Reconsider Wild Boar Hunting
Something that needs to be re-considered for those guys that thought it would be great to have Wild Boar hunting in Ontario...
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“Hogs continue to be a primary concern,” stated the LDWF in its annual deer report in 2014. “Research shows that deer and hogs do not mix and that deer can be displaced by hogs. Research has shown that deer detection rates can be up to 49% less where hogs occur. Hog populations affect deer numbers through direct competition for food resources and fawn predation. Hogs carry infectious diseases such as Leptospirosis, brucellosis, and pseudo-rabies.”
The impact that hogs have in deer are not only noticeable, but very significant. When the pigs are not actively preying on deer, they compete with them for food and space while at the same time, they also degrade their habitat. All around, hogs are having a greater impact on deer than experts previously expected. Unlike deer, hogs are highly adaptable and can also breed very quickly. If you ever wondered just how feral pigs have managed to become such a nuisance, keep in mind that a single sow can produce an average of 12 piglets every year. At this rate, biologists propose that 75 percent of the total swine population must be harvested every year to maintain a stable number of pigs.
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Reconsider Wild Boar Hunting
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Originally Posted by
seabast
Or it could be just like Goby on Simcoe, not a bad deal afterall and a great food source for other species. No one is complaining to catch white fish in 12 fow.... Now, I do understand the impact of wild boar on properties, farm field, soccer/baseball ground, lawn and you name it but that just like bear damaging corn field.....
The issue with Texas, they still haven't undertstood how to hunt them. Killing them one at the time seating in a blind or a tree stand over a bait pill or using a pit bull and wait for it to catch one doesn't do it. This thing need to be kill by the dozen with hounds (just like coyote hunting) and that's why they finally found help from accross the ocean to teach them how to.
And I too believe they will be there someday.
Lol, texan's don't know how to kill stuff. Hahahahaha. For $500 you can shoot pigs outta a helicopter with a 50 cal
If they can't keep the pig pop in check we def couldn't.
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