TEXAS APPROVES HUNTING FERAL HOGS FROM A HOT AIR BALLOON

The state of Texas has passed a bill allowing you to hunt feral pigs from a hot air balloon. Feral hogs can be a major nuisance animal, rooting up gardens, destroying crops, and damaging fences. They are blamed for over fifty million dollars in damages per year. They also breed quickly, and have few natural predators. And … they are delicious. One can already hunt the pigs from a helicopter, but the critters have gotten smart and head for cover when they hear the rotors. The new thinking is that the hogs won’t notice the balloons quietly floating overhead.
* Although they may notice the clink of champagne glasses and the smell of cheese and crackers. At least, that’s what happened on my balloon ride.
* What if, from the balloon, they drop Acme anvils on the pigs’ heads?
* Have they tried any OTHER ideas from Wile E. Coyote, like a giant slingshot or a bow and arrow that shoots dynamite?
* Guns and hot air balloons – what can go wrong?
* Something tells me there will also be beer involved. Lots and lots of beer.