[As usual, no mention that the feral pigs situation is the result of humans introducing them onto game farms for hunting to begin with. Instead they blame the pigs.]…
Oklahoma weekend hunting news:
Feral hog hunting is becoming big business in Okla. The hogs continue
to overrun Okla. and they can be found in all 77 counties.
An Okla. hunter states that he would feel uncomfortable about shooting
a whitetail deer behind a high fence. But he has no ethical dilemma about
feral hogs. “All of them should be blindfolded and executed for crimes
against nature.”
The feral hogs have caused millions of dollars in property damage across
the state and can spread disease. The Okla. state Dept. of Agriculture
has cautioned hunters to wear gloves when cleaning feral hogs and to
cook the meat thoroughly.
There have been pastures uprooted by wild hogs and they frequently
destroy golf courses and ravage corn and hay fields. A pack of wild pigs
have even toppled the headstones of a rural cemetery. [Oh my.]
They have become such a menace that Okla. has even legalized hog
hunting from helicopters.
Wild pigs are good for one thing. They are fun to hunt a/w the owners
of a wild hog hunting company. The Okla. residents, both avid big game bow hunters, were looking to satisfy their hunting appetite when the big game season closed and so
they started hog hunting in Okla.
One of the co-owners states “What we enjoyed most about it was you
can do it year-round.”
They had so much fun hunting hogs that they decided to open their
hog hunting business.
The co-owner states “We were looking for ways to get involved in
the hunting business for several years because that is what we love to
do. It is our passion.”
They bought 120 acres in Okla. and put a fence around it. They are
now building a clubhouse so their customers will have something to do
between morning and evening hunts.
They buy feral hogs from Okla. trappers and keep around 300 on the
grounds. This number insures a good chance of success, but still feels
like a hunt. The co-owner of the business added “There are so many pigs in the
southern half of our state, we literally have people beating our door down
trying to sell pigs.”
They persuaded a friend, who used to chase hogs with them on his
visits to Okla., to give up guiding for bear, elk, and mountain lions in
Idaho and move to Okla. to manage the business.
The guide added that wild hogs are not the most difficult animal he has
ever hunted, but they are more challenging than most people think because
they are a lot smarter than people think they are.
He added “They are a lot harder to kill, especially for a bow hunter.
It is just the way God made them. They are a tough animal.” [Meaning, they suffer longer than most animals these psychos like to kill…]
Exposing the Big Game 
This is what I find really interesting about posts like these. They use terms like “harvest”, or “Capture”, or “Chase” to sugar coat their actions. Why not come out and say it? You’re not chasing/harvesting/capturing these animals, you’re KILLING them. Oh but that doesn’t sound good. Humans suck.
Yes, yes they do.
Twisted fuckers.
OKKAYY!!!!!!’ New game–how many fucking assholes are there on this miserable planet?
I can’t count that high.
Looks more like hunger games than hunting. Anyway, they both look very much the same. And i find funny that hunters and trappers belove so much their game animals but they don’t feel any compassion for them. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to just find food in the wild. Plus the presence of other predators. Trying to defend your territory from others. Surviving as a whole. No need to add an other super-destructive species to the list. At least get a bit of compassion.
(Sorry for the off-subject)
“All of them should be blindfolded and executed for crimes against nature.” I’d totally support that course of action, and I’m not speaking figuratively here, were we talking about the human pigs that hunt rather than feral hogs.
Wow, my opinion of hunters just got lower….I didn’t think that was possible.
I had the same reaction to this.
MY opinion sinks further on a daily basis.
Many years ago (1985), I had the good fortune to be working at Pinnacles National Monument in California. Feral pigs were (and maybe still are) decimating the park. Two women from UC Davis were studying feral pig behavior and I had the pleasure of accompanying them in their studies. A group of about 15 juvenile pigs became habituated to us and we were able to follow them and watch them. Their wide range of vocalizations and complex social structure were a wonder to behold. I know ferals are a complex problem with no easy solutions, but to take some sort of pleasure in destroying them is soul-crushing. They are beautiful, sensitive creatures. I was able to stroke many of that group and they would come from canyons to say hi when they heard us. I will never forget those pigs. Later we learned all of them ended up shot by local ranchers or hunters — their ear tags were turned in. And this wasn’t because we made them any more friendly or trusting of people. We really did tread lightly and briefly with our interactions. But I will treasure forever my summer with the pigs.