The wild pig population is out of control in certain areas of California, causing damage to farms, yards, and people's homes.
In response to the increasingly unwieldy population, California State Senator Bill Dodd (D) who represents Napa County, has introduced legislation that would expand feral pig hunting.
These feral pigs have no known predator in the region, and have grown so much that packs of them have been roaming around Napa, tearing into vineyards and ranchlands searching for roots to eat. This can lead to damage not only to the landscape, but also to irrigation systems.
The newly proposed legislation would eliminate red tape and high permit costs that have been dissuading most would-be hunters.
"My bill would just loosen the regulations around the hunting of pigs," said Dodd. "Right now you have to have permits and there’s a cost per pig that’s taken."
Dodd's bill would reduce the fee from $15 a pig for in-state hunters, and $50 a pig for out-of-state hunters, to just that price for an unlimited number of pigs.
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