'When they stick their heads out they get a bullet': the trials of managing Australia's feral pigs

Controlling millions of feral pigs is a serious problem. But for some recreational hunters, it's a family affairSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityThe video is taken down the barrel of a rifle. In the frame is a dog wearing chest and neck protection, harrying a wild boar. The tall dry grass, among straggly bush and scattered termite mounds typical of far north Queensland, obscures the action. The dog barks and circles then leaps from lethal tusks as the cornered beast charges. "That'll do," says a voice. The dog stands off. A single shot sounds and the boar falls.The voice belongs to a woman named Natasha, who asked that her surname not be used. Continue reading...