[toddst]

They could make a lot of money selling permits, but instead they spend thousands of dollars to trap and release a handful of them, and in a few months it's right back to the same old story.

You are correct. However, I thought these folks primarily wanted to control - perhaps eliminate - the pigs. I guess not or they would be inviting hunters in. Beyond belief.

[Hugin]

However, I thought these folks primarily wanted to control - perhaps eliminate - the pigs. I guess not or they would be inviting hunters in.

This is a very liberal area, so don't expect logic on the part of the local officals. A combination of animal rights types, anti-gunners, soccer moms who don't their kiddies to see dead animals, and those who just think hunting is the provice of neandrathal rednecks and sadists combine to shoot down any reasonable discussion of the idea.