| Effective September 1st, 2011, VERTEX Helicopters will begin performing Helicopter Hog Hunting (Aerial Feral Hog Eradication) as a "Landowner Agent" and as such, we will be selling the Gunner Seat for Helicopter Hog Hunts. What does this mean for you, the private hunter? This means that as a private hunter, you are now allowed by the State of Texas to shoot feral hogs from a helicopter. Since we are a full-service helicopter company, we are offering this service to Private Hunters from all over the United States. We currently have over 150000 acres of land in some of the most feral-hog damaged locations all around Texas where we are under contract as a Primary Agent to perform Aerial Hog Depredation for the Landowners. We are also currently in negotiations as Primary Agent for an additional 550000 acres from all over the State of Texas. In order for you, as a private hunter, to be able to shoot from our helicopters, you must complete the following: 1.) Attend the VERTEX Helicopters Helicopter Hunting Safety Course. (See link below) This course costs $350 per person and is held every 2 weeks at our training facility at Hobby Airport in Houston, TX. This is MANDATORY. No class, no shooting. No exceptions. 2.) Pass a background check /TPWD check (You are getting into a US registered aircraft with a semi-automatic rifle. This means you can not have a felony conviction, and in order for us to verify this, you MUST go through the proper screening). If you perform this action ... |
