Hunting feral pigs within Australia is controlled by water, or most of the time, a lack of it. Australia is the driest continent on Earth, with a feral pig population of between 10 and 23-million, depending on the season and whether a drought is present.
Pig hunting habitat varies from the dry inland to forests and farmers’ cereal croplands. The locale is widespread. Normal domestic animals arrived with the First Fleet and settlers in 1788. Many escaped forthwith and wild pigs were a problem in NSW by 1860. They have remained so ever since.
The pigs exist wherever there is water, cover and feed. They are a continual problem for farmers and are estimated to cost the rural sector of the economy at least $100 million annually. Therefore, it is no surprise to learn that the animals are the most hunted in Australia.
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