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Article: Michigan targets feral swine.
- Article from:
- The Blade (Toledo, OH)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2006
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Byline: Steve Pollick
Nov. 12--If, come Wednesday, you find yourself hunting deer on the opening day of Michigan's firearms season and you see a wild pig, shoot it please. The state's agriculture and natural resources departments have declared war on feral swine in 23 counties because the free-
ranging critters are causing crop damage, pose a serious threat to the health of their domestic counterparts, endanger humans, displace wildlife, and damage wild habitats with their endless rooting. The Michigan firearms deer season continues through Nov. 30 and up to 725,000 hunters are expected to participate in what is one of the country's biggest hunting ...