The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to delete the reference to wild hog areas as part of a suite of rules to change the way wild hogs are managed. The effect would be a simplified set of regulations which address wild hogs as wildlife. This suite of proposed rules would allow hogs to be taken on private land with no size and no bag limits throughout the year. In addition, it would remove the game status of hogs statewide and allow hogs to be managed by area specific rules on public hunting lands.