I don't normally write rants like this but this topic has been bugging me for awhile. Just recently I had a conservation with one of employees from the company that is hired to eraticate the wild pigs in san diego county. After our conservation I was even more put off about the whole subject. So here is my rant, I would like to know what research has been done to support such a extreme solution to spread of wild pigs in san diego county. I asked the employee why they where eradicating the pigs his response was they are detrimental to the habitat, crops and they are a nuisance. Now I know in places like Texas, central California and I'm sure in other parts of the country pigs can really cause problems for farmers and their crops. I don't know about you guys but the last time I was in houser canyon or down in La presa valley I didnt see much crops, just saying. He also stated that the rooting that the pigs do hurts the habitat. I ask of you next time you find rooting and not fresh rooting but a few weeks old rooting, look deep into the area of the rooting and you will find life. You will find sprouts from different kinds of wild grasses, oak sprouts and other spouts from what ever else the pigs have been eating. It's almost like the state and federal government departments that contract these company's just take their research from other states or different counties in California. Instead of going to the extreme of eradication why not try to manage the population by helping out the hunter with making these areas that the pigs hold up in more accessible to us by unlocking gates that block public land or how about lowering the pig tag prices. It just bothers me that because of research based off of other habitats, as a hunter I'm losing a chance to have another speices to hunt and put food on my table that is close to home which is huge to a budget hunter like my self. Anyways that's my rant please feel free to disagree with me or tell me I'm in left field... just wanted to see what other people think about this topic.