CLAYTON, Calif. (KGO) -- At the Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton wild pigs are causing a lot of trouble so they hired a hunter to shoot them. People there are likely to hear gun shots again when the hunter goes to work during the night.
ABC7 caught wind of this on CLAYCORD.com because residents were wondering why they were hearing gunshots inside the city limits. It usually happens between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Compared to the brushy terrain outside of the golf course, the Oakhurst Country Club looks like a garden-fresh salad to a hungry wild pig. The 16th hole apparently has the best grubs, roots, and worms.
"When we came in first thing in the morning, it looked like a rototiller had gone through this and just kind of turned everything up," says golf course superintendent Eric Feldhusen.
A herd of about 25 wild pigs has been plowing up the fairways. The Department of Fish and Game says it's not uncommon for them to migrate near urban areas during October.
Fencing them out hasn't worked, so now the country club has a Fish and Game permit to hunt wild pigs inside city limits.
"Keep them off the golf course," says golfer Larry North. But when he was asked if it bothers him that they are shooting the pigs, he says, "Ooh. Relocation is better."
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