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

Matt,

Your stance is noted and appreciated!
BUT, I DO like to hunt hogs! I have NEVER said that I didn't. I spend a LOT of money to do so and I am not trying to recoup that at anyone else's expense. I lease my own land AND join hunting Clubs to do my personal hunting on. Now, that said...I do go on other property and do whatever (within the Law) the landowner says to do with them. If he wants them dead right there.....that is exactly what I do. And, I am usually pretty dang good at it!

Now, my stance takes a twist.....

I did NOT make them Game Animals!
I did NOT make Rules and Regulations that protected them and allowed them to flourish!
I did NOT allow commercial hunting operations to sell hunts and hunt enclosures that hogs always seemed to escape!

The spread is a SHARED Responsibility!!!!!!!

You guys are acting like there have NEVER been feral hogs in AL. Have you ever heard of the Stock Law? There were feral hogs roaming all over this State pre-Stock Law days. You know what happened to them??? When the State enacted the Stock Law and named them Game Animals, the hunters killed them!!!!! They didn't trap them with cell phones or shoot them out of helicopters with night vision..... BUT, they were allowed access to them year round. So, for the uninformed, your arguement may be valid. But, I ain't buying it. I will acknowledge, however, that today's boon in the Hunting Industry and exclusive hunting properties will NEVER provide for year round hunting pressure of them by the public as in the past. But, that does not make something physically impossible...just highly improbable.