LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has voted to allow the shooting of feral hogs on wildlife management areas.
This is a reversal of their decision from back in May. The regulation was originally place to remove the incentive for any future illegal releases of hogs on public land.
However, Game and Fish says they continue to catch feral hogs that have ear notches, tags or other marks that indicate illegal releases or escapes.
“We continue to catch feral hogs that have ear notches, tags or other marks that indicate illegal releases or escapes are still occurring on or near our WMAs,” said J.P. Fairhead, AGFC feral hog program coordinator. “By eliminating the opportunity for people to go back and hunt hogs on these properties, we hoped to remove the motivation behind these releases.”
According to a press release, the commission does plan to consider re-instating the ban on all feral hog hunting again in 2019.
