Villagers Armed to Fend Off Plundering Pigs  
 
 
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Hungry wild pigs rampaged through
Turkish villages on Friday pillaging crops and gardens as they
sought food and refuge from fierce weather conditions sweeping
through the country's northeast.


The Anatolian news agency quoted local officials as saying
ammunition had been distributed to villagers to fend off the
swine invasion after hundreds of the animals damaged crops in
settlements in the Black Sea province of Giresun.


"The villagers can fight against the wild pigs with an
organized hunt. They can be hunted 12 months of the year,"
Sedat Damci, head of a local hunting association, told the
agency.


Muslim Turkey has a large population of wild boars. Despite
Islam's strict ban on consuming pork, hunting the animals is a
popular sport throughout the country's rural areas.

LOL!

Q:How many boar may one bag a year in Turkey?

A:The sty's the limit! [:E]    

And I thought this was going to be about a small town that finally became fed up with the Federal Government. [rolleyes]

Darned! No limit, open season for 12 months. I guess Turkey is not so bad after all! I wonder what they are using for those pigs. AKs? Enfields?