Wild Boar Population

medvedqc said:
trapping is not working period ... if source of food is available for them they are very hard to eradicate as i wrote earlier in the same thread.
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As I wrote earlier in the thread trapping can indeed be effective to reduce wild pig populations when done properly. It is certainly much more effective than hunting.

"Wild pigs can be managed through small-scale exclusion, trapping, and/or shooting. While recreational hunting is often a preferred method, it is not effective at controlling wild pig population growth. Trapping, however, is highly effective at controlling and reducing wild pig population growth. All methods of control are only effective long-term if adjacent property owners work together cooperatively to reduce population size; otherwise, even the most efficient wild pig removal programs will suffer from frequent reinvasion from neighboring pig populations."

http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74170.html


 
Alabama, Georgia and Texas we see many examples of very successful captures of wild boar sounders. I wonder if the more northern states have equal success using similar trapping methods?
So my real question here: does, crops, terrain, weather and warmer temps contribute to more successful trapping of wild boar?
 
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Brutus said:
Alabama, Georgia and Texas we see many examples of very successful captures of wild boar sounders. I wonder if the more northern states have equal success using similar trapping methods?
So my real question here: does, crops, terrain, weather and warmer temps contribute to more successful trapping of wild boar?
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There are more than 1.5 million wild pigs in Texas and more than 250,000 in both Georgia and Alabama. How's that working out for them?
 
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Wanna get rid of the wild hogs, increase tourism, feed the hungry, and reduce the national debt, while providing training for the Air Force?

Take folks out on a hog hunting safari, 5000 bucks a week-end, plus expenses.

Use military pilots and choppers, along with you choice of 5.56, 6.72. or 50 BMG machine guns.

Chase 'em down and let them have it with full bursts, and recover any salvageable bacon.

Friendly fire may be responsible for a few heifers, 'cause let's face it folks, at the end of the 50 BMG effective range, cow/hog, who can tell.

But all in all, it's a win/win. And fun can be had by all.
 
Snowbirds did a show over the weekend..Got me thinking??
Slow moving jets with napalm cannisters on the wings
Can anyone tell me how many hard points the wings have??
I'm thinking BBQ
 
GUB said:
Snowbirds did a show over the weekend..Got me thinking??
Slow moving jets with napalm cannisters on the wings
Can anyone tell me how many hard points the wings have??
I'm thinking BBQ
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There's no wing stations for external stores, but the Tutor has two side by side tank positions in the belly. External fuel tanks for the regular trainer and two smaller smoketanks for the Snowbird jet.
 
kc34 said:
As I wrote earlier in the thread trapping can indeed be effective to reduce wild pig populations when done properly. It is certainly much more effective than hunting.

"Wild pigs can be managed through small-scale exclusion, trapping, and/or shooting. While recreational hunting is often a preferred method, it is not effective at controlling wild pig population growth. Trapping, however, is highly effective at controlling and reducing wild pig population growth. All methods of control are only effective long-term if adjacent property owners work together cooperatively to reduce population size; otherwise, even the most efficient wild pig removal programs will suffer from frequent reinvasion from neighboring pig populations."

http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74170.html
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i d like to see that: this is an invasive specy everywhere it is going: you can not control them ...
 
As much as i don't want to see wild hogs because of the problems that come with them i can't help but think of how easy it would be to fill your freezer with pork for the year if there was no season or bag limits
 
Overblown media hype. Heavily populated European countries like Germany have somehow survived with wild boar for decades. Our climate won't allow them to be as prolific as they are in the southern states. Those are also not wild boar, but ones that have cross bred with domestic pigs many years ago, so their litter size and rate of multiplying is far greater than that of a wild boar.
 
bearkilr said:
Overblown media hype. Heavily populated European countries like Germany have somehow survived with wild boar for decades. Our climate won't allow them to be as prolific as they are in the southern states. Those are also not wild boar, but ones that have cross bred with domestic pigs many years ago, so their litter size and rate of multiplying is far greater than that of a wild boar.
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The Europeans have historically treated them like a game species, with the decline of hunting, it's gotten out of hand. To boot, Chernobyl deposited a layer of radioactive fall out over much of the area that accumulates in pigs due to their rooting habits. Not healthy to consume.

Grizz
 
bearkilr said:
Overblown media hype. Heavily populated European countries like Germany have somehow survived with wild boar for decades. Our climate won't allow them to be as prolific as they are in the southern states. Those are also not wild boar, but ones that have cross bred with domestic pigs many years ago, so their litter size and rate of multiplying is far greater than that of a wild boar.
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Not certain where you are - for sure was many "ranches" here that had more or less pure-bred EurAsian Wild Boar that they imported - and some got loose - in past 15 or so years. If there was cross breeding with feral swine, from the few that I have seen - it is as if those with more EurAsian Wild Boar genes / characteristics / behaviours survive and flourish in the Prairies. For sure has been feral (escaped domesticated) swine in Central Sask since at least 1950's - was several in the cat-tails by the creek near our farm.
 
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Maybe not a bounty per say, but a prize for each hog eliminated.
Get one token per hog, and save them up to get a better prize with each token earned.
1 token - Baseball cap with "Successful Hog Hunter" on it.
5 tokens - Hoodie with "Hog Hunter"
100 tokens - 1 lb of powder of your choice, delivered(when available).
 
remyltr said:
Bounties won’t work
Trapping isn’t keeping the numbers down
Leaving it to hunters won’t work

The pigs are with us forever now

The problem is you can’t get at them. Crops in the fields
Farmers won’t allow you access to the bush.
The bush where the pigs live are too vast to hunt.
Farmers dumping tons of burnt/spoiled grain in the bush doesn’t help

We have had too much snow to access the swamps where they are
And your not allowed to carry a firearm on a snow machine.which doesn’t help.
Also the hunting laws prevent you too, can’t hunt of a night nor can you use dogs.
Sask also doesn’t allow the placing of bait purposely to attract pigs ( who the Fck thought that one up)

The odds are constantly in favour of the pigs.

I’ve seen piglets the size of my hand in middle of February-30c
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This is Canada , I hope you understand that our laws never ever made any sense.
 
trebor2880 said:
Maybe not a bounty per say, but a prize for each hog eliminated.
Get one token per hog, and save them up to get a better prize with each token earned.
1 token - Baseball cap with "Successful Hog Hunter" on it.
5 tokens - Hoodie with "Hog Hunter"
100 tokens - 1 lb of powder of your choice, delivered(when available).
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yeah......with the price of gas and diesel these days that'll work.....sarcasm!
 
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