Regarding Shannon Tompkins, I know him pretty well, he is also from East Texas, and his family ran hogs in the woods in the "old days". Shannon and I have had a few talks about the hog "problem", and pretty much agree. He is the one who told me about a Louisiana game management official whose opinion on hunting pressure's effect on the hog population was, "Face it boys, we ain't gonna barbecue out way out of this situation."
Of several newspaper outdoor writers in the Houston area, I consider Shannon the best.
