It won’t, except on a very limited basis.
Think about it: Landowners can already invite anyone they choose to come and hunt their property. Why would they need the State to provide them with prospects?
There is no screening/vetting/qualifying action taken by the State to minimize the possibility of having some rank beginner sign up for the ‘Save the poor farmer’ program.
It is left up to the Land Owner/Caretaker to use His/Her best judgement (as it should be). They do that NOW! Trust me, if the Land Owner wants someone to help kill hogs, they can find them on their own.
I also hope all the people in texas who complain CONSTANTLY about hogs but will not let others hunt the hogs that they pretend to hate are watching if it does work.
Yeah, we’re ‘watching’.
Watching people leave gates open, Watching people leave trash on our property, Watching people driving off of established roads, Watching people hunt animals other than those permission was given to hunt, Watching inexperienced hunters EDUCATE the hogs (making them harder to kill), Watching a black calf being mistaken for a hog (low light or in the brush) by some over excited hunter,Watching themselves being sued (Civil Liability) the first time someone twists an ankle on their property, etc.
More than anything I hope some idiot doesn't ruin a good thing by acting stupid.
Get some popcorn, sit back and watch. It won’t take long.
You folks in Texas need to get your act together regarding this issue.
Folks (read Land Owners) in Texas are doing just fine, Thank You.
If anyone needs to get their ‘act together’ it is the hunting public.
Why do you think (over the years) it has become more difficult for hunters to gain access to private lands?
Is it because a new breed of Land Owner has become ‘stingy’, or could it possibly be that many (not all) folks seeking a place to hunt are not of the same caliber as those in the past (Courteous, Responsible, Helpful, Genuine, Appreciative,Non-Litigous)
Now, in fairness….there ARE good, decent, honest, trustworthy folks (that want to hunt) out there, I know that. But, I don’t need the State to help me find them.
So, the solution is simple:
1. Get to know a Landowner (and them you). Chances are good you will get an ‘invitation’ to hunt, but not because they NEED you.
2. Lease the hunting rights to a piece of property.
3. Texas has LOTS of land for sale. Buy some. It will immediately change your outlook about who needs to “get their act together”.
Lastly, addressing the idea that Hunters will put a dent in the hog population on a given piece of property: Not going happen, unless that property has NO other program going on, OR you happen to get very skilled hunters.
Hogs are not stupid, any that you do not kill…will learn from the experience.
Hunting ‘pressure’ WILL move hogs onto adjacent land(s), but that does nothing to reduce the population. They will eventually return…and ‘swapping hogs with your neighbor’ is not what we are after.
If the Landowner wants to push hogs (temporarily) off of their property, it is an easy thing to do. Bring in some Hog Dogs, run them a few times and presto…. no more hogs for a while.
Of course, in the process…you spread the hogs out, make them smarter, harder to fool/kill next time, BUT maybe you can get some of the little ones later. Because by the time you see them next….they will have made more!
How do I know this? Been battling them for over 25 years.
