A new bill introduced this week seeks to control the explosion of feral pigs in California, or what some are calling a ticking "swine bomb," by minimizing hunting restrictions on wild hogs and banning the release of pigs into the wild.
The population of feral pigs in California has rapidly increased in recent decades. The Atlantic reported in 2020 that there are as many as 9 million feral swine in the U.S., with their population expanding from 17 to 39 states in under 30 years. The surge in the wild pig population is causing wide-ranging problems, from ransacked lawns in San Jose (where one city council member proposed allowing the use of bows and arrows to hunt them), to herds of pigs running rampant through Corona streets.
If approved, Senate Bill 856, introduced by Napa-area State Sen. Bill Dodd, would allow an owner or tenant in possession of a $15 "wild pig validation" to kill any feral pig destroying property or "injuring, molesting, pursuing, worrying, or killing" livestock. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife already allows year-round pig hunting with a hunting license or tag, but the bill seeks to eliminate the need for depredation permits. It would also ban anyone from releasing a hog, boar, pig or swine to live in the wild.
New bill seeks to stop ticking 'swine bomb' of wild pigs in Calif.
LOL.....Looks like moving to TX won't help.
Texans be all like:
The population of feral pigs in California has rapidly increased in recent decades. The Atlantic reported in 2020 that there are as many as 9 million feral swine in the U.S., with their population expanding from 17 to 39 states in under 30 years. The surge in the wild pig population is causing wide-ranging problems, from ransacked lawns in San Jose (where one city council member proposed allowing the use of bows and arrows to hunt them), to herds of pigs running rampant through Corona streets.
If approved, Senate Bill 856, introduced by Napa-area State Sen. Bill Dodd, would allow an owner or tenant in possession of a $15 "wild pig validation" to kill any feral pig destroying property or "injuring, molesting, pursuing, worrying, or killing" livestock. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife already allows year-round pig hunting with a hunting license or tag, but the bill seeks to eliminate the need for depredation permits. It would also ban anyone from releasing a hog, boar, pig or swine to live in the wild.
New bill seeks to stop ticking 'swine bomb' of wild pigs in Calif.
LOL.....Looks like moving to TX won't help.
Texans be all like:
