In 1977-1979 I worked on a project that involved the NPS, the Wildlife Department of the University of Tennessee, and the Army Reserve where we spent weekends counting the wildlife in the backwoods of the Smokies. We were allowed to carry a .45 and given the freedom to shoot any European Wild boars we came across. We only got three the whole time because they would run the minute we were detected. Even then the European Wild boars were tearing up the less inhabited and traveled areas of the GSNP. I learned how to really read a compass and practice minimum impact camping well. We camped wherever we ended up at dark and sometimes it was on the edge of some really nasty dropoffs. Greatest job for which I was ever paid.
I’ve seen your posts on your “great” experience in the mountains. As you know boars are one tough SOB and attack anything. They should open season in the park. There are enough folks around that would go for it.