Wild pigs

[Badenoch]

This link was posted in a previous thread on wild pigs. It makes the case why they should not be hunted.

https://www.petersenshunting.com/edi...ld-hogs/272366

Even though it would be legal until the regulation comes into effect it's probably best if they are not hunted. Property owners can shoot them if they believe the pigs are going to cause damage.

[impact]

The author of that article is the owner of a hog control company.
It is heavily biased in his favor.

Rod Pinkston

https://jagerpro.com/company/our-team/

[gbk]

The author of that article is the owner of a hog control company.
It is heavily biased in his favor.

Rod Pinkston

https://jagerpro.com/company/our-team/

wow-Good find Impact.

Another great example of how personal interest sways ones in decision making "authority" -IF and WHEN they do not really bother to "think" for themselves

[Camoman]

Looks like a local had a hole in there free range pig pen.

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[Badenoch]

Other opinions on the efficacy of hunting wild pigs.

http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74170.html

Wild pigs can be managed through small-scale exclusion, trapping, and/or shooting. While recreational hunting is often a preferred method, it is not effective at controlling wild pig population growth. Trapping, however, is highly effective at controlling and reducing wild pig population growth.

https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/v...icwdm_usdanwrc

Hunting methods include still hunting, shooting at night, or hunting with dogs, but these methods are rarely effective at substantially reducing wild pig numbers because they do not remove large enough numbers of animals.

And from OFAH

https://www.ofah.org/issues/wild-pigs-in-ontario/

Unfortunately, hunting is not the solution to this problem and will in fact make things much worse. Research and management experience from provinces and states that have been dealing with wild pigs for years has shown that hunters removing individual pigs has minimal effect on the population and instead breaks up groups of pigs (called sounders), scatters them across the landscape and teaches them to avoid hunters. This makes control efforts much more difficult and pigs quickly breed to replace any losses.

[impact]

If a hunter removes 1 sow, he just removed a whole bunch of future litters.
The arguments about not hunting them makes just about the same sense as the management of the pandemic. In other words, no sense whatsoever. It is an invasive species, an animal and do not buy that they are any smarter than deer. Shoot on sight is the solution with other methods added for problem areas.

The wait and see government approach right now will only help in the reproduction and growth of the wild herd.
Similar in nature to the re-introduction of the wild turkeys.
Disappointing to see that OFAH does not support the hunters.

[js4fn]

If they can survive in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba what make you think Ontario will be a problem

Out west they say when you see one it’s already to late to stop them.

[fishfood]

So let's start off with a night hunt that will really throw them the loop lol.

It could be safe and effective haha.

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[sabmgb]

I couldn't agree more with the statement if you see one its too late. I think that if you start to see true wild boars, we are in trouble. All farm land will become useless if not controlled to the point there are no more. look at the states there seems to be no stopping them once they have a good hold. what is the solution, i have no idea, but one has to be found.

[trimmer21]

This link was posted in a previous thread on wild pigs. It makes the case why they should not be hunted.

https://www.petersenshunting.com/edi...ld-hogs/272366

Even though it would be legal until the regulation comes into effect it's probably best if they are not hunted. Property owners can shoot them if they believe the pigs are going to cause damage.

African swine fever In Europe






https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...ny-boars-pigs/

The more I read data from Europe and our own people,the more sense it makes to leave them completely alone. The trouble will be chance encounters where people,pets and livestock are mauled or killed and agricultural land destroyed. Couple that with the European virus,this is really bad news all round.