He is not the first person to suggest we bring these in on purpose as a new hunting species. It reminds me of all the people who think releasing carp from their homeland is a good idea.
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I own my own land so i could care less. I see every year how many acres of crop get destroyed by the local deer and bear in my area, and its far more than most would think. Doesnt seem to be an issue of concern, just accept it and move on. Maybe if we had them in this province it would bring farmers land owners and hunters to have better working relations.
Hunters and farmers used to have great working relations but hunters ruined it. When they tell you not to drive through the field don't drive through the field because you are too lazy to walk. The number of incidents from lazy or dirty hunters is huge.
If you think deer and bear can do damage add in one of the most prolific reproducers with a rooting ability. If you have not seen what pigs can do on dirt maybe contact a pig farmer who pastures them, it is insane, nothing like what a deer can do. Deer will eat the crop, pigs will make it so nothing can grow again for years.
Maybe,you could contact farmers in western NY,Pennsylvania,Virginia and Kentucky and ask them what the damage is like from one or two sounders of Wild Hogs. They'd sure be glad to explain it to you. New York has put a moratorium on hunting them. Some whack job academic came up with the ridiculous notion that when they're hunted,the reproductive cycle adapts to compensate and there's a higher birth rate and shorter gestation period resulting in more Hogs,not less. It's still an unproven theory,but sounds like animal rights BS to me.
Canines are different with their social system though, only the Alphas breed unless there is a population drop then the others start to breed, so if coyote populations get low in an area then yes they will have more babies.
Pigs do not work like this, they have multiple litters a year and do not have that sort of society.
Taken directly from the Ontario website: " If Asian carps become established in Ontario waters, they could potentially eat the food supply that our native fish depend on and crowd them out of their habitat. " not to mention diseases and parasites that can be introduced when people release foreign fish into Ontario waters.