I notice that the possibility of the feral pigs carrying disease is mentioned. Does this mean they may carry trichinosis or is it talking about spreading disease to domestic pigs?
Feral Hog Sighting
- Thread starter the spank
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I notice that the possibility of the feral pigs carrying disease is mentioned. Does this mean they may carry trichinosis or is it talking about spreading disease to domestic pigs?
Canadian_Zuk
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Yes I do, I need at least a small game license to hunt ANYTHING in Ontario. even pests. If your hunting, you better be licensed.
good stuff, thanks
Me too. Wild bacon sounds appealing
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That's silly. Like I said, another tax on Ontario..
Canadian_Zuk
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There are exceptions for property owners, but it must be the property owner doing the shooting in the case of pests. Anyone else must have a hunting license.
the spank
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Update:
So here is an update to my Feral Hogs thread. I took the LSD # I had written down and plugged it into my Landtracker app the other day and went back to where I saw the hog. Great little app, brought me right to the lease. As soon as I turn in there is the field I had seen the hog in. After a bit of looking around I continued on back out to the grid road and headed north, the opposite to the way I had come in, figured I'd do a little exploring in some new to me areas. I went about 2kms and all of a sudden there is a pair of BIG HOGS beelining it like no tomorrow. It took me only a second to get stopped for a better look and I realized I was at a farm raising European (Russian?) Boar. The boars were headed for the buildings in the distance. So I followed along a bit further and came to a crossroads and made a turn in the direction of the farm buildings and there they were. Dozens of Boar. The little piglets were exactly what I had seen at work a few months before. Obviously I had come across an escapee since he was not fenced in and was 2km's south of the farm. Being the size he was and given he appeared alone I would think coyotes would make fast work of him around here?
Here is a pic or two from the farm..........
A few more......there were many more than this but this is what stuck around for a few pictures.
So here is an update to my Feral Hogs thread. I took the LSD # I had written down and plugged it into my Landtracker app the other day and went back to where I saw the hog. Great little app, brought me right to the lease. As soon as I turn in there is the field I had seen the hog in. After a bit of looking around I continued on back out to the grid road and headed north, the opposite to the way I had come in, figured I'd do a little exploring in some new to me areas. I went about 2kms and all of a sudden there is a pair of BIG HOGS beelining it like no tomorrow. It took me only a second to get stopped for a better look and I realized I was at a farm raising European (Russian?) Boar. The boars were headed for the buildings in the distance. So I followed along a bit further and came to a crossroads and made a turn in the direction of the farm buildings and there they were. Dozens of Boar. The little piglets were exactly what I had seen at work a few months before. Obviously I had come across an escapee since he was not fenced in and was 2km's south of the farm. Being the size he was and given he appeared alone I would think coyotes would make fast work of him around here?
Here is a pic or two from the farm..........
A few more......there were many more than this but this is what stuck around for a few pictures.
Depending on what province you live that may or may not be a requirement...
Rob
Brutus
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Post #47. That sure looks like the farm on the northern bank of the North Saskatchewan River, very close to the hamlet Marwayne. If it's the same place, he's been raising these captive wild boar for at least 5 years or maybe even closer to a decade. Along Route 897, better known as the Frog Lake Freeway in these parts.
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I'm kind of getting excited about the fact that there were sightings just north of Cochrane. Might have to plan an outing with my high capacity slug launcher...
It gets better - I'm told Alberta offers a $50 bounty. Just bring in the ears, you keep the bacon.
Brutus
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^The one rather important detail to this; One has to take them in a rural county that actually subscribes to the provinical bounty program to collect it.
The concerned county office would have all the forms & the few regulations concerning this issue.
Most often this is easily viewable on thier website.
Brutus
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From the County of Northern Lights:
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ACTION:
If wild boars are found within the boundaries of the County of Northern Lights
the landowner will be encouraged to adopt the following measures:
- control or destroy the wild boars
-prevent the establishment of pests (wild boars)
-shall follow the Wildlife Act ( Section 28) (shall not discharge a firearm during the period
commencing at ½ hour after sunset and ending at ½ hour before sunrise the following
day) (No night hunting)
- notify the Agricultural Fieldman of the wild boar locations
-authorize someone to destroy the wild boars
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I am posting this specific county info, because on wildboarcanada dot ca, Alberta section, the info from David Kay is a little bit in error IMO.
David Kay says landowner only. But I disagree somewhat. The above info says otherwise. David Kay has obviously never read the Alberta Wild Boar Eradication Program.
Clearly the county has final say. But it behooves them to fall in step with some kind of regularity within the province of Alberta.
Cheers!
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ACTION:
If wild boars are found within the boundaries of the County of Northern Lights
the landowner will be encouraged to adopt the following measures:
- control or destroy the wild boars
-prevent the establishment of pests (wild boars)
-shall follow the Wildlife Act ( Section 28) (shall not discharge a firearm during the period
commencing at ½ hour after sunset and ending at ½ hour before sunrise the following
day) (No night hunting)
- notify the Agricultural Fieldman of the wild boar locations
-authorize someone to destroy the wild boars
Unquote
I am posting this specific county info, because on wildboarcanada dot ca, Alberta section, the info from David Kay is a little bit in error IMO.
David Kay says landowner only. But I disagree somewhat. The above info says otherwise. David Kay has obviously never read the Alberta Wild Boar Eradication Program.
Clearly the county has final say. But it behooves them to fall in step with some kind of regularity within the province of Alberta.
Cheers!
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the spank
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The farm in the picture is located north of Hillmond and west of Paradise Hill on the west side of the North Sask river. I wasn't aware of another near Marwayne on the 897? I lived in Islay for a few months and never saw it in my travels scouting all over Vermillion River County? I came across a Boar farm east of Turtle Lake last fall while scouting for snows.
has anyone shot a wild boar in the wild and had ham & bacon made out of it? If so, how was it? I had a real hankering for it, but can't find any of them around. Years ago, a whole heard escaped from near by and there were hundreds around. I had a fello gun exhibitor at a gun show tell me that he just couldn't eat very much when he had an offering to do so, he said it stunk so bad! Perhaps this one may have been a big old pig, as someone said a smaller younger one would be good. I sold my BLR 358 and have given up hopes of finding one. Still got one in 308, in case they ever show their face again! A local from the Rez said that if you get an Argo and go away back in the swamps, you'll find them. It's too bad that I don't have 25k to buy one
