Originally Posted by SKB
We cannot shoot feral hogs in Colorado. The reasoning is that if you could, sportsmen would likely attempt to grow the population to increase opportunity. We have very strict rules about releasing non-native animals in Colorado, for a good reason I believe, we want to ensure the health of our native wildlife. Seems like sound game management to me.

I believe that shooting hogs is outlawed in at least a few more states. Missouri for one, perhaps Oklahoma for another. I have heard something about that on the grapevines. I've also heard that it is as much about busting up the sounders causing increased fertility in the same way that shooting coyotes increases population growth rates. I have not looked into the veracity of these claims, but they are at least plausible in the lack of data to the contrary.

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