Feral hogs in eastern Ontario

[ricoboxing]

I shot one in December near port perry!




just joking :P

[DGearyFTE]

Interesting update. Met a new hunter yesterday. He sent me pics of a feral hog taken this past summer in Plantagenet (35 miles east of Ottawa).

He sent me this pic this morning (thanks Riley!)
Feral Hog.jpg

[Hunter John]

Appears to have been lactating .

[MikePal]

Appears to have been lactating .

One shot may have killled 8+, if they were still young.

[poltrojan]

There has been unconfirmed (by me) but someone mentioned that he spotted 2 wild boars running through his property on April 10th, 2015 at Warden/Vandorf Sideroad (Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON) area. Next day he said he spotted them again on someone's property just south of Vandorf Sideroad; I went there to visit the property owner and had a nice chat with him. Mentioned to him that someone spotted 3 wild boars on his property on his tree line next to corn field, the owner manages a horse farm (lots of horse farm in the area too)

Anyways; I might need a seasoned hunter to assist me in tracking and hunting them; lots of areas do not allow firearm discharge but bow or crossbow with landowner permissions. The area of Whitch-Stoufville is roughly 66% firearm discharge prohibited

firearm reference; https://whitchurch.civicweb.net/Docu....aspx?ID=52791

this concerns me, because if the guy did spot 5 boars in 2 days. that means they are already here in York Region.
I've been going to one the York Regional Forests close to Town of Georgina; not 100% sure but i might have found a boar path and uprooted areas, i need to go back there again to confirm it.

send me a pm if you are within the York Region area and can help me track them.

[shuz]

Here is the reply I got from the ministry about feral pigs


Hello:

Thank you for your inquiry and we apologize for the delay in responding to your email.

Wild boars are not native to North America; however, they are farm-raised for their meat and can escape captivity. Escaped wild boars have high reproductive capacity and are able to survive northern winter conditions, so their numbers can increase quite rapidly. Wild boars pose a challenge in some North American jurisdictions.

In Ontario the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act requires owners to report escaped wild boar to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF). We also ask members of the public to contact their local MNRF district office and report free ranging wild boar sightings.

If owners of escaped wild boar cannot be determined, private landowners can kill free roaming wild boar in protection of property. Property owners or a class agent, as defined under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (FWCA), may kill escaped wild boars in protection of property without approval from MNRF. Hunters may kill free roaming escaped wild boars under the authority of a small game hunting licence, however all relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation (e.g., trespassing, discharge of firearms by-laws, firearm licensing requirements) still apply.

Wild boars may weigh 200 pounds or more and may be aggressive. All wild animals are unpredictable by nature, so the public should avoid contact with these animals. The local police department should be notified if public safety becomes a concern.

[Snowwalker]

Here is the reply I got from the ministry about feral pigs

Wild boars may weigh 200 pounds or more and may be aggressive. All wild animals are unpredictable by nature, so the public should avoid contact with these animals. The local police department should be notified if public safety becomes a concern.

I am 240lbs hungary and more aggressive. Hey piggy piggy....BANG! Honey fire up the bbq..

We hunt bears that are more aggresive then pigs. Bears love pig meat so maybe the MNRF just needs to bring in some big males to control the ferals..

[poltrojan]

I just spoke with the guy regarding the 'boars' turns out someone in the neighbor bought pot belly pigs... as pets.
I was like..... that doesn't seem like a good idea to have farm animals as pets.

[DGearyFTE]

I just spoke with the guy regarding the 'boars' turns out someone in the neighbor bought pot belly pigs... as pets.
I was like..... that doesn't seem like a good idea to have farm animals as pets.

I am okay with that. Eventually the pigs get too big and the owners want to get rid of them. They are not good for bacon (too much fat) but with a little work the make good ground pork and the hams are excellent. Often the owners offer them free in order to get rid of them. People don't realize that they need attention and care to look after trimming hoofs and trips to the vet.

[30Cal]

You ate your pet pig?