Kentucky latest to ban hog hunting.

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Interesting reasons for the ban. I am interested in seeing the results. I also love how nobody cares from the Peta types. They should be celebrating with some Gout de Diamants for this victory.

Kentucky Finalizes Hog Hunting Ban

In Kentucky, the Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is finalizing a ban on hog hunting following a vote by the state’s commission in December. According to the agency, hunting is working against eradication and trapping efforts by educating wild pigs, making them nocturnal and...

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[Forkyfinder]

Interesting reasons for the ban. I am interested in seeing the results. I also love how nobody cares from the Peta types. They should be celebrating with some Gout de Diamants for this victory.

Kentucky Finalizes Hog Hunting Ban

In Kentucky, the Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is finalizing a ban on hog hunting following a vote by the state’s commission in December. According to the agency, hunting is working against eradication and trapping efforts by educating wild pigs, making them nocturnal and...

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Strange. Never thought that hunting would make for more of them

 

[Idahoarcheryhunter]

State government at its finest.

 

[2rocky]

Strange. Never thought that hunting would make for more of them

There is a theory on coyotes that removing a dominant male allows new coyotes to move in to an area.

Coyote Control

Shooting coyotes won't improve your deer herd.

www.huntingecologist.com

Why Killing Coyotes Doesn't Make Livestock Safer

There is no clear evidence that lethal control works to reduce human-predator conflict. It can even make the problem worse

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[Hammsolo]

If they believe they’re becoming more nocturnal, why aren’t they considering moving to just night hunting?

They should tackle it more like Utah is tackling deer management, make a pile of different zones and experiment over 3 to 5 years.

 

[Mallardsx2]

The best way to get rid of hogs is by trapping them in large corral traps. Eventually, they get wise to those as well. Smart animals for sure.

 

[Nick87]

In our regs a few years back it stated do not shoot feral hogs. Loud noise could disperse them into other counties of the state. Seriously.

 

[wytex]

Yep shooting at them can make the trapping much harder. They will disperse to other areas and go nocturnal but they still are active during the day at some times.

Some states have no shooting to try and control folks releasing them for sport. If you can't shoot them why release them is their thinking I guess.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Some states have no shooting to try and control folks releasing them for sport. If you can't shoot them why release them is their thinking I guess.

Pretty much this. The states that adopted a "no sport hunting" policy are doing so because people will go to great lengths to increase their opportunity on hogs. It's no different than bucket biologists who dump walleye in trout lakes, etc.

By creating the opportunity and licenses for hogs, you create advocates for hog hunting (not conservation). States are trying to not make hog hunting part of their wildlife culture and it's a good thing. Feral hogs are invasive and cause ecological & agricultural issues. Managing them is going to look much different than other species.

 

[GeorgeBlack]

Wait till their numbers explode….try to find them experts then!!!

 

[kansasdad]

Some states have no shooting to try and control folks releasing them for sport. If you can't shoot them why release them is their thinking I guess.

This has been the approach taken in Kansas. There are pockets of wild hogs along the Oklahoma border, and sporadic sightings elsewhere, but so far Kansas doesn't have near the infestation that is seen in OK. Landowners are encouraged to report any sightings, and immediate control steps are undertaken to eradicate all hogs if possible.

 

[Bonasababy]

Strange. Never thought that hunting would make for more of them

I think you'd find many amongst professional wildlife bios that would quickly disagree.

 

[rmyoung1]

I think you'd find many amongst professional wildlife bios that would quickly disagree.

Yeah look no further than Texas. Out of control hog populations. Millions in crop and property destruction. Complaining from all corners… Except from those profiting off the perpetuation of the problem. Eliminating the incentive is smart.

 

[Bullshot]

Complaining from all corners… Except from those profiting off the perpetuation of the problem. Eliminating the incentive is smart.

If only there was another activity with adverse ecological side effects to wildlife known to biologists that could be addressed by eliminating the incentive…. (full hijack.. )

 

[howl]

Hogs weren't a problem when everyone killed them without restriction to methods nor access.

 

[CowboyLeroy]

Hogs weren't a problem when everyone killed them without restriction to methods nor access.

I respectfully disagree, there are ZERO laws regarding hogs in Georgia and our problem is as bad as anybody's.

 

[howl]

I respectfully disagree, there are ZERO laws regarding hogs in Georgia and our problem is as bad as anybody's.

Most places where there are hogs in GA you, yourself, cannot access to kill them. Nor can most others.

 

[Bulldog0156]

Land mines. I'd like to see them figure that one out.

 

[Bonasababy]

Land mines. I'd like to see them figure that one out.

 

[GeorgeBlack]

I miss Uncle Buck