dukeboy_318
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The answer is nothing. If they succeed in this endeavor there will be a precedent set. That will allow any animal raised to be a threat. Then when all that is left is what they want we are stuck with it.
My thoughts exactly.
The answer is nothing. If they succeed in this endeavor there will be a precedent set. That will allow any animal raised to be a threat. Then when all that is left is what they want we are stuck with it.
There are wild swine, but feral swine (or any other feral creature) are a domestic type no longer in captivity functioning as wild animals. Please open your dictionary before opening your mouth (or keyboard, as the case may be).
Coming from a farming family, this concerns me greatly, whats to stop them from say killing cattle because of the risk of anthrax or TB or even mad cow disease. This is a direct violation of the 4th amendment and I hope the guy sues the state and MI has to pay out of their ***es for this.
It is mostly the farmers that wanted something done.
They may of be in favor of some law to restrict the sale and movement and possibly even testing, heck Indiana has those laws, but I can guarantee you that no farmer would of been in favor of the government sending in armed squads to wipe out another farmers herd or force him to do it himself because it would open themselves up to the same thing.
I wouldn't be so quick to guarantee that. Many people love all sorts of tyranny not directed at themselves because they think they'll never be the target of said tyranny. Do you think other hog farmers think their herds will be looked on like these evil feral pigs?
Yeah, I can see other farmers fearing that.
How many gun owners support assault weapons bans because they only like to hunt? It's a lot more than you think.
How many gun owners support assault weapons bans because they only like to hunt? It's a lot more than you think.
Then do us the favor of educating us.
Because biologically, he's right. Feral is a definition. It means a population of domesticated animals returning to the "wild" state whence their ancestors originated. There would be no genetic difference between the feral version of a domesticated breed and the still domesticated population other than what would have changed--theoretically--in the short period of time due to genetic drift.
The breeds of Hog that this targets are; Old World swine, Razorback, Eurasian Wild Boar and Russian Wild Boar. These breeds of swine are widely accepted to be wild or feral breeds across the USA.
The reason for this is due mainly towards Asshats who were bringing them into the State for Hunt Ranches, or to release into the wild for the purpose of being able to hunt Hogs in Michigan. I would imagine that the Farmers in the State of Michigan were firmly behind the this bill. Wild/Feral Hogs do a LOT of damage, they harbor a LOT of harmful parasites.
In my opinion....So is this culling a good thing or a bad thing? Serious question. I don't know.
In my opinion....
**** yes. There is no good reason to want a Feral/Wild Hog population in an area that does not currently have one.
A small herd of pigs will destroy several acres of ground a night. Fences will not stop them or hold a pig out with out a LOT of Diligence. Within a year, 1 Boar, and 1 Sow can be responsible for fostering roughly 1,000+ pigs in there terrain. It is a proven fact over and over again you cannot hunt a herd into extinction once they are established...
Wouldn't be the first time a company used the government to muscle out the competition.
The breeds of Hog that this targets are; Old World swine, Razorback, Eurasian Wild Boar and Russian Wild Boar. These breeds of swine are widely accepted to be wild or feral breeds across the USA.
The reason for this is due mainly towards Asshats who were bringing them into the State for Hunt Ranches, or to release into the wild for the purpose of being able to hunt Hogs in Michigan. I would imagine that the Farmers in the State of Michigan were firmly behind the this bill. Wild/Feral Hogs do a LOT of damage, they harbor a LOT of harmful parasites.