I keep seeing all these threads on “KAP” and it got me wondering – is this REALLY what you want? I mean, if you got your wish and all the feral hogs disappeared, how happy would you really be?
I understand the frustration of farmers who's crops are damaged and I know it's frustrating when hogs take over your feeders and drive deer off when you're hunting. But does this REALLY justify people (especially hunters) wanting to completely eradicate feral hogs in Texas? Hogs provide a year-round and AFFORDABLE hunting option and there are a lot of KAP threads that are started by people that have also posted recipes for making sausage from them or recipes for cooking hog meat. If you really hate hogs and want them all killed, I'd think you would refuse to utilize them.
I wonder if we woke up tomorrow and found ALL the hogs gone, how happy we hunters would actually be? Unless you have a really good income and could afford an exotic hunt, your hunting would be restricted to deer season (if you can find a place and can afford the ever-increasing price) and turkey season. Not much meat on a turkey. I watch the vast majority of GS members who consider themselves lucky to go on ONE 7-day deer hunt per year; and hogs provide everyone with an affordable opportunity to get out and hunt any time you want to. Exotics are expensive to hunt and the cheaper ones, like rams, sure don't generate a whole lot of recipe suggestions , compared to hogs. I think that if the wishes of all the KAP advocates were granted, it wouldn't take long for there to be a giant “WOOOPS!” in the hunting community- especially the bowhunting community!
If hogs are such a problem at your place that you take the “KAP” attitude, why aren't there a ton of threads inviting GS members to come hunt them with you for free? There a sure a lot of GS members that struggle to find/afford a place to hunt that would love to come help you with your problem! It seems to me that some people spend a lot of time complaining about hogs on their property or lease but I can't remember a thread saying “come help me with my hog problem!” I know a lot of farmers around here that complain about them but if someone asks if they can come kill some, they're told “NO.” I just don't get it – especially here on the GS.
Don't get me wrong – I'm all for controlling the hog population when/where it effects agriculture or they're getting into neighborhoods; and I understand high fence operations dedicated to deer wanting to keep hogs out. I'm just pointing out that if the “KAP” philosophy was ever to, truly, come true there would be a consequence that would make a lot of bowhunters pretty unhappy.
I think that “KAP” should stand for “Kill All Predators.” Predators do a lot more damage to deer and other game species than hogs do.
I understand the frustration of farmers who's crops are damaged and I know it's frustrating when hogs take over your feeders and drive deer off when you're hunting. But does this REALLY justify people (especially hunters) wanting to completely eradicate feral hogs in Texas? Hogs provide a year-round and AFFORDABLE hunting option and there are a lot of KAP threads that are started by people that have also posted recipes for making sausage from them or recipes for cooking hog meat. If you really hate hogs and want them all killed, I'd think you would refuse to utilize them.
I wonder if we woke up tomorrow and found ALL the hogs gone, how happy we hunters would actually be? Unless you have a really good income and could afford an exotic hunt, your hunting would be restricted to deer season (if you can find a place and can afford the ever-increasing price) and turkey season. Not much meat on a turkey. I watch the vast majority of GS members who consider themselves lucky to go on ONE 7-day deer hunt per year; and hogs provide everyone with an affordable opportunity to get out and hunt any time you want to. Exotics are expensive to hunt and the cheaper ones, like rams, sure don't generate a whole lot of recipe suggestions , compared to hogs. I think that if the wishes of all the KAP advocates were granted, it wouldn't take long for there to be a giant “WOOOPS!” in the hunting community- especially the bowhunting community!
If hogs are such a problem at your place that you take the “KAP” attitude, why aren't there a ton of threads inviting GS members to come hunt them with you for free? There a sure a lot of GS members that struggle to find/afford a place to hunt that would love to come help you with your problem! It seems to me that some people spend a lot of time complaining about hogs on their property or lease but I can't remember a thread saying “come help me with my hog problem!” I know a lot of farmers around here that complain about them but if someone asks if they can come kill some, they're told “NO.” I just don't get it – especially here on the GS.
Don't get me wrong – I'm all for controlling the hog population when/where it effects agriculture or they're getting into neighborhoods; and I understand high fence operations dedicated to deer wanting to keep hogs out. I'm just pointing out that if the “KAP” philosophy was ever to, truly, come true there would be a consequence that would make a lot of bowhunters pretty unhappy.
I think that “KAP” should stand for “Kill All Predators.” Predators do a lot more damage to deer and other game species than hogs do.
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