The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are rightly concerned with feral pigs spreading across the state. However, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) does not want hunters to take out this invasive species when they see it. Considering the MDC also wants a complete eradication of feral pigs in Missouri, that might not make a lot of sense. Allow us to explain this controversial approach to the management of these destructive animals.