Wild boar pose serious risk, warns Sask. researcher

358Rooster said:
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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I'm from the Saskatoon area, and would love to know where you've seen them, and your permission to hunt some pig for the freezer. Should be a good time of year...good and fat for winter.
 
Cteve said:
I dont know how reliable that is....apparently they have them in Winnipeg suburbs according to it. Iv never seen any....well not that kind of pig anyway.
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Its as reliable as the people who submit sightings. I get about 50% guaranteed fake sightings and I have to pick through to approve them and guess at what could possibly be real or not. Sometimes when going through alot I make mistakes.

If you ever see anything that seems very far fetched let me know and I will look at it.

If I made it harder to submit sightings no one would.
 
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2fat2fly said:
I'm from the Saskatoon area, and would love to know where you've seen them, and your permission to hunt some pig for the freezer. Should be a good time of year...good and fat for winter.
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check the website for some possible areas. wildboarcanada.ca it will give you "hints" as to where they could be. I have heard they are south west of saskatoon from someone I know has taken some.
 
remyltr said:
i received yet another email off a CO today and his words concerning specifically hunting wild pigs in SASK


WTF it has to do with the local RM is beyond me,as they dont own the animals.

i am aware that SERM have a group of 'sharpshooters' that any RM can call upon, to hunt down
the wild pigs in an area, were a landowner has a major problem with them.
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Unfortunately its the same in Manitoba... atleast you can just report the kills after in Manitoba. Your supposed to ask the local RM permission to take one down...

Obviously I don't think they will care all that much if you tell them after the kill... or at all..
 
hoocli said:
Unfortunately its the same in Manitoba... atleast you can just report the kills after in Manitoba. Your supposed to ask the local RM permission to take one down...

Obviously I don't think they will care all that much if you tell them after the kill... or at all..
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a CO might issue you a ticket for hunting illegally if you get caught with a shot one and not seeking permission from the local RM.

i have just got off the phone again with another sask environment minister after i requested permission to
night hunt pigs....this will never happen.
the sask gov were thinking of changing the law to make it illegal to shoot them during big game season
but they thought better of this.
also they have a 'specially trained team of sharpshooters' who travel around 'problem' areas of sask
and hunt down the pigs.these people are paid for this.
i asked to join this band of merry men and he declined.

from the tone of the ministers voice,i am thinking they are going to be changing a few laws this year
and even introducing tags for pigs.he didnt say this but this is my gut feeling.

so again i am disgruntled by the mysterious ways of the sask environment
 
And in Alberta.............the policy is pretty much the exact opposite.

The Wild Boar Eradication Program is open to any rural county that subscribes to it.
That`s just for the bounty too. Anyone can take them on unoccupied rural crown land or rural private land with owner`s permission.
 
remyltr said:
a CO might issue you a ticket for hunting illegally if you get caught with a shot one and not seeking permission from the local RM.

i have just got off the phone again with another sask environment minister after i requested permission to
night hunt pigs....this will never happen.
the sask gov were thinking of changing the law to make it illegal to shoot them during big game season
but they thought better of this.
also they have a 'specially trained team of sharpshooters' who travel around 'problem' areas of sask
and hunt down the pigs.these people are paid for this.
i asked to join this band of merry men and he declined.

from the tone of the ministers voice,i am thinking they are going to be changing a few laws this year
and even introducing tags for pigs.he didnt say this but this is my gut feeling.

so again i am disgruntled by the mysterious ways of the sask environment
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To bad they only kill about 500 bore in total which is not enough they need to kill about 83% just to keep them under control.
 
tylerjwitty said:
Government always wants to make money
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^Yes, even the weaselly little bean counters employed in Manitoba and Saskatchewan both graduated from the same mister scrooge school of excessive taxation. With Saskatchewan pulling one-upmanship considering a tag system. At least Manitoba is only putting forth hunting rules only.

With the help of twisted word games such as; feral game animals=natural species governed under the provincial game regulations.
 
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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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Wild bore have 2 litter a year with up to 6 piglets each time and your wrong about bore not going after livestock. You want to make a bet they will Wild bore are known to kill calfs and eat them I've seen this happen in the US so sorry to tell you your wrong.
 
Savage78 said:
Wild bore have 2 litter a year with up to 6 piglets each time and your wrong about bore not going after livestock. You want to make a bet they will Wild bore are known to kill calfs and eat them I've seen this happen in the US so sorry to tell you your wrong.
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No, I'm not wrong and yes, I'd be willing to bet.

And what's a wild "bore"? Hunting feral pigs can be pretty exciting.
 
bearkilr said:
I'm not saying it's never happened, but they don't make a habit of it. Ravens have been known to kill newborn calves and lambs as well, though it's not a common occurrence.
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Ok yes they only do it when there is no food and Saskatchewan has a lot of food.
 
Savage78 said:
Ok yes they only do it when there is no food and Saskatchewan has a lot of food.
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That's not true. Crows, Magpies and Ravens will land on the back of an animal and peck a hole into it's back. They will continue to feed off this animal until the wound infects and kills the animal, then the whole gaggle/murder will feed on the body.
 
2fat2fly said:
That's not true. Crows, Magpies and Ravens will land on the back of an animal and peck a hole into it's back. They will continue to feed off this animal until the wound infects and kills the animal, then the whole gaggle/murder will feed on the body.
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I'm talking about wild boar not birds.
 
sorry if this has already been gone over in this thread but I don't feel like reading through it all lol...

is this hog problem bad enough in SK to have a little hog hunt like they do in Texas? lol... I wouldn't mind some bacon and fun times :D if someone arranged a hog hunt in a spot where there where a lot of hogs, I would make the drive...
 
I don't know for sure myself but I don't think the government is allowing hunters to go and hunt the boar so far it is just the special team of hunters that get to do it. I mat be wrong on this.
 
triple tap said:
sorry if this has already been gone over in this thread but I don't feel like reading through it all lol...

is this hog problem bad enough in SK to have a little hog hunt like they do in Texas? lol... I wouldn't mind some bacon and fun times :D if someone arranged a hog hunt in a spot where there where a lot of hogs, I would make the drive...
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Unfortunately I don't think so. But if there was, and I knew, I may lie about it.:p
 
Savage78 said:
I don't know for sure myself but I don't think the government is allowing hunters to go and hunt the boar so far it is just the special team of hunters that get to do it. I mat be wrong on this.
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You can and theirs no bag limit. But you need land owner and RM permission.
 
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