I have researched the legislation issue further and see that I erroneously stated SD as the home of this bill...it appears instead that the Nebraska Game and Parks Comm. proposed it before the Unicameral in Lincoln last month. It is LB #305: section 18..."Illegal to knowingly engage, sponsor, instigate, assist, or profit from the killing, wounding, or attempted killing or wounding of animals of the genus Suidae (wild pig) for the purpose of sport, pleasure,amusement, or production of a trophy"...introduced in response to game farms in the state wanting to start up the new sport I am told. My posting should have read SD Pig Legislation "Likely" as I am sure it will just be a matter of time before somebody tries the same thing in the Dakotas. I am from Vermillion in southeast SD, which is about 5 miles from the Missoiuri River seperating the two states...about 50% of my bird hunting as well as 99% of my coyote hunting is done in the Husker state so I will try to keep everyone up to date on the status of this bill. I am sorry for the initial error on my post stating SD instead of NE...even though from my perspective it makes no difference which state is involved with the legislation. introducing feral pigs to the upper midwest is not a good idea in my opinion. I am in no way opposed to game farms, but bringing in non-indigenous animals that will cause more ecologic and economic damage than the comparitively small revenue the sport would generate just doesn`t make sense to me. Selmer, if you are reading this I am surprised to hear of wild pigs seen in SD already...I have hunted the upper midwest for some 35 years now and have never seen one before. I am not doubting you as nothing would surprise me given their prolific nature, but please pass along more info regarding your knowledge of any existing populations in the state. Thanks and will keep ya posted on LB#305.
