Officials: Progress being made eliminating feral hogs

[Sherman A1]

Missouri conservation officials say they are making progress in eliminating feral hogs from the state.

Officials want to get rid of them because they can damage areas such as farmland, fragile glades, and more by rooting for food.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership killed 9,857 feral hogs in 2021, bringing the total number of hogs killed since 2016 to more than 54,000.

Jason Jensen, incident Commander of Feral Hog Operations for the Missouri Department of Conservation, said those numbers are slightly down from previous years. But he sees that as a sign of success.

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/officials-progress-being-made-eliminating-feral-hogs

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. Break out the AR-15s, you can take care of them quickly... nt

[luvs2sing]

3. Seriously.

I have friends in rural eastern Oklahoma who hire a “hog sniper” a few times a year to keep them under control. They joke that the last thing they expected to need when they moved out to the country was someone with an AR-15.

[patphil]

2. But Josh Hawley's still in the Senate...still a long way to go in the show me state.

Show me you're serious about eliminating feral hogs; get rid of Hawley.

[lastlib]

4. my sentiment exactly!

We can't shoot that one, or kill it, but I hope we can eradicate it, at least electorally.

here's a starting point: https://lucaskunce.com/