re: Wild hogs are the biggest menace to nature in this country

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Feral hogs are not good eating unless piglets or small females

Population will not decrease until enough motivation ($$) put out there to hunt them down

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A pregnant and/or nursing sow can- and will- rival pork from the grocery store if conditions (e.g. diet, climate, temperature, kill shot, handling, etc.) are viable for it.

Part of the ongoing problem that adds insult to injury of the adaptability and breeding rate of the invasive species is a faction of hunters who are/have been attempting to monetize their existence. As a result and almost by default, this leads to feral pigs being managed like native wildlife and having their population conserved in order to preserve their existence in a given area. This is a travesty. Worse than that, transporting and introducing them to new areas is a criminal offense, literally, and it indicates an individual who has reached the summit of ignorance.

Hence, one of the reasons why states are exploring the option to ban recreational hunting of feral pigs. They must be treated like cogon grass and kudzu: eradicate them on site if it's feasible- nothing else will do.

Luckily, per usual, alot of the same folks and their peers who do not hunt hogs, that is the American Outdoorsman, that is the greatest wildlife conservation proponent history ever will see, have once again come to the rescue by coupling a love of conserving the wild lands and creatures with technology in order to produce new trapping methods that are changing the game on eradicating hog populations.

When it comes to eradicating predators (or managing healthy native predator populations) no amount of hunting can rival the art and science of trapping. Hunting the hunter is a damned hard thing to do, and trapping is a #'s game where the eradication can be carried out in areas where the trapper- the human being- is not.

Trapping is where the war with feral pigs will be won or lost, and with new methods that don't allow the hogs to pattern a trapper's efforts and avoid his traps, the future looks a little brighter for folks on the frontline of the war. We shall see.