Wild boar pose serious risk, warns Sask. researcher

Yes shot in Moselle, France. I originally wrote a bit of a blurb but spent so long figuring out how to post the pics I had to log-in again and lost the text. In summary:
Sanglier are certainly nocturnal here.
Can be shot by landowners or hunters with hunting rights at any tiime throughout the year, no limits on numbers as they are classed a nuisance species.
Moonlight shooting is common, the 2fer in the pic was the result of a 65m shot in moonlight, the grey was the target, the black was collateral.
The hunts where these were taken does not bait but some do, I don't think baiting increases the overall population just attracts the beasts to a suitable spot.
Sanglier do very well on grain and oilseed crops, winter wheat in spring, canola and barley in summer, maize in the fall. They also like the plums and apples around here.
The Blaser B95 in Blaser 30R with a 180grain RWS UNI is very effective - through and though - twice in the 2fer. The Zeiss 2.5-10x50 works well for twilight and moonlight.
 
I often question the integrity of many hunters and what they might be thinking when it comes to wild boar. IMO this shouldn't really be looked at as just another hunting opportunity. I often feel guys would rather see populations explode regardless of the damage caused just so they can get a little more trigger time in. We all want to shoot them, but they are an invasive species and they need to be killed off in these parts completely before they become a huge problem.
 
hawk-i said:
I'll ask the question again.....does anyone know where you can buy breeding pairs of Wild Boar?
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Really bad idea. They will change the landscape and the native wildlife spectrom irreversibly.

BTW, I thought we were talking feral pigs and not wild Boars! Different creatures.

Correction: My bad. The article is indeed talking about wild Boars. Accordingly; "...In the first decade of the 21st century, wild boar escaped from game farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan (Canada) and reproduced rapidly, resulting in bounties offered for pairs of ears. A few years later, population estimates range in the thousands."
 
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Home3 said:
Really bad idea. They will change the landscape and the native wildlife spectrom irreversibly.

BTW, I thought we were talking feral pigs and not wild Boars! Different creatures.

Correction: My bad. The article is indeed talking about wild Boars. Accordingly; "...In the first decade of the 21st century, wild boar escaped from game farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan (Canada) and reproduced rapidly, resulting in bounties offered for pairs of ears. A few years later, population estimates range in the thousands."
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Where have you been Home3? Escaped wild boar have been an off and on problem in the western regions, ever since mass escapes during the 1997 flooding in Manitoba!

lol
 
Home3 said:
Really bad idea. They will change the landscape and the native wildlife spectrom irreversibly.

BTW, I thought we were talking feral pigs and not wild Boars! Different creatures.

Correction: My bad. The article is indeed talking about wild Boars. Accordingly; "...In the first decade of the 21st century, wild boar escaped from game farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan (Canada) and reproduced rapidly, resulting in bounties offered for pairs of ears. A few years later, population estimates range in the thousands."
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wild boars/feral hogs don't matter much they are not native and do the same damage pigs are just domesticated boars after all we just clip their teeth and tails and chose the best breed to farm
 
Brutus said:
Where have you been Home3? Escaped wild boar have been an off and on problem in the western regions, ever since mass escapes during the 1997 flooding in Manitoba! lol
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Honestly, until today I didn't know there are wild Boars in Canada. I always assumed people use "wild Boar" and "feral hogs"interchangeably! I still say kill them all.

What origin these wild boars are from?
 
Home3 said:
Honestly, until today I didn't know there are wild Boars in Canada. I always assumed people use "wild Boar" and "feral hogs"interchangeably! I still say kill them all.

What origin these wild boars are from?
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people brought them here and then they did not want them so they released them. most likely there is a mix of Russian/German boar and domestic pigs
 
antiqueguy said:
people brought them here and then they did not want them so they released them. most likely there is a mix of Russian/German boar and domestic pigs
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Myself, I do not pretend to know what a host of game farming strangers do that are not within my personal line of vision.

What people do and what people think otherwise, is usually the normal thought processes of left wing advocates who think they know better then everyone else's judgement.

Have a good day!
 
How ? They eat game , i suppose live stock but that is become Nile w the feed barns and feed lots?


I can't think of one time when a coyote cost me money other than the time I hit one Witt a van or the cost of a bullet to shot it .

By all means I hate a coyote as much as the next farmer, but coyotes are easy to keep at bay while other invasive species are not . The natural predators Are not their for the balence required
 
tylerjwitty said:
How ? They eat game , i suppose live stock but that is become Nile w the feed barns and feed lots?


I can't think of one time when a coyote cost me money other than the time I hit one Witt a van or the cost of a bullet to shot it .

By all means I hate a coyote as much as the next farmer, but coyotes are easy to keep at bay while other invasive species are not . The natural predators Are not their for the balence required
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I have personally seen a pack attack a cow giving birth and begin to eat the calf as it was being born.... When the farmer grabbed the shotgun from the back of the tractor he had to fire a shot and hit one to make them scatter..... They were that intent on what they were doing.... like a swarm of sharks....
 
Brutus said:
Myself, I do not pretend to know what a host of game farming strangers do that are not within my personal line of vision.

What people do and what people think otherwise, is usually the normal thought processes of left wing advocates who think they know better then everyone else's judgement.
Have a good day!
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That is a peculiar comment. You say you don't know much about the subject (fair enough), yet you are comfortable branding those who have spent time learning about it as belonging to this or that political persuasion! Damage caused by invasive species is hardly a matter of left or right politics. It is common sense. In the states, damage caused to farmers by feral pigs is estimated at $800 million a year and rising (Google is your friend). The whole 10 gallon cowboy hat territory south of the border has been up in arms against the feral pig infestation for a while now. Just the facts on the ground.

One doesn't need to look further than damage already caused to the North American trees by accidentally imported parasites to get a sense of this problem. American Chestnut tree is non existent now. Native Elm and Ash trees are either wiped out for good or on the way out. I read somewhere 8 Billion Ash trees are already gone. 4 Billion to follow. The American Beech tree disease has now spread to the Eastern half of Ontario, including my hunt property. There is no defence against it so consider beech trees gone too. How is that a matter of debate?
 
Superbrad said:
I have personally seen a pack attack a cow giving birth and begin to eat the calf as it was being born.... When the farmer grabbed the shotgun from the back of the tractor he had to fire a shot and hit one to make them scatter..... They were that intent on what they were doing.... like a swarm of sharks....
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Yes this is true . I'm not saying I'm right or wrong , if there are study's to prove either way I would be happy to be proved otherwise.

Depending on the breed of cow it's worth somewhere between 500 to 20000 dollars .

Wasn't it your area that there wAs massive amounts of deer destroying massive of crops?

My point is basically livestock can be more easily protected from wildlife than crops thus rendering boars/deer/elk a bigger threat than coyotes .

I know farmers are rembursed for livestock kills in some cases , I don't know if crops also are
 
tylerjwitty said:
Yes this is true . I'm not saying I'm right or wrong , if there are study's to prove either way I would be happy to be proved otherwise.

Depending on the breed of cow it's worth somewhere between 500 to 20000 dollars .

Wasn't it your area that there wAs massive amounts of deer destroying massive of crops?

My point is basically livestock can be more easily protected from wildlife than crops thus rendering boars/deer/elk a bigger threat than coyotes .

I know farmers are rembursed for livestock kills in some cases , I don't know if crops also are
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My point was not that boars won't cause damage..... My point was that killing them and leaving the carcasses there for the coyotes to feast on will only help boost the coyote numbers... Either clean up after your kill or use it as a bait pile....
 
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