Have you noticed anything different in this years regs?

[fishfood]

Sounds like they want to let their population grow until they “do” present a problem. Makes no real sense to me...

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[trimmer21]

Sounds like they want to let their population grow until they “do” present a problem. Makes no real sense to me...

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I doubt the government has any idea just what a nasty disposition these things have. I wouldn't want to be the bureaucrat who has to answer for agricultural damage and injuries to hikers,campers or horse riders that tangle with them. They're absolutely vicious. I have a family member with the scars to prove it.

[Deer Hunter]

Sounds like they will say

It will spread at a low risk . Lol

I dont think we have a population big enough for them to train their colonies about hunters. Maybe when they are established they may learn a bit more about the hunters. Also if the came from the south from larger herds they would already have that instinct.

If you have the opportunity to take them out buy all means take them out lol. We cant just report them to fix the problem. What is the mnr going to do about a report? Sounds like an open invitation saying they are safe here in Canada .

I don't think they will try and trap them so just reporting seems stupid . Yes they learn quickly they also spread and reproduce quickly. What's going to happen with the reports? They end up on a map and that's it we let them establish more so it will never be controlled.

Unless the mnr plans of spending a week at each report of pigs a report system is silly and does nothing to solve the problems.

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MNRF will study the reports for the next 20 years, and after consulting with tree huggers biologist they will make recommendations that are outdated and irrelevant.

[gbk]

I doubt the government has any idea just what a nasty disposition these things have. I wouldn't want to be the bureaucrat who has to answer for agricultural damage and injuries to hikers,campers or horse riders that tangle with them. They're absolutely vicious. I have a family member with the scars to prove it.

In my neck of the woods every 30 years or so someone is killed by wild boars.They are one of the most ferocious big game.When they attack,they do not back down for nothing.

[js4fn]

MNRF will study the reports for the next 20 years, and after consulting with tree huggers biologist they will make recommendations that are outdated and irrelevant.

Exactly. Then it will be to late to keep them in check

[gbk]

Hi finsfurfeathers,
The MNRF gave this additional comment on one of OOD's social platforms: At this time, hunting wild pigs in Ontario is not recommended. Research and management from other jurisdictions show that hunting is ineffective at eliminating invasive wild pigs and can accelerate the spread of their populations. Wild pigs that are exposed to hunting disperse into new areas and learn quickly to avoid humans, which can make future efforts to eliminate invasive wild pigs in the province harder. The ministry continues to urge the public to report wild pig sightings. Reported sightings play a critical role in understanding the locations and number of wild pigs in the province and will inform Ontario’s research and management. Sightings can be emailed to [email protected] or submitted to the iNaturalist Ontario Wild Pig Reporting webpage.

For OOD's coverage on Wild Pigs in Ontario, please refer to this story:
https://oodmag.com/news/wild-pigs-threaten-ontario/

Thanx for the explanation Meghan-is there any plan from MNRF then how they want to deal with this problem?

[longpointer]

I guess I will add feral pigs/wild boars to my standing orders at the hunt camp. Much like coyotes, if seen terminate with extreme prejudice. My bigger worry is people dropping off cats thinking that all farmers need more cats ?

[Snowwalker]

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we can shoot as many as we see, and the population would still end up being more then we can count.

[Snowwalker]

Check the section in red on page 85 of The Summary under Wolf&Coyote.

Page 91 of the 2020 regulations seem to limit that to south of the French and Mattawa Rivers..

***Firearms***
If you are hunting small game in an area
where there is an open season for deer,
moose, elk, or black bear, you may not
possess or use a centre-fire rifle or shells loaded with ball or with shot larger than No. 2 shot (non-toxic equivalents include steel shot larger than triple BBB, or bismuth larger than double BB), unless you possess a valid licence to hunt big game (deer, moose, elk or black bear) during the relevant open season. This restriction does not apply south of the French and Mattawa rivers during an open season for deer that is restricted to the use of bows, or to hunters with a valid small game licence who are hunting wolf or coyote during an open season for deer, moose, elk or black bear."

The way is it written, it poorly is..

[trimmer21]

Page 91 of the 2020 regulations seem to limit that to south of the French and Mattawa Rivers..

***Firearms***
If you are hunting small game in an area
where there is an open season for deer,
moose, elk, or black bear, you may not
possess or use a centre-fire rifle or shells loaded with ball or with shot larger than No. 2 shot (non-toxic equivalents include steel shot larger than triple BBB, or bismuth larger than double BB), unless you possess a valid licence to hunt big game (deer, moose, elk or black bear) during the relevant open season. This restriction does not apply south of the French and Mattawa rivers during an open season for deer that is restricted to the use of bows, or to hunters with a valid small game licence who are hunting wolf or coyote during an open season for deer, moose, elk or black bear."

The way is it written, it poorly is..

Evidently, Pg 91 was printed in error after the reg on Pg.85 was changed. It should have been redacted.