Feral Hog hunting Ban- MO

[ready2hunt]

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-poised-to-enact-hog-hunting-ban/article_97ff3025-f18e-5d54-8dc0-0333b8f4dd6c.html

 

I don't get this other than some extermination companies stand to make a ton of money.

 

Ban feral hog hunting to hep eliminate feral hogs.

 

I am no biologist but can someone smarter than me give me a better explanation??

[DesertBull]

Liberal logic

[stalkincoues]

I recall reading about the proposal some time ago. At first I thought it was b.s. But the way they explained it was that the amount of hogs that hunters actually are able to kill vs. the population growth was very minimal.

 

The pressure that hunters apply disrupts their patterns, educates them, makes them more aware of humans, more nocturnal, and harder for professional trappers/exterminators to decrease the population. Looking at it from purely a reduction in population makes sense. It would stink to live there and not be able to kill one if in your tree stand when one comes in, but they are trying to do what's best for the state.

 

I have hunted in Texas where there were hogs that had a lot of pressure. It was absolutely insane just how spooked and smart they were. They were in the thicket all day and about the last 15 minutes of light the brush would come alive with hogs running through the openings to feeding ground across the ranch to avoid hunters. We even hunted over feeders at night. This was an archery only ranch, can't imagine how bad it would be if they were shot at with guns. Out of 5 of us for 4 days there were only 2 or 3 arrows shot at hogs due to the hunting pressure, so I understand where they're coming from unfortunately. The devastation that hogs do is crazy.

[Allforelk]

Make a stipulation that they be harvested by suppressed weapons only. Problem mitigated, everyone wins.

[DesertBull]

Hunt them at night.....DUH

[elkaholic]

http://www.wideopenspaces.com/thermal-hog-hunting-22-hogs-one-night/

 

 

get in on the fun - not rocket science

[trphyhntr]

I recall reading about the proposal some time ago. At first I thought it was b.s. But the way they explained it was that the amount of hogs that hunters actually are able to kill vs. the population growth was very minimal.

 

The pressure that hunters apply disrupts their patterns, educates them, makes them more aware of humans, more nocturnal, and harder for professional trappers/exterminators to decrease the population. Looking at it from purely a reduction in population makes sense. It would stink to live there and not be able to kill one if in your tree stand when one comes in, but they are trying to do what's best for the state.

 

I have hunted in Texas where there were hogs that had a lot of pressure. It was absolutely insane just how spooked and smart they were. They were in the thicket all day and about the last 15 minutes of light the brush would come alive with hogs running through the openings to feeding ground across the ranch to avoid hunters. We even hunted over feeders at night. This was an archery only ranch, can't imagine how bad it would be if they were shot at with guns. Out of 5 of us for 4 days there were only 2 or 3 arrows shot at hogs due to the hunting pressure, so I understand where they're coming from unfortunately. The devastation that hogs do is crazy.

I don't think that makes the sense God gave a mule.