Um, AWESOME? In Texas you can now hunt feral hogs from a hot air balloon

Texas just gets more awesome every day:

Texas approves feral hog hunting by hot air balloon https://t.co/gguDToaj8G pic.twitter.com/5S8mNH6DdU

— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) May 25, 2017

Helicopter hunting of the hogs is already allowed and legislators think the balloons will offer a quieter, more stable platform:

"Hot air balloons are quieter and offer a more stable shooting platform." https://t.co/zbcIbCIGpM

— Mike McFeely (@McFeely_Inforum) May 25, 2017

Sign us up!

This is the future our founders intended https://t.co/50HD9DeIX3

— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) May 25, 2017

It's about damn time. https://t.co/1tnM01uwaw

— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) May 25, 2017

This is the most Texas story ever. https://t.co/k38rmFaNL4

— Patrick Thornton (@pwthornton) May 25, 2017

And here’s one of our favorite tweeters, Justice Don Willett, with his take:

There will be political re-pork-cussions. Perhaps a vote of no [ba]confidence. https://t.co/J9mMkvj0vb

— Judge Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) May 25, 2017

Hey, we laughed.

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