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Wish I had this problem in my neighborhood
MANOA, Hawaii -- Manoa residents are concerned about wild pigs that have been destroying gardens and causing dangerous erosion problems.
The state said it is going to start moonlight pig hunts.
The state wants to control feral pigs in Manoa with full-moon hunts beginning in September. Licensed hunters with bow and arrows, dogs and knives will be allowed to go after the pigs one night each month for a year.
"We think the pig activity might be more active during the full moon," said Pat Costales, of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Forestry Division.
"Which is I think a first. I have never heard of a moonlight hunt in an urban setting before," Rep. Kirk Caldwell said.
Caldwell got involved after complaints from Manoa residents like Richard Day and dozens of others about wild pig invasions. Pigs started coming down from the hills even during the day.
"I would hear them grunting and squealing and eating and pretty soon the whole area became like a pig sty. It was smelly. You could see evidence of the pigs all over and they destroyed the whole back area," Day said.
Another problem Manoa residents said are that some of the pigs have gotten used to them and just stand there when they yell at them or throw rocks at the pigs.
Day is worried that pigs are also tearing up the hills on the mountains and ridges above the homes.
"The DLNR should be very concerned about this because of the mud that is coming down these hills now. It was not coming down two years ago," Manoa resident Terry Day said. "It is going to get worse before it gets better."
The state also wants to catch Manoa pigs with non-lethal box traps. The state would then turn the animals over to the Oahu Pig Hunters Association, which would kill them for food.
MANOA, Hawaii -- Manoa residents are concerned about wild pigs that have been destroying gardens and causing dangerous erosion problems.
The state said it is going to start moonlight pig hunts.
The state wants to control feral pigs in Manoa with full-moon hunts beginning in September. Licensed hunters with bow and arrows, dogs and knives will be allowed to go after the pigs one night each month for a year.
"We think the pig activity might be more active during the full moon," said Pat Costales, of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Forestry Division.
"Which is I think a first. I have never heard of a moonlight hunt in an urban setting before," Rep. Kirk Caldwell said.
Caldwell got involved after complaints from Manoa residents like Richard Day and dozens of others about wild pig invasions. Pigs started coming down from the hills even during the day.
"I would hear them grunting and squealing and eating and pretty soon the whole area became like a pig sty. It was smelly. You could see evidence of the pigs all over and they destroyed the whole back area," Day said.
Another problem Manoa residents said are that some of the pigs have gotten used to them and just stand there when they yell at them or throw rocks at the pigs.
Day is worried that pigs are also tearing up the hills on the mountains and ridges above the homes.
"The DLNR should be very concerned about this because of the mud that is coming down these hills now. It was not coming down two years ago," Manoa resident Terry Day said. "It is going to get worse before it gets better."
The state also wants to catch Manoa pigs with non-lethal box traps. The state would then turn the animals over to the Oahu Pig Hunters Association, which would kill them for food.
