I'm wondering where you got the idea I believe these hogs should not be eliminated? Where is there anything in this thread that says they should be treated like game animals, unless you think only game animals are due a humane death.
I don't know if you want them eliminated or not. I responded to your comment suggesting that hunters are leaving hogs to just die in agony because you don't approve of their eradication methods. Here I'll put your quote up again. "It seems that a hit anywhere on the animal is now acceptable as long as the pig goes down with basically zero concern about following up to properly finish them."
I'll point this out, too. If these hogs are such a burden to the land owners, where are all of the Texas landowners that have opened their property for hunters to come in and kill these hogs en mass free of charge? If you can find one I'll be happy to make a trip and help them out. They would rather suffer the damage to their crops so they can make a buck off hunting instead of solving the problem. The hog population on public land in Texas is much more under control because it is open for hunting by the general public. The primary reason hog populations are out of control there is due to the practices of the land owners themselves. So they can cry me a river, but until they allow more hunting on their lands I have little sympathy for them.
I don't disagree with this. It happens fairly often, and I'm guessing they also get government assistance from our tax dollars. Which is another reason these hogs need to be eradicated.