Can I Shoot A Feral Hog?
THE AGFC SAYS PLEASE DO! Little Rock, Arkansas Feral hogs are not native to North America, but many feral hogs live in Arkansas because of illegal releases and high reproductive success. Hogs compete directly with many native game animals for food and destroy habitat for many other wildlife species. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission tries to eradicate feral hogs from its wildlife management areas and encourage private landowners to kill all free-ranging feral hogs on their property. There are a number of problems caused by feral hogs, including: * Habitat destruction Feral hogs root for food and wallow, which destroys vegetation, ruins water holes used by other wildlife and contributes to erosion. * Damage to endangered or sensitive plant/animal communities Feral hogs can cause major, sometimes irreparable, damage to small, fragile habitats, such as acid seeps in the Ouachitas and cedar glades in the Ozarks. * Disease Feral hogs can carry brucellosis and pseudorabies, both of which
