Wild Hogs Concern Residents
Wild hogs are damaging a mountain community and some residents want them hunted down.
The hogs are roaming in the Fork Creek area of Polk County. Neighbors say about 30 of the animals dig their snouts into the ground looking for grubs and are tearing everything up. The wild hogs have even torn up part of a nearby cemetery. News 13 has talked with a state wildlife official who says he is aware of the damage and that there may be a fee involved to kill the animals, but says the agency is happy to help if the hogs are a nuisance.
(posted at 10:48pm, 07/30/06)
http://www.wlos.com/news/news.shtmlI wish there was a better story and link for this, but so far the local ABC affiliate is the only agency with this 'story' and their website blows glass & sucks ass.
Anyhoo...
They did a fairly lengthy piece about this on the 11 o'clock news last night; I happened to catch it as I was getting dressed for work. I was left standing with a lone sock in one hand and my head in the other, completely flabbergasted. These people were absolutely helpless...
They may as well have been running around like this -->
Now let me mention, Polk County ain't exactly urbane. It's mostly very rural, just a bunch of good 'ol folks. I expect more from them. Had this occured in greater Buncombe Co. (Asheville area) or even the more populated areas of Henderson Co., I wouldn't be posting this now. Well, maybe.
It's not mentioned nor relayed in the written piece, but the people they talked to on camera were completely taken aback that the .gov wouldn't be fee-free Johnny-on-the-spot to round up their unruly little porkers.
My take on the issue yields the following equation:
[Me + (ammunition/gun)] * crazy piggies = (no more rooting & destruction) + (good eatin').
Dunno, maybe it's just me... :/