I live in Va, there are two small established herds in the state. I have access to one of them, the other is on a state run wildlife preserve and hunting is by draw only and no dogs. I have read and heard for years about how devastating hogs were to native game and land. They are awful on the turkey and quail and so on. Aren't there A LOT of hogs in Texas, Alabama and Georgia? The same states that boast some of the best turkey and quail hunting in the country! There hasn't been a huntable population of bobwhite quail in my neck of the woods in damn near 40 years and hogs have never been in these woods.
Even the hog hunting shows on tv portray hogs as demons and the only reason for hunting them is to get rid of them. I mean really!?! If you got rid of them all, then what? Sell their dogs and take up crocheting? Bullsh@#! Isn't the love of the hunt the reason we do it? What else can you hunt with dogs 12 months outa the year?
I guess what I'm asking is if you could stop the hog from ever being brought to this country and released-would you? Or would you be like me and get the settlers to bring more and turn em loose in ever state? Lol
i dont know what you do for a living but alot of my friends down here in Texas are rice farmers and hogs destroy thousands of dollars worth of crops every year ! thats taking food off the table for their kids and even you too if you think about it ! yes its fun to hunt them but you gotta look at it from a farmer/ rancher perspective !
