"Wild" boars in Caledon

New big game , wild boar season , tag going to be $ 50 , a piece no limit season open year around .

Outfitters going to have work ..... Driving the economy in ontario .... noting wrong with that ....

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Originally Posted by alfoldivandor

New big game , wild boar season , tag going to be $ 50 , a piece no limit season open year around .

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With the problem these will become, I'm sure hoping there will be a bounty on the Boar....the Hunters are doing to be doing the Ministry a HUGE favour removing them.

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Originally Posted by Hunter John

Shoot eat and shut up.

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Ding, ding, ding!

As the legendary "Pigman" would say "shank'em"

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Originally Posted by Fox

Feral could be worse, less fear of people.

The really crazy part is that all of the "Wild Boar" in the southern states are not actually wild boar (Russian Boar). They are descendants of feral populations from the Spanish and European farmers that settled. Pigs are very adaptable, that is the problem here, they can and will build a population and by the time there are regular sightings they will already be established.

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Mostly true but outfitters with questionable ethics have also released Russian Boar in some areas of the southern US during the last 50 years so there are some Russian genetics mixed in here and there.

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Originally Posted by Species8472

Mostly true but outfitters with questionable ethics have also released Russian Boar in some areas of the southern US during the last 50 years so there are some Russian genetics mixed in here and there.

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From what I read, they brought wild boar, not feral, in the early 1900's in game reserves for the purpose of hunting. They have been there for a very long time...

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Originally Posted by Species8472

Mostly true but outfitters with questionable ethics have also released Russian Boar in some areas of the southern US during the last 50 years so there are some Russian genetics mixed in here and there.

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True, there are some, some escaped as well, but no true "Wild Boar" genetics in the southern States.

Take a look on youtube about wild boar drives in Eastern Europe, really cool.

The problem is how much damage they can do, feral or wild, it does not really matter.

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Originally Posted by seabast

From what I read, they brought wild boar, not feral, in the early 1900's in game reserves for the purpose of hunting. They have been there for a very long time...

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Wild boar in captivity would not be considered wild after a generation or two. If these Russian wild boar got out or were released they would be feral pigs with wild boar genetics. This is not a whole lot different than having a Tamworth get our, they just look different.

My question is why is MNRF not releasing the same notice to hunters that was sent last September for Eastern Ontario. No reason why you can't hunt them on a small game license. For you guys/gals living in the area it may be worth a call to find out if they will allow you to hunt them on your license.

http://www.oodmag.com/community/show...astern-Ontario

Click on the link below and select Escaped Wild Boar

http://www.prescott-russell.on.ca/en...vities/hunting