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As the title suggests, does anyone have any knowledge, information, tips or experience, with Wild Boar? I'm in Saskatchewan, and have heard and read lots about populations and activity not overly far out of Saskatoon. Planning on using 7.62x39.

Any replies and help is appreciated :)
 
That website has been extremely helpful, I was aware of it beforehand, and is an excellent source. Thank you for linking it. I figured I'd look for help here on cgn as well as various other forums :)
 
...actually in SK you need no permission to hunt unless the land is posted (unless the law's been updated since i last checked)...however, you may be asked to leave even if the land is not posted and for not complying you can be ticketed...wierd, hey?

...compare that to MB where you may not hunt unless you first receive permission and no posting is required...again a ticket...but a guide in our area ignores MB trespass altogether, stating that a $50 fine for a big whitetail for his client is a part of his operating expenses...

...as for pigs, seen this i assume? http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-boar-pose-serious-risk-warns-Sask-researcher
 
Last I looked in alberta fenced land is considered posted. I would assume it is the same in saskatchewan but im not sure.

Regardless if you are on my land without asking permission first I will not be happy. Ive let people who ask go on looking for boar as I dont want them around.

I wont even go on friends and neighbors land without asking permission first. It should be common sense but you know what they say about that.
 
Most places that pigs are a problem land access is not given. I think this pig problem is hugely overblown with small pockets that have problems.

I looked into the posted land deal and according to our law you can be charged for trespassing even though land isn't posted. Sask farmers are generally a really good bunch of guys..lets not piss them off. Get permission.
 
nw mb said:
...actually in SK you need no permission to hunt unless the land is posted (unless the law's been updated since i last checked)...however, you may be asked to leave even if the land is not posted and for not complying you can be ticketed...wierd, hey?

...compare that to MB where you may not hunt unless you first receive permission and no posting is required...again a ticket...but a guide in our area ignores MB trespass altogether, stating that a $50 fine for a big whitetail for his client is a part of his operating expenses...

...as for pigs, seen this i assume? http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-boar-pose-serious-risk-warns-Sask-researcher
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In Saskatchewan opening a gate to enter onto private property without asking the landowner is trespassing. Posted or not. First time asked to leave I'm sure wouldn't result in a fine. I do believe the fine in Sask. is considerably more than $50.00 now.

Sorry for the hijack, just starting to see ALOT more posted land in recent years.
 
We shot 48 of them one day about ten years ago and they are tough. Some good neighbor let his go and they became a real problem. It took about 6 or 7 years but we think they are all gone. They taste good too. The meat is a little darker than barn raised pork but cooks white just the same and is leaner. They don't have the same stink as barn pigs they actually smell like horses. Could be because they are not confined. Find some and have fun.
 
sask378 said:
In Saskatchewan opening a gate to enter onto private property without asking the landowner is trespassing. Posted or not. First time asked to leave I'm sure wouldn't result in a fine. I do believe the fine in Sask. is considerably more than $50.00 now.

Sorry for the hijack, just starting to see ALOT more posted land in recent years.
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...just talked to two CO offices and a SK CO as a refresher...and yes, if you do not post your land (every access and every corner) then it is not illegal for someone to be on your property hunting...however, if it is posted, then they can be charged...note in my first post that i did not say 'trespass'...so you are correct, it is trespass, but it is not criminal trespass...and as of 2009 the SK trespass act was redefined so that if a landowner specifically caught someone hunting on their land and asked them to leave and that they did not, that then, and only then, may they be charged...

...and yes, that would be why you see a lot more land being posted, because if you don't want people on your land, then it needs to be

(I may live in MB, but across the road to the WEST of me is SK...and many hunters don't know that the law in SK does not apply to MB where I can have them charged simply for driving across the road into my field)
 
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you need to ask the RM too if you need permission.
check first beleive me,you will get a ticket off a CO.

email the RM(google it and you will find it) and print it off and carry it with you.
it is best to get land owners permission and its a condition of being able to hunt for pigs.

i know this because i have just spent four weeks getting myself all legal to do the same.

best of luck finding them as they will shortly going nocturnal when elk season kicks off.

there is snipets of info in this thread http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...isk-warns-Sask-researcher?highlight=wild+boar

also you state you will be using a 7.62 round,i am going to play devils advocate on this one
i hope you dont get stopped by a CO as he will definately go down the road you are after deer/moose or elk
and you wont have a sask game tag(game season is starting shortly),alarm bells will ring with him.
there has been too many people using 'i am hunting pigs' excuse.

under no circumstances am i saying you are a poacher.
please understand i am not trying to put you off but get as much written permission off landonwers
and RM's and you should be good to go.
 
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My buddy is from Alabama, I inquired with him a few months ago about feral boar hunting when the media was hyping it, I was in Alberta at the time, but thankfully they are still rare or non existent where I was.

He said hunting pressure makes them nocturnal. The sign of large boars are pretty unmistakable in agricultural fields (wholesale destruction) apparently the key to hunting them without bait is to find the paths from their bedding areas to the field and ambush them, this is also a pretty common technique for whitetails etc but apparently the boars will pillage at night so the timing has to be different. In some states you can shoot at night and even use suppressors if you are hunting hogs.

Unfortunately this means you may not be allowed to shoot, so I guess you would have to find their bedding areas, apparently they will travel along river beds as a preference.

As for the gun he says you may need to shoot multiple times regardless of caliber, but this may have to do with the size of hogs in the states. They are very dangerous in deep cover apparently.
 
remyltr said:
you need to ask the RM too if you need permission.
check first beleive me,you will get a ticket off a CO.

email the RM(google it and you will find it) and print it off and carry it with you.
it is best to get land owners permission and its a condition of being able to hunt for pigs.

i know this because i have just spent four weeks getting myself all legal to do the same.

best of luck finding them as they will shortly going nocturnal when elk season kicks off.

there is snipets of info in this thread http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...isk-warns-Sask-researcher?highlight=wild+boar

also you state you will be using a 7.62 round,i am going to play devils advocate on this one
i hope you dont get stopped by a CO as he will definately go down the road you are after deer/moose or elk
and you wont have a sask game tag(game season is starting shortly),alarm bells will ring with him.
there has been too many people using 'i am hunting pigs' excuse.

under no circumstances am i saying you are a poacher.
please understand i am not trying to put you off but get as much written permission off landonwers
and RM's and you should be good to go.
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Yea, I was advised to get a random game tag for, what, $15(?), as to not chance it with a CO. Good piece of advice, thanks.
 
nw mb said:
...compare that to MB where you may not hunt unless you first receive permission and no posting is required...again a ticket...but a guide in our area ignores MB trespass altogether, stating that a $50 fine for a big whitetail for his client is a part of his operating expenses...
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He'd be we'll advised to get an update on his fine amount. Hunting on private land without permission is minimum $500 and if they shoot a deer, it's possession of illegally taken wildlife, which can be more. And if he's a guide, there are also additional charges as he advised his client to commit an offense, not to mention a hunting ban and loss of guide license.
And Manitoba is considering adding additional fines for trophy animals.

Anyhow, back to pigs.
 
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