Catch & Release: Pros and Cons

my opinion is that yes hogs get educated...but the biggest thing that I see having changed is that the hogs tend to be more of the Russian type and that to me has to do with culling...we catch the hogs that want to stop and fight and those that look more like barn yard hogs...the Russian type are fierce fighters but they would rather run than fight...and those that are smart enough will run and those that have the most stamina will live to breed another day...and if the pack of dogs are better then the culling factor is keener...Do I have proof...yes but not enough data to say for sure...but over the years I have seen the change in the hogs...We kill every hog we catch and the hogs are as thick as ever...it is expected every where we hunt...

I remember back in the 1960's there were ads in the back of Field and Stream and The Outdoor Life magazines about selling wild hogs to release onto the deer leases because it would be a bonus for the deer hunters to shoot them...used to not be any around my area where I grew up at and that place is over ran with them...have been for many years...