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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1444584" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>Shooting hogs, while lots of fun, won't ever curb the population.</p><p></p><p>Trapping is more effective, but there isn't enough incentive to increase the number of trappers to a level that will control the population.</p><p></p><p>If the hogs are to be controlled, the only solution that comes to mind is a biological or chemical one, and that sort of thing can have unintended consequences.</p><p></p><p>There was a (false) rumor about someone spreading some sort of birth control chemical to control hog reproduction a couple of years ago. It may be possible to accomplish something along this line, though I don't know of anything currently being planned.</p><p></p><p>Some of you may remember the eradication of the screw worm flies. That program is still in effect today, and was incredibly succussful.</p><p></p><p>There is another possibility. When a species reaches a high population density, and hogs are certainly getting there, it is common for an epidemic to kill nearly the whole population. This has happened with certain herd beasts in Africa many times. Happens to our quail pretty frequently.</p><p></p><p>I give this the best chance of killing off most of the hogs. Saw some sort of epidemic put a hog farmer out of business several years ago. Don't remember what the disease was, but it killed all his pigs and he was prohibited from having more in that location for some years. CB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1444584, member: 711"] Shooting hogs, while lots of fun, won't ever curb the population. Trapping is more effective, but there isn't enough incentive to increase the number of trappers to a level that will control the population. If the hogs are to be controlled, the only solution that comes to mind is a biological or chemical one, and that sort of thing can have unintended consequences. There was a (false) rumor about someone spreading some sort of birth control chemical to control hog reproduction a couple of years ago. It may be possible to accomplish something along this line, though I don't know of anything currently being planned. Some of you may remember the eradication of the screw worm flies. That program is still in effect today, and was incredibly succussful. There is another possibility. When a species reaches a high population density, and hogs are certainly getting there, it is common for an epidemic to kill nearly the whole population. This has happened with certain herd beasts in Africa many times. Happens to our quail pretty frequently. I give this the best chance of killing off most of the hogs. Saw some sort of epidemic put a hog farmer out of business several years ago. Don't remember what the disease was, but it killed all his pigs and he was prohibited from having more in that location for some years. CB [/QUOTE]
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