Wild Boar Hunting...

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Would anyone have any advise or tips on Boar hunting ? Here in Manitoba boar hunting is an open season as long as it’s reported to CO’s.

My wife was out for walk this morning with the dogs and came across this sound the wasn’t familiar with her. She came back to the house and asked me to come out and have a listen on what she heard. At first I thought it might have been a bird of some sort but after heading in the direction of the sound it sounded more like a pig. Had a snort of some kind and my wife said that it actually squealed at one time.

The under cover was to thick to see anything at this time but I’m thinking of trying my luck on wild boar. I was thinking of using a rifle for this hunt but have no experience with this new game.

So would anyone have any suggestion on how I can pursuit this game. I think it would make for an excellent meal or two...;)
 
I have only hunted them in Europe, there it is done at night, with either night vision, or a light attached to your rifle, as you can see, it's how it was setup on mine, NV was expensive for me, so I opted for the cheaper route. I used my Sako - 308, all were taken between 75 and 100 yards, 2 dropped in their tracks, and 2 ran for about 70 yards or so then dropped, aim for the vitals as you would any other wild animal. The ones in the pictures are about 80-90 Kilos each, and as for a meal, it is fantastic eating.

Hunting was done from a stand, once you think you have one, you aim, hit the switch to activate the light, confirm your target, and squeeze the trigger. You have about 2 seconds, once the light hits them, as they will bolt all but immediately.

During the day, I would imagine it being different, but in Europe, they don't really go anywhere, they typically sleep, and only come out at night to feed.

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Have fun

I am going back next year for some more.......
 
They love to sleep in intolerable areas close to food and water. (IE-rasberry thickets and such darker areas with lots of overhead cover)
You need a dependable repeating rifle/shotgun and plenty of ammo handy for reloading, of an adequate calibre.Thier heart is lower in the chest & more forward than one would think. They do have an extra layer of flesh to protect thier vital chest area, but it's protection from bullets/broadheads is over-rated. For the most part they are heavily hunted, so if you you startle one or two, this may be your only opportunity to kill one, as harrassed wanderers will book it out for a new safe area to forage at, and they will for the most part, they will not return to this area again.
They will avoid man, but once cornered they can become ferocious attackers. If you find thier trails of a number in an area they feel safe in, it kind of resembles deer trails, but because they follow thier noses so much, these trails tend to be a little twistier than a deer run. They also love to wallow, so swamps are favored spots as well, if they feel safe in one area, thier bedding areas will be not far away either.
They are perpetual diggers and will destroy outdoor gardens forthwith. Pets tied up outdoors will become a nice snack for wild boar. They will eat just about anything to survive, even the poorest quality grain, household garbage, pet food etc.....Thier vision is not the best, but they have a great sense of smell & I myself think they have very good hearing as well.
When they bed down, be warned, what looks like one or two, can easily turn out to be half a dozen lying in a low spot. Usually, a female with little ones, will keep watch out for danger. The males are easy to identify from the mature females, as the males tend to have broader shoulders, and a slim waist, the females look more like the traditional shape of a domestic pig more than the males do.(kind of barrel shaped)
Without dogs or the ability to bait them, you'll need to identify thier bedding areas, then a moving sweep of hunters in a rough line are needed, along with a couple of well situated guys covering all possible escape routes.

This is adventurous stuff, but be aware of your surroundings, shoot straight & safely.......

If you can legally hunt one area, ensure to bring binos, drinking water, a good knife carried handy (just in case) and a small first aid kit is prudent.
(did I say plenty of ammo for your arm of choice?)

Good luck to you!
Edit:Within 80 yards or so, a good 12 gauge shotgun with slugs and rifle sights of some sort, is darn near perfect medicine for these wild pigs!
 
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I seen one Wild Boar in my life in Manitoba... It was in sandy lands and all I had was my sks so I did not want to take a chance to shoot it seeing it was 75-100 yards away

I have also seen some other pig’s like the ones that you see on a farm running around out there.
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I have shot literally dozens of them with .308 and shotgun and 9mm pistol. I highly recommend a good bullet out of a high powered rifle, although a stout .223 round would do the trick on most pigs. Shotgun slugs are great if ranges kept short. The meat is great. Have fun.
 
A few months ago I read a series of posts on thehighroad (?) from an American who was killing pigs nightly. They are so numerous he built a high wire mesh corral with a slamming trapdoor, and then he'd start shooting the trapping pigs. From his descriptions or the damage and fertility, Canada DOES NOT NEED these pests getting established. Kill 'em all!
 
