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"Invasive game species" could be good or bad, depending on what it is and how they are handled. If the game doesn't pose a threat to native game or civilians and does provide another hunting adventure, I m in favor of that. Pigs have been around since 1500 and only recently within the past 20 - 30 years become a significant problem. I am not sure why that is, but it seems that if the pig sounder were such a problem, that farmers all over would be crying out for hunters to eliminate the problem. That has not happened in Georgia and pig shooting is a big business in Texas. Texas has a large number of "invasive game species" and hunters seem to be very happy with that. There are times when people don't want "invasive species" as they don't represent nature as existed 200 years ago or allow a game species for hunters. Hank Paulson bought Little St. Simons Island (LSSI) off Georgia coast, had all the fallow deer killed, and shut down the old LSSI Hunting Club. Paulson didn't like hunting and wanted the LSSI to be just a nature preserve. Dues from the LSSI Hunting Club had previously supported wildlife biologist for the island. |