(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Hunters in South Carolina will be able to hunt wild hogs and coyotes at night under new laws passed by the General Assembly.
The State of Columbia reported Sunday that lawmakers this year also placed restrictions on using dogs to hunt deer on other people's property without permission.
Backers of the new laws said changes were needed because coyotes and wild hogs are rapidly becoming a nuisance in the state.
Wild hogs used to be confined to South Carolina's coast, but in the past 50 years the animals have rapidly spread as hunters trap hogs in one place and move them to new habitats so they can have additional areas to hunt.
The new laws make trapping and moving hogs illegal and allows night hunting.
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