109		110		111
b. How many total acres of this crop were planted?	112		113		114
c. How many total acres of this crop were harvested?	115		116		117
(i) What was the average yield per acre of this crop?	118	. __	119	. __	120	. __
(ii) What was the unit for the yield reported in row c(i) above?	121 1 Bushels 2 Hundredweight 3 Pounds 4 Tons 5 Other (Specify: 1000 __________________)		122 1 Bushels 2 Hundredweight 3 Pounds 4 Tons 5 Other (Specify: 1001 __________________)		123 1 Bushels 2 Hundredweight 3 Pounds 4 Tons 5 Other (Specify: 1002 __________________)
(iii) What was the average price received, or expected to be received, for this crop harvested in 2018? (If this crop was or will be used on the operation instead of being sold, please give your best estimate of the crop’s value)	124 $ _ _ /unit		125 $ _ _ /unit		126 $ _ _ /unit
(iv) Was this crop certified as organic?	127 1 Yes 3 No		128 1 Yes 3 No		129 1 Yes 3 No

	Crop With Highest Value of Production		Crop With Second Highest Value of Production		Crop With Third Highest Value of Production Crop
d. To the best of your knowledge, were wild pigs present on any field of this crop?	130 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2e 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2e		131 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2e 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2e		132 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2e 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2e
Did the presence of wild pigs make this crop more costly to harvest?	xxx 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2d.iii 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2d.iii		Xxx 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2d.iii 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2d.iii		xxx 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2d.iii 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2d.iii
What is your best estimate of how much more costly this crop was to harvest in 2018 because of the presence of wild pigs (including the value of your time, labor, and any additional equipment that may have been required)?	Xxx $		Xxx $		Xxx $
(iii) Was this crop damaged by wild pigs?	133 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2e 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2e		134 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2e 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2e		135 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Item 2e 2 Don’t Know-Go to Item 2e
(iv) How many acres of this crop were damaged by wild pigs?	136		137		138
(v) What was the average yield per acre of the acres damaged by wild pigs? (use the same unit used on previous page)	139	. __	140	. __	141
(vi) If these acres had not been damaged, what would have been their yield per acre? (use the same unit used on previous page)	142	. __	143	. __	144
e. Did you have crop insurance on this crop?	145 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3		146 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3		147 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3
(i) Did the crop insurance policy cover wildlife damage?	148 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3 2 Don’t Know-Go to Section 3		149 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3 2 Don’t Know-Go to Section 3		150 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3 2 Don’t Know-Go to Section 3
(ii) Did you file a claim on this crop for wild pig damage?	151 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3		152 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3		153 1 Yes-Continue 3 No-Go to Section 3
(iii) What was the total payment received or expected to be received from the insurance company for the wild pig damage claim?	154		155		156
	$		$		$

SECTION 3 – LIVESTOCK
1. Were any livestock on your operation in 2018?
157	1 Yes – Continue	3 No – Go to Section 4

2. How many of the following types of livestock were on your operation on December 31, 2018?
				None	Head
a. Cattle and Calves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					158
b. Domestic Hogs and Pigs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					159
c. Sheep and Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					160
d. Goats and Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					161
e. Poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					162
f. Horses, Ponies, and Mules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					163
g. Other (Specify:	1003		)		164

3. In 2018, to the best of your knowledge, were wild pigs ever seen in areas where livestock are kept?
165	1 Yes – Continue	3 No – Go to Item 5

4. In 2018, to the best of your knowledge, how often were wild pigs seen in areas where livestock are kept?
166	1 □ Daily 2 □ Weekly 3 □ About once a month 4 □ Less frequently than once a month
5. In 2018, was there evidence that wild pigs entered or gained access to livestock barns or pens?
167	1 Yes	3 No	2 Don’t Know	4 Not Applicable

	6. In 2018, was there evidence that wild pigs entered or gained access to livestock feed, grain, and hay?
168		1 Yes	3 No	2 Don’t Know	4 Not Applicable

7. In 2018, could you attribute any of the following livestock diseases on your operation to the presence of wild pigs?
a. Swine Brucellosis (Brucella Suis). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		169	1 Yes	3 No
b. Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s disease). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		170	1 Yes	3 No
c. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		171	1 Yes	3 No
d. Swine Influenza virus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		172	1 Yes	3 No
e. Other (Specify: 1004	_________________________________________)	173	1 Yes	3 No

SECTION 3 – LIVESTOCK

8. In 2018, could you attribute any livestock deaths on your operation to the presence of wild pigs?
174	1□ Yes – Continue	3□ No – Go to Item 11	2□ Don’t Know – Go to Item 11