The problem here in AB is that, even though there is a list in Edmonton with the Dept of Agriculture that denotes MD or Counties that have reported wild boar problems, when you contact the particular county offices, they deny ever having a report.
Seems contradictory to me. If they don't want them to get established, then let us have at them.
 
rookie wildcat said:
The problem here in AB is that, even though there is a list in Edmonton with the Dept of Agriculture that denotes MD or Counties that have reported wild boar problems, when you contact the particular county offices, they deny ever having a report.
Seems contradictory to me. If they don't want them to get established, then let us have at them.
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I did not have a similar problem in regards to this with Lac Ste. Anne County.

Mind you, this was three years ago.......and I was interested in a community pasture.

Now, in a rural general store, I heard from locals that rural Alberta counties that subscribed to the provincial bounty, had actually hired persons to eradicate the escaped wild boar in thier own county limits.

It's rumoured, that the province quietly passed a law (regulation??) that farmers and rural landowners, that had escaped wild boar on thier property HAD to allow access, for these county employees to destroy them.

This is all third hand information, that was passed onto me. I have no way to either confirm or discredit these rumours.
 
Well, the guy in Edmonton was very forthcoming with the info and said that in some counties, they were even offering bounties. But, as I said, I have emailed 7 of the counties on the list and have either gotten zero response or been told that no such situation exists.
 
saskcop said:
I have shot literally dozens of them with .308 and shotgun and 9mm pistol. I highly recommend a good bullet out of a high powered rifle, although a stout .223 round would do the trick on most pigs. Shotgun slugs are great if ranges kept short. The meat is great. Have fun.
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What kind of boar did you shoot with a 9mm? And from how close?????

Boar are VERY tough animals and you really need to respect that. Granted, my friend (was a game warden) shot many dozens of boar with a .243 Win load with Barnes X bullets, however he also used (as did I) an 8x68S. You don't want to mess around with a mature boar that is caked with dry mud from wallowing - you need something stout to make a clean kill! And by stout I don't mean a .223!
 
saskcop said:
I know that they were hammered hard in SK and it is hard to find a good spot any longer.
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you're not looking to hard then :D My wife and kids and I go back to Sask regularly to visit her Family , and I go for a "pigfest " I've got 2 since may. As for in MB , lots around , going this coming week for a day outing conservation here is like same in AB for some reason , they like to hide the fact that there are any , and tell the average joe , that "they're all gone" fact is there are more than ever. Just up the Hwy from me is a Guy who Ranches Siberian pigs, with a nice swath of crown land close by , with escapes regularly, can you guess where I'll be on monday ? As well go to sandilands , la Broquerie, all over the place in the south. Even 20 k from me in stonewall they have a prob with Escaped Duroc pigs (big ugly red haired ones, with a temper to boot) they go feral real quick, get LOTS more fur in the winter , and it's even said thier snouts get longer over time as they Very quickly go back to what they were origiunally. You want pigs , PM me I'll give ya at least 3 good spots for pigs.Sask or MB
 
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Where was this taken?
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That was in Croatia, small place called Brezine, just outside of Pakrac and Lipik

I was thinking of next year, but plans seem to be changing, and I might be going back this September......

Here is a few pics of the tusks, uppers and lowers, spent shells, and one of the bullets found lodged in the boar

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I myself think that wild boar are not exceptionally hard to kill for the most part, if you know the heart/lung position & you are a cool shot.

But these buggers can get damn big, and this is when your choice of ordnance becomes kind of an important factor.

In wooded terrain I feel very secure with an M37 Ithaca Deerslayer Police Special, loaded with RWS Brennekes. 100% ready for the biggest of big. If I was to use a rifle, (myself) the bottom end of reasonable, starts with a good 30-30 and 170 grain Nosler bullets.

Yeah yeah.....overdone for most pigs, but never, ever, underarmed!
 
Brutus said:
I myself think that wild boar are not exceptionally hard to kill for the most part, if you know the heart/lung position & you are a cool shot.

But these buggers can get damn big, and this is when your choice of ordnance becomes kind of an important factor.

In wooded terrain I feel very secure with an M37 Ithaca Deerslayer Police Special, loaded with RWS Brennekes. 100% ready for the biggest of big.

Yeah yeah.....overdone for most pigs, but never, ever, underarmed!
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don't kid yourself ! The buggers are just one big muscle of adrenaline once they get going , it's like trying to stop a freight train with a slingshot ! I was forced into full time self employment, by a very #####y sow(in a hog barn) in 2004. Was almost killed by a sow that I had startled in her pen , she jumped up, and went berserk, and tried to put me thru the waist high 6 inch thick concrete pen wall, I went over, and woke up with being nosed by a big boar 2 pens over.... needless to say , That ended my parttime career, and launched me full time into my comp business. they are unpredictable and not easy to kill ..... try using a "boltgun" (fires a .22 blank that drives a spike into the hog's brain) and having to do it 6 times , before said hog dropped to the ground !
 
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