Are feral hogs a problem in Canada?

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I know in states like Texas they're relaxing the rules for hunting these guys. AR10s, night vision, drones....it's like the War on Porky!

I've never heard that we have the same problem in Canada. Yet wild boar live in mountainous areas of France and Italy, so I'd imagine feral hogs might be able to survive too. Not to mention their wild cousin escapees.

So what's the situation here?
 
Late last summer/early fall I read something in the paper I think it was stating that there was more wild pigs in Saskatchewan then there was people. I know a few people that have seen lots. They don't shoot them very often though.
 
Small pockets here and there across Canada. Some are escapees and others have cross the boarder. Not really a problem and you could hunt them with a small game's licence. The MNR is monitoring them.
 
They are a problem to folks in the lower Fraser Valley and Mission areas of BC. These suckers tear up crop land like mini-excavators, but the meat is far better than commercial pigs and ye don't need tags for hunting them as they are a C class critter like grey squirrels.
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Not quite correct about the boar to people ratio in Sask, at least not yet. I can't remember the year but in the not too distant future they are predicting that there will be more wild boar here than people. 2020 maybe? I can't remember.

I've went out for them several times and have spent countless hours hunting deer in areas known to hold wild boar but have yet to see one. I wish I could get a few. If anyone in NW Sask reads this and feels like taking a fellow CGN'er out boar hunting...........:d
 
I live in Carlyle Sask, we have a real problem with wild boar in the Moose Mtn provincial park. they destroy the sloughs in the park, and make a real mess. they organize teams of local farmers and go in with sleds in the winter and try to wipe out the pods. I seen some pigs while Elk hunting this fall but didn't shoot.... cause I didnt wanna scare the Elk.. hahaha. My brother in law and nephew have shot a few but I havent had the chance yet.
 
Phat Eagle said:
BC designated the invasive, so you can blast away. Strange thing is there aren't many to be found... They probably want to keep it that way!
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I hear they're very smart and elusive, not to mention out at night. That's why they're allowing infrared and light amplification night sights in Texas. I don't think they've gone full auto. Yet.

They can also be really dangerous. Males can be 100-250 kilos and they're aggressive when cornered. Best to use a scope and keep your distance!
 
Ontario should wave requiring the small game licence to hunt them, it may help in controlling the population before it gets out of control.
 
nugunner said:
I hear they're very smart and elusive, not to mention out at night. That's why they're allowing infrared and light amplification night sights in Texas. I don't think they've gone full auto. Yet.

They can also be really dangerous. Males can be 100-250 kilos and they're aggressive when cornered. Best to use a scope and keep your distance!
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And a tree stand these guys can lay your guts out on the forest floor easily with those tusqs!
 
stovepipe699 said:
We had some wild boar that were escapees from a local farm 15 or 20 years back. I haven't heard about them for years so hopefully they wiped them out
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My hwy's friend lives in the area. He said when they were plentiful around the area, after that escape, (let loose;)), he couldn't keep a garden, they would destroy everything, and you would never see them. They only come out at night. The only way to see them was to sit with patients in a tree stand on a moon lite night. I have deer hunted the area a lot and do find at times what looks to be belly drag in the 1 1/2 ft deep snow with hoof prints. Is that a sign of boar? I don't think deer would have belly drag in that little amount of snow.
 
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