Post by Logan on Feb 16, 2016 3:57:02 GMT -6
Hunters could help reduce the population of destructive and dangerous feral hogs in Missouri if they would stop shooting them, according to officials who are considering banning feral hog hunting on land owned or managed by the state conservation department.
The ban’s goal is to completely eradicate the feral hogs, which multiply rapidly and do extensive damage to land, water and habitat, conservation officials said.
Past efforts to control the feral hog population failed, in part because some hunters took hogs to new sites to set up hunting opportunities.
Five years ago, state and federal agencies committed to eradication rather than control, and in 2014, Missouri received $235,000 as part of $20 million in federal funds appropriated for eradication efforts in several states.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/sports/outdoors/article60445131.html
The ban’s goal is to completely eradicate the feral hogs, which multiply rapidly and do extensive damage to land, water and habitat, conservation officials said.
Past efforts to control the feral hog population failed, in part because some hunters took hogs to new sites to set up hunting opportunities.
Five years ago, state and federal agencies committed to eradication rather than control, and in 2014, Missouri received $235,000 as part of $20 million in federal funds appropriated for eradication efforts in several states.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/sports/outdoors/article60445131.html