Are feral hogs a problem in Canada?

PPCLIGullyPlatoon said:
If you were in your garden, AND there was one there, AND it charged at you, OR you felt threatened by it's presence AND if you had the foresight to come into the garden with a suitable firearm, then YES - at least, that was the interpretation of the law, so sayeth the Detachment Commander of the local RCMP
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Honest Sir! He was reaching!

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PPCLIGullyPlatoon said:
The rationale I received was, that by default, since the animals were being ranched, they fell under The Husbandry Act even though these animals aren't expressly described. In short, hunting these boars was essentially the same as hunting a stray cow, horse, pig, etc.

In the larger picture, I think what they were trying to avoid was mass hunting of those boars that became free ----- I guess they figured that there would be a mass of crazy people just out to shoot these boars and not harvest the meat. I can't say this wouldn't happen, but to my knowledge, I don't think the RCMP did enough to control what is now a problem. If I understand correctly, the huffing & puffing of the RCMP on this matter worked; I don't recall anyone being formally charged despite knowing full well that a few were harvested.
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I'd still like to underline my original question was about escaped feral pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus), not wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa). However, there are hybrids of the two, so maybe the point is moot. There are 16 subspecies of wild boar plus the domestic pig.
 
If by feral hogs you mean politicians; YES; and as any hog farmer knows - BIG PIGS EAT FIRST.
On the not so serious side, no not the problem I wish they were here north of the border
Darn americans;cheap gas, good economy, strong dollar,NRA, wild bacon for the takin,
 
John Wesley Hardin said:
If by feral hogs you mean politicians; YES; and as any hog farmer knows - BIG PIGS EAT FIRST.
On the not so serious side, no not the problem I wish they were here north of the border
Darn americans;cheap gas, good economy, strong dollar,NRA, wild bacon for the takin,
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No, those are pigs at the trough.
 
nugunner said:
If not already, I'd guess it will be. Either from local escapees or migration from adjacent infested areas. There are wild boar hunting operations in Ontario already, so I expect that there will be escapes if it hasn't already happened.

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I believe they use to have places in Ontario that had wild boar hunts .. But all have been shut down ,, There is a place in Quebec that you can go and hunt wild boar .. There may be places ""raising "' wild boar in Ontario .. But to the best of my knowledge all the hunting ranches have been shut down
 
I've heard of one place in Saskatchewan that offers wild boar hunts for purchase. There is a flat fee to hunt and a price per pound for what you kill.
 
There has been three areas where hunts have been held West of Edmonton by Seba Beach, one down by Caroline north of Calgary and Sundre north of Calgary. Appears people raised them on farms then got loose someway?
 
What is needed are dogs trained to sniff them out. Follow their gps collars and
your success rate will definitely go up. Don't even need a gun, just a sharp knife and a quick hand
to not get gorged.
 
Feller said:
What is needed are dogs trained to sniff them out. Follow their gps collars and
your success rate will definitely go up. Don't even need a gun, just a sharp knife and a quick hand
to not get gorged.
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I would love to buy 3 patterdale terriers and hunt wild boars but
Sask outdated hunting laws dont allow such an activity
Ah well
 
remyltr said:
I would love to buy 3 patterdale terriers and hunt wild boars but
Sask outdated hunting laws dont allow such an activity
Ah well
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Good call.
I never thought about the hunting laws here. Was just thinking of my experience overseas.
I'll have to check my local laws in case I run into a boar while hunting upland with my dog.
Wouldn't want a CO ruining a fun day. :redface:
 
There was an episode of one of the WildTV shows (Guns & Gear?) where they were hunting hogs in Texas, at night. They used a drone with IR, and AR-10s with night vision and IR. The only way to reduce the numbers is to get the breeding females in significant numbers. One boar can sire multiple litters a year, so it doesn't take many. Sows can have as many as 3 litters in some environments, but they're the bottleneck.
 
It's almost like there are small pockets of established herds and while they're declared a noxious pest the locations of the viable herds are kept secret.

General area's are commonly known and if anyone wanted to bad enough you could likely find some. Wether you would get permission or not is another question. Really an odd situation.

That being said, keeping the locations secret seems to be having the effect of the, "commonly known locations" increasing in number and over a wider area; so don't fret guys, at this rate a few more years and they'll be much easier to find.
 
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