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Bullets alone can't solve Alabama's feral hog problem
AL.com ^ | Aug 6 , 2017 | Dennis Pillion

Posted on 08/07/2017 2:04:50 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse

Wild pigs are perhaps the most destructive invasive species in the United States, causing an estimated $1.5 billion in damages every year to crops and property across the country, uprooting farmers' fields, degrading water quality and out-competing native wildlife for food.

In the latest installment of AL.com's series on invasive species, we examine the feral hog, one of the costliest non-native species in Alabama, and what landowners and wildlife officials can do to keep their populations under control.

(Excerpt) Read more at al.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: alabama; hogs; hunting; wildlife
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To: webheart

I have to try it.


61 posted on 08/08/2017 5:21:57 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
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To: LeoWindhorse


62 posted on 08/08/2017 5:36:06 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: SandRat
F,A,E!?

Sorry, please enlighten me.

63 posted on 08/08/2017 2:35:01 PM PDT by Eagles6
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