I got some what of a "talking to" yesterday from a man who's place borders a place we hunt. We have permission to hunt it with the agreement we work his cows in the spring and fall free of charge. No big deal. This place is a honey hole. Last year we hunted it hard and ran the hogs out nearly completely within a few months. This year we have held back only hunting it once every 2 weeks.
Yesterday we worked his cows. We got there early to bay and let them settle a while before penning them(they are a wild bunch) riding across the big pasture in the front I saw rooting everywhere you looked. Hay stacks gone thru and a big part of his hay field torn up right where this man drives to his pens. He did not seem pleased. He asked how often we were hunting it and asked us to come more often. Kill every one. Dog them shoot them whatever.
Bottom line, this man like many others makes a living from the land. He has just enuf cattle so as not to overgraze. With a place like his when you start reaching in your pocket to feed your loosing money. Guess what hogs have him in his pocket.
So at the end of the day my opinion would be so what. Hogs dead in a trap is better that hogs in a farmer or ranchers pocket. They are big hary cockroaches that molest the land.
So its ok to inhumanely starve, torture and parch bc of the lack of give a damn to ck the traps? NO it aint! Yes the hogs need to removed, especialy if its costing the land owner undue expenses. But why do it inhumanely? Its the same principle as starving any animal, in hopes it will leave or just die, just like dumped dogs n cats, which bc of the inconsideration of irresponcible people, the new puppy mill bill is now a law. If a person cant or dont want to ck the traps or accept or cull the puppies n cats, then the person has no business setn the traps or breeding of their animals.
There is already to much attention to hog hunting from the bunny humpers. Why give them more ammo n attention from the abuse n neglect of ANY animal? No matter the animals disposition of the general public, land owners, hunters or liberal animal rights groups, its still unethical to starve and abuse any animal, no matter the reasoning or exploritory thoughts to justify the abuse.
