Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Serious Deer Talk Forum Deer vs. Hog population

Nobody from DCNR is saying no dog hunting. Danny can dog hunt anywhere he wants to on private property with permission, and open public lands (forest service, COE, etc). It's not like there is a shortage of places to hog hunt for those that "enjoy" it. They have plenty of opportunity.

Trying to pass dog hunting off as the solution to your hog problems is what I have a problem with. Quit using that as a reason to allow it everywhere and all the time. That is ridiculous. Hog hunters would hold more credibility if they just simply stated, "I'm a hog dog hunter, and I love to catch hogs!"

Instead we receive inflammatory comments, voice-mails, e-mails, facebook messages, private messages on here, and the like. If you want to be taken seriously act a little more professional. I'm not directing that at you Danny. It's just a stereotype I am familiar with. And yes I know the argument, "We are not all like that."

If someone releases elephants in the black-belt to have something else to hunt for fun would you want the state agency to stand back and conduct damage control or take care of the problem before elephants are eating up your garden and destroying your land?

That's exactly what has happened ALL OVER the USA by HUNTERS. That's right. People claiming to be stewards of the resource. Hogs don't travel distances of hundreds of miles very quickly, unless they are hauled there illegally by someone who wants to HUNT them. All of that is not hog doggers fault. Stalk hunters have done it too, and that is precisely the reason I don't like hogs being glorified as prized game animals with trophy status. The fire is only being fueled to trap some here and release more there. Everybody needs hogs! Recreational hunting of ANY and ALL kinds has been proven over and over again to NOT CONTROL populations in the least amount. Quit saying it does. It simply does not. The state of TN had a very isolated hog population until they opened a season allowing more liberal harvest. Guess what happened? Hogs started showing up in nearly every county in the state because the state agency just made it legal to kill something new. So people started hauling them all over the place. Take away the opportunity, and take away the incentive to release. Recreational hog hunting is what caused this mess we are in. I'm not saying we should outlaw hog hunting. We are far passed that now. But I sure as heck ain't in favor of opening up every acre of property statewide for recreational stalk and dog hunters year round. It is NOT the solution to the problem. I'm done here, as I have said all that matters, and it isn't getting anywhere. This will only deteriorate.