Wild boar pose serious risk, warns Sask. researcher

Thanks to a link from a fellow CGnutter I got a price on a couple of breed sows (not that bad really)....I'm thinking it would be neat to have ones own private wild boar hunting area. Now I will have to check into BC provincial fencing requirements for wild boar...:)
 
Heard lots about the wild boars in SK, but where are they? Can someone hook me up? Would love to have them to fill my freezer! Friend of mine used to export them by the tons to Japan. (Wild boar raised by farmers) Japanese love wild boar meat. It's delicacy over there. He gave me quite a bit to try, they are really tasty.
 
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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Coyotes cost sheep farmers a ton of grief and money. They'll also go after most other livestock. Wild boar won't cause damage to livestock, but they will tear up crop land and most other land for that matter. That said, in many of the places where the wild boar are roaming freely, like AB/SK/MB, our climate won't allow them to become as prolific as in some European countries or the southern US states and they won't have more than one litter per year.

For an invasive species to multiply in numbers far beyond what they are in their home range, certain conditions have to be existent, and that's just not the case here on the prairies. They are destructive bastards and should be shot on sight, but I don't think they'll ever become a real problem like in Texas, for instance.
I hear the best and easiest way to trap them is with a wolf snare. Leg hold traps don't work well due to the shape of their leg/foot, much like they don't work well for pretty much any hoofed animal.

Some of the media fear mongering is a little over the top. Europeans have been living with them for centuries and they don't have to hide their pets and children from them. All the ones in Sweden are escapees from game farms as well, and while they do their share of damage, most hunters seem to somewhat enjoy the new sport and have kept them in check. Their climate and terrain is pretty similar to ours.

And if you think you can eradicate the coyote, think again. They are probably the most adaptable predator in North America.
 
tylerjwitty said:
Coyotes don't cause massive economic damage
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but they wake me up at all hours in the night on a reg bases. I sleep with my window open. They must have taken something down out back, as there are a whole whack of crows and ravens hanging around in the trees. Lots of tall grass, can't see much, my son rolled the quad, so it's not in use to do a search. The deer do hang around our pond. I got a hunch that they may have got one a few nights ago, judging by all the howling. If I could see them, I'd shoot as many as I could.
 
Home3 said:
If there are wild boars around, you don't need to see them. They leave distinct "plow" marks everywhere in their territory. Don't know about feral pigs.
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you need to see them in order to nail them to the wall. I had a BLR 358 for hunting dem pigs, there were many around these parts yrs ago, but no sightings of late, so I have given up hopes of wild boar bacon and ham and have since sold my 358. If they turn up again, I'll go with my 308.
 
I find it both interesting and very sad that this professor from the U of R is so out of touch with provincial farms and farmers, that this is somehow BIG Agricultural News in July of 2014 within his circles.

Anyone else recognize the irony here?
 
bearkilr said:
Coyotes cost sheep farmers a ton of grief and money. They'll also go after most other livestock. Wild boar won't cause damage to livestock, but they will tear up crop land and most other land for that matter. That said, in many of the places where the wild boar are roaming freely, like AB/SK/MB, our climate won't allow them to become as prolific as in some European countries or the southern US states and they won't have more than one litter per year.

For an invasive species to multiply in numbers far beyond what they are in their home range, certain conditions have to be existent, and that's just not the case here on the prairies. They are destructive bastards and should be shot on sight, but I don't think they'll ever become a real problem like in Texas, for instance.
I hear the best and easiest way to trap them is with a wolf snare. Leg hold traps don't work well due to the shape of their leg/foot, much like they don't work well for pretty much any hoofed animal.

Some of the media fear mongering is a little over the top. Europeans have been living with them for centuries and they don't have to hide their pets and children from them. All the ones in Sweden are escapees from game farms as well, and while they do their share of damage, most hunters seem to somewhat enjoy the new sport and have kept them in check. Their climate and terrain is pretty similar to ours.

And if you think you can eradicate the coyote, think again. They are probably the most adaptable predator in North America.
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I agree with almost everything you've said, save one; I have personally seen three generations together........on the ground in front of me :D

In October a few years ago, my father and I came upon a dozen of them while driving to one of our pastures. Unfortunately, we only killed nine of them. There were full grown adults, first of the year juveniles, and a late-summer litter. I have seen enough of these buggers at all different times of the year to be more than confident in my observation.

So no, you're wrong (at least from what I've experienced) - they DO have more than one litter per year. Maybe they're as adaptive as the coyote?
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So my neighbor dropped by today to let me know that 4 of his pigs got loose last night, is there a possibility that they will breed in the wild here? I'm just west of Sudbury Ontario. Is there the potential for a hunt to finish them off? Will the bears clear them out? Will they just die off in the wild? It's really thick bush around here, and we're on the river as well, how well would something like this adapt to the wild?
 
remyltr said:
dont get caught with a deer in a trap
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Use two or three rings of field storage "grain bins" with a trap door of some sort. Short enough a deer can get out, but tall enough to keep the pigs in. Should be good and tough if you pour a couple inches of concrete into the rings to give it a sturdy bottom.
 
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