Feral Pig Reduction Bill In Legislature

[hilodiver]

Chas, there are strict regulations on hunting feral pigs. On state public hunting land, each individual hunting unit has it's own rules. Some allow hunting with dogs, some don't. Some allow firearms, some only allow bow and arrow. As for private land, the homeowner can give permission to hunt pigs on their property. The hunter needs to follow state rules and regulations even if they hunt on private land. Also, you cannot discharge a firearm or even a bow and arrow if it will endanger your neighbors. Sometimes we hear gunshots at night, but hunting at night is illegal on public and private lands. Snaring pigs is only legal on private ag land, not residential. Unfortunately, there are some hunters out there that disregard the rules. A friend had a pig hunter trespass onto her property and his dogs killed her whole herd of sheep! Sometimes I find a dead pig carcass on my street in HPP. This really upsets me because all my neighbors know I'm a hunter and they may think I did it! The majority of the hunters out there follow all the rules and respect private property but there are always a few who make us look bad!

Aloha!