9. In 2018, which of the following types of livestock on your operation were lost due to wild pigs? If livestock were lost, how many were lost in 2018, what was the market value of livestock lost, and was the loss due primarily to disease or an attack by wild pigs?
Livestock Type	Livestock lost due to wild pigs?		Number lost to wild pigs in 2018 (Head)		Total market value of livestock lost at time of death to wild pigs (Dollars)		Primary cause of Loss due to Wild pigs (Check one)
a. Cattle and Calves	175	1 □ Yes-Continue 3 □ No-Go to Item 9b	176		177		178	1 □ Disease 2 □ Attack 3 □ Don’t Know
					$
b. Domestic Hogs and Pigs	179	1 □ Yes-Continue 3 □ No-Go to Item 9c	180		181		182	1 □ Disease 2 □ Attack 3 □ Don’t Know
					$
c. Sheep and Lambs	183	1 □ Yes-Continue 3 □ No-Go to Item 9d	184		185		186	1 □ Disease 2 □ Attack 3 □ Don’t Know
					$
d. Goats and Kids	187	1 □ Yes-Continue 3 □ No-Go to Item 9e	188		189		190	1 □ Disease 2 □ Attack 3 □ Don’t Know
					$
e. Poultry	191	1 □ Yes-Continue 3 □ No-Go to Item 9f	192		193		194	1 □ Disease 2 □ Attack 3 □ Don’t Know
					$
f. Other	195	1 □ Yes-Continue 3 □ No-Go to Item 10	196		197		198	1 □ Disease 2 □ Attack 3 □ Don’t Know
(Specify: 1005___________)					$

[If any of the deaths reported in Item 9 were due to disease, continue; otherwise go to Item 11]
10. Which of the following made the diagnosis that livestock were lost due to a wild pig-related disease? Check all that apply
199 200 201 202 203	□ Farm Operator □ Farm Manager □ Biologist □ Veterinarian □ Other (Specify:1006 ______________________________________________________________________)

11. How concerned are you about the potential spread of diseases from wild pigs to livestock? Check one only
204	1 □ Not concerned 2 □ Slightly concerned 3 □ Moderately concerned 4 □ Very concerned

SECTION 4 – PROPERTY

1 In 2018, which of the following types of damage due to wild pigs occurred on your operation? If property was damaged how much did it cost, or would you estimate it would cost, to repair the damage, and how severe was the damage?

Damage Type

Did damage occur?

Cost of damage (or estimate of repair), including materials, labor, and the value of your time

How much damage occurred? Check one per row

Mild Damage

Moderate Damage

Somewhat Severe Damage

Very Severe Damage

Unsure

Building damage

206

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

207

208

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Fencing damage

209

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

210

211

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Field, orchard, and/or pasture damage

xxx

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

xxx $

Xxx

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

Crop damage (that was not already reported in Section 2)

xxx

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

xxx $

xxx

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

Livestock waterers, water pumps, and/or irrigation equipment damage

212

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

213

214

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Vehicle, tractor, and/or farm equipment damage

215

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

216

217

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Road damage

221

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

222

223

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Livestock feed, grain, and/or hay damage (that was not already reported in Section 3)

224

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

225

226

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Fecal contamination of water

235

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

xxx

236

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Other damage to terraces, stream banks, and/or ponds

227

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

xxx

228

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

Loss of wildlife habitat and non-crop trees

229

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

xxx

230

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

l. Field topsoil erosion

231

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

xxx

232

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

m. Fecal contamination of crops (that was not already reported in Section 2)

237

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

xxx

238

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

$

n. Other damage

239

1 □ Yes 3 □ No 2 □ Don’t Know

240

241

1 □

2 □

3 □

4 □

5 □

(Specify: 1007_____________)

$

SECTION 5 – CONTROL

1. In 2018, which of the following control methods were used on your operation in order to reduce or prevent damage from wild pigs?

Control Method		Used on operation in 2018?		Cost in 2018 (Include materials, labor, and the value of your time) (Dollars)		How effective was the control method? Check one per row
						Not Effective		Slightly Effective	Moderately Effective	Very Effective
a. Shooting wild pigs on sight		243	1 □ Yes 3 □ No	244		245	1 □	2 □	3 □	4 □
				$
b. Hunting wild pigs with dogs		246	1 □ Yes 3 □ No	247		248	1 □	2 □	3 □	4 □
				$
c. Hunting wild pigs without dogs		249	1 □ Yes 3 □ No	250		251	1 □	2 □	3 □	4 □
				$
d. Aerial hunting		252	1 □ Yes 3 □ No	253		254	1 □	2 □	3 □	4 □
				$
e. Trapping and removing wild pigs		255	1 □ Yes 3 □ No	256		257	1 □	2 □	3 □	4 □
				$
f. Repellents for wild pigs		258	1 □ Yes 3 □ No	259		260	1 □	2 □	3 □	4 □
				$
g. Other, excluding fencing		261	1 □ Yes 3 □ No	262		263	1 □	2 □	3 □	4 □
(Specify 1008__________________)				$

