{"id":2646417,"date":"2026-08-18T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunters-perfect-shot-provides-not-just-community-service-but-massive-load-of-barbecue\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:33:26","slug":"hunters-perfect-shot-provides-not-just-community-service-but-massive-load-of-barbecue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunters-perfect-shot-provides-not-just-community-service-but-massive-load-of-barbecue\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter&#8217;s Perfect Shot Provides Not Just Community Service But Massive Load of Barbecue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunters-perfect-shot-provides-not-just-community-service-but-massive-load-of-barbecue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the issue of feral hogs in the United States, highlighting an impressive example of a hunter killing three hogs with a single shot. Feral hogs pose a important ecological and economic threat,causing over $1.6 billion in damages annually across the contry by destroying land, preying on wildlife, and damaging farms. There are at least 6 million feral hogs spread across 42 states, primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, with populations originating from past introductions dating back to Columbus&#8217;s era.Despite being a popular game animal, current hunting efforts only remove about 24% of the population, far below the level needed to control their numbers. The article emphasizes the need for more effective measures to curb their growth, warning that without increased efforts, Americans might grow tired of the prospect of widespread hog hunting-and, metaphorically, of consuming barbecue due to the declining hog populations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s put it this way: I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s possible to get sick of good barbecue, but one hunter may eventually find out for all of us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The 17-second video <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GunloverClub1\/status\/2086871080179003869\">posted<\/a> on <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/4523230764626053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> on June 28 by S&#038;R Outfitters showed a fine American engaging in a form of community service while also exercising his Second Amendment rights and pulling off quite a feat of marksmanship. In this case, he\u2019s hunting feral hogs, and with one shot, he fells three of them at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">It\u2019s an impressive bit of shooting and a lot of meat for the freezer (and smoker), no doubt about it, but America actually will be needing a lot more shots like that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">You see, feral hogs aren\u2019t the friendly pigs from your children\u2019s favorite stories, like Piglet and Wilbur. In fact, they have inundated the southern United States and can rip stuff up so thoroughly, they make William Tecumseh Sherman\u2019s \u201cMarch to the Sea\u201d look tamer than a Buckingham Palace tea party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">How bad is the feral hog issue? There are at least 6 million feral hogs spread across the country, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agbull.com\/the-six-million-hog-problem\/\">according<\/a> to AgBull.com, and they inflict at least $1.6 billion in damage upon America\u2019s farmers each year, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agdaily.com\/livestock\/feral-swine-cost-u-s-agriculture-1-6-billion-annually\/\">according<\/a> to AgDaily.com. Farmers aren\u2019t the only ones taking hits; ranchers lose livestock, and the hogs also prey upon game bird nests and baby wildlife \u2013 wreaking all sorts of havoc on the land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">There are higher estimates of the total damage done and just how many of them are out there. What\u2019s worse: The United States hasn\u2019t ever really gotten ahead of the problem, which dates back to the introduction of these critters when Christopher Columbus was exploring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">While the population of feral hogs is primarily in Texas (with at least three million) and Oklahoma (at least 1.5 million), these days, the hogs are in as many as 42 states, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/article\/battle-to-control-america-most-destructive-invasive-species-feral-pigs\">according<\/a> to National Geographic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">There is also a bit of a math problem: While feral hogs are the second-most popular big game in the country, hunting takes out only about 24% of the population \u2013 and to keep the population in check, you need to take out more than three times as many, National Geographic reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">So, Americans, celebrate the feat of marksmanship, but we may need a lot more of it. 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