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Mark Twain National Forest Proposes Feral Swine Hunting Ban

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Doug Stowe
Trapped feral swine eat bait in Carroll County.

Mark Twain National Forest officials say banning wild boar hunting and conducting strategic trapping will help control destructive invasive feral swine on forest lands in southern Missouri, some of which border northern Arkansas. A public comment period ends July 23.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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