Texas Bringing Back Successful Hog-Killing Contest

[texanron]

Attention Hog Hunters
I need to make some room in my freezer!

[Jumping Frog]

Good example of government spending totally out of control.

The top five hog-killing counties win a total of $60,000 in grant money to continue abatement programs.

The first contest a year ago lasted a month and was so successful -- with 4,000 feral hogs killed -- that the state brought it back and made it longer.

[PBratton]

Good example of government spending totally out of control.

The top five hog-killing counties win a total of $60,000 in grant money to continue abatement programs.

The first contest a year ago lasted a month and was so successful -- with 4,000 feral hogs killed -- that the state brought it back and made it longer.

How so?

[speedsix]

...given the damage amount annually in Texas done by feral hogs, I think that expenditure to stimulate the hunting of them is wise...

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legis ... og-menace/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Medic218]

...given the damage amount annually in Texas done by feral hogs, I think that expenditure to stimulate the hunting of them is wise...

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legis ... og-menace/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jumping Frog]

...given the damage amount annually in Texas done by feral hogs, I think that expenditure to stimulate the hunting of them is wise...

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legis ... og-menace/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I agree there is damage, but I don't agree that it needs big government intervention.

Since the vast majority of land is privately owned, the landowners have lots of options that don't require government to pay on their behalf. If they are getting so much damage, let them give people permission to hunt the pigs on their land. I don't think there is any shortage of people who like to shoot pigs.

[speedsix]

...don't know the details of the program, but I'll bet they incite the murder of a lot more porkers than hunters would take for sport and (gag) eatin'...the idea is to kill a LOT of pigs...I personally would like to see them rendered and included in all munitions used in the current war...

[Jumping Frog]

.....I personally would like to see them rendered and included in all munitions used in the current war...

With ya' on that idea!