I will admit that I am no expert on feral hogs, but I was reading where a feral breed of "super" hog is crossing over the border from Canada into North Dakota. The thing that puzzles me is that rather than allow hunters and landowners to shoot on sight, the State of ND has chosen to make it illegal to shoot them unless it is to save property or life. Hunters and Landowners are instructed to call the North Dakota Game and Fish Dept and then let them "deal with it". Recently a feral hog was shot and killed in NE South Dakota which means that the hogs in ND have spread that far South. Why is ND taking this stance? Many of the Southern states have declared feral hogs a nuisance and encourage residents to shoot on sight. Why is ND only wanting government to handle this? I must be missing something.
Edit To Add: I realize the importance of eliminating the entire sounder of hogs. I get that part, but will allowing landowners to shoot them on sight cause the population to grow? Just curious.
Edit To Add: I realize the importance of eliminating the entire sounder of hogs. I get that part, but will allowing landowners to shoot them on sight cause the population to grow? Just curious.
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