re: Where can I go shoot a hog with my bow??

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Anyone understand the reasoning behind the feral hog rules on WMAs?

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There could be a few different reasons. WMAs aren't just used for hunting, off season can be a time for non hunters to use the WMA without worrying about getting shot. They could be taking pressure on species that aren't being hunted in to consideration. Hunters don't really have as big of an impact on hog numbers as you think. When hogs aren't being shot at or chased by dogs it probably makes it easier for trappers to actually make a dent in them. I talked to a game warden last fall and he said just one of their trappers had removed close to 500 in a local WMA during the summer.