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I am surprised they have travelled that far north and continue to spread.
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Some species (passenger pigeon for instance) were wiped out or nearly wiped out from market hunting in the early part of the 20th century. We could wipe out pigs if we wanted to. All it would take is money. Offer enough money and people would hunt them day and night. People would do anything for the right incentive. Offer a bounty, and you get bounty hunters.
A financial incentive helps. When they allowed hunting feel hogs by helicopter in Texas it boomed for a while but seems to have tapered off. Fun is not enough incentive.
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I would think they would be good to eat. Anyone know?
Lots of guys will shoot them for meat and some for “fun”. I know guys who travel hundreds of miles to shoot prairie dogs.