2 If a reasonably-priced wild pig poison were available that causes minimal suffering, poses no risk to human health, and causes little harm to other wildlife, would you be likely to use it on your operation to reduce or prevent damage from wild pigs?
Xxx	1 □ Yes	3 □ No

3. Did you install electric fencing on your operation for the primary purpose of reducing damage by wild pigs?

264

₁ □ Yes – Continue

₃ □ No – Go to Item 4

a. In what year did you install the electric fencing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Year
	xxx
b. Approximately how much did it cost to install this electric fencing (including materials, labor, and the value of your time)?,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Dollars
	265

c. At the time of installation, how many years was the expected useful life of this electric fencing?. .			Years
			266
4. Do you install non-electric fencing on your operation for the primary purpose of reducing damage by wild pigs?
267	1 □ Yes – Continue	3 □ No – Go to Item 5
In what year did you install this non-electric fencing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				Year
				xxx
Approximately how much did it cost to install this non-electric fencing (including materials, labor, and the value of your time)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				Dollars
				268
				Years
c. At the time of installation, how many years was the expected useful life of this electric fencing?. . . .				269

5. In 2018, how many wild pigs were killed on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	None	Head
	□	270

6. In 2018, how many live wild pigs were removed from your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	None	Head
	□	271

[If Item 6 is zero, go to Item 7; otherwise continue]

a. Of the (Item 6) live wild pigs removed from your operation in 2018, were any sold?
272	1 □ Yes – Continue	3 □ No – Go to Item 7

b. What was the average price per head you received for the live wild pigs removed from your operation in 2018?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Dollars/Head
	273
	$

7. In 2018, did you seek help from a university or a county, state, or federal agency because of the damage due to wild pigs on your operation?
274	1 □ Yes –List the universities or agencies you sought help from: xxxx ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 □ No 4 □ NA – No damage by wild pigs

SECTION 6 – HUNTING

1. In 2018, did you or anyone else hunt on your operation?
275	1 □ Yes – Continue	3 □ No – Go to Section 7	2 □ Don’t Know – Go to Section 7

2. Please answer the following items regarding hunting of wildlife on your operation in 2018. Check all that apply

Hunting

None

Wild Pigs

Deer

Pheasants and/or Quail

Waterfowl

Turkeys

Doves

Other

a. Which animals did you or your immediate family hunt on your operation in 2018?

xxx

□

276

□

277

□

278

□

279

□

280

□

xxx

□

281

□

b. Which animals did anyone other than your immediate family hunt on your operation in 2018 without paying?

xxx

□

282

□

283

□

284

□

285

□

286

□

xxx

□

287

□

c. Which animals did anyone pay to be allowed to hunt on your operation in 2018? (Exclude guide or outfitting services that you provided)

xxx

□

288

□

289

□

290

□

291

□

292

□

xxx

□

293

□

d. For which animals did you provide a guide or outfitting service to paying hunters on your operation in 2018?

xxx

□

294

□

295

□

296

□

297

□

298

□

xxx

□

299

□

3. Which animals do you think have experienced a decline in population on this operation in the last three years that you attribute to wild pigs? Check all that apply.

300

301

302

303

Xxx

304

Xxx

Xxx

□ Deer

□ Pheasants and/or Quail

□ Waterfowl

□ Turkeys

□ Doves

□ Other

□ None of these

□ Don’t know

4 During 2018, what was your net income from:

None

Dollars

a. Wild pig hunting on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

□

305

b. All hunting activities on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

□

306

SECTION 7 – DEMOGRAPHICS

1. What was your age on December 31, 2018?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Years
	307

2. What is your gender?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	308	1□ Male	3□ Female

3. At which occupation did you spend the majority of your work time in 2018?	309	1□ Farm or ranch work	2□ Other

4. Do you make the majority of the decisions about farming/ranching for your operation?. .	310	1□ Yes	3□ No

5. Are you a hired manager for this operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

311

1□ Yes

3□ No

6. Do you currently live on this operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

312

1□ Yes

3□ No

7. In what year did you begin to make day-to-day decisions for a farm or ranch operation?. . . . . . . . . . .	Year
	(YYYY)
	313

8. In 2018, what was your total household income before taxes, including farm and non-farm income? Check one only
314	4 □ Less than $10,000 5 □ $10,000 to $24,999 6 □ $25,000 to $49,999 7 □ $50,000 to $99,999 8 □ $100,000 to $249,999 9 □ $250,000 to $499,999 10 □ $500,000 to $999,999 11 □ $1,000,000 or more

9. In 2018, what percent of your total household income came from farming and/or ranching? Check one only
315	1 □ None 2 □ 1% to 25% 3 □ 26% to 50% 4 □ 51% to 75% 5 □ 76% to 99% 6 □ 100%

SECTION 8 – CONCLUSION
Respondent Name:	9911	Phone: ( ) _____________	9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __
Thank you for your time. Please return this questionnaire in the enclosed envelope.

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985

9989  __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

R. Unit

Optional Use

9921

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name