[fabsroman]

Sure GOB, continue to tell yourself that market hunters would not be able to decimate the feral hog population if market hunting was allowed and there was a demand for the meat.

Let's talk technology here and the definition of market hunting. Market hunting is not sitting up in a tree stand with a rifle all day waiting to kill one or two hogs, but slaughtering the entire group when you come upon them. On top of that, it would allow the use of implements that sport hunters are not allowed to use to pursue the feral hogs. They might even allow the use of helicopters to locate and shoot the hogs. Imagine how much ground a market hunter could cover if it turned out to be a proftable venture. The pilot and the shooter fly around killing hogs and then radio the coordinates to the ground crew that come and pick them up with trucks and ATV's. Just take a look at market hunting of waterfowl, etc. that I posted above in response to Bulletpusher and Skeet. Again, if there is a demand for the meat, hide, etc. and the hunters can turn a profit, I'm willing to be that they would put one heck of a hurt on feral hogs.

I bet nobody would have dreamed that commercial fishermen would be able to fish the seas dry of fish, but it is happening. Believe me, when there is a profit to be had, man will exploit it.