Two more "wild" Boars spotted in Caledon

[73hunter]

awww guys, let's remember, they look innocent enough at first, but regardless of political colour, they're all HOGS AT THE TROUGH in the end !!

[MikePal]

It says " if owners of escaped wild boars cannot be determined", does that mean you have to ask around before you shoot them ,or that the owners have to put up missing wild boar signs?

from GW's link ...

MNRF staff persons have been unable to determine the owner of these animals. As a result, the MNRF is authorizing landowners and hunters to kill any wild boars sighted as per Section 54 (5) of the FWCA.

[flowerjohn]

My 15 year old son dropped a 260 pound boar in its tracks in Texas last March. He was using a .308 firing 165 grain accubonds. Broke both shoulders and exited.

Hi species. Just curious as to whether or not you got to eat any of the meat. If you did, how was it? Thanks. J

[Snowwalker]

The biggest problem I can see with hunters trying to shoot hogs in Southern ontario is the calibre limits placed on them..
The smallest calibre I would want to hunt them with is a 7mm. Now I know lots of small hogs are taken with head shots by people( kids ) with .223's. But if you have to depend on only headshots that makes things harder. With larger hogs calibres below 7mm can bounce off the head ( mostly frontial and higher on the sides).

[greatwhite]

270 win or 280 Remington should be fine. Anything that can be used for Moose / bear etc should be good to go.

The biggest problem I can see with hunters trying to shoot hogs in Southern ontario is the calibre limits placed on them..
The smallest calibre I would want to hunt them with is a 7mm. Now I know lots of small hogs are taken with head shots by people( kids ) with .223's. But if you have to depend on only headshots that makes things harder. With larger hogs calibres below 7mm can bounce off the head ( mostly frontial and higher on the sides).

[Fox]

The biggest problem I can see with hunters trying to shoot hogs in Southern ontario is the calibre limits placed on them..
The smallest calibre I would want to hunt them with is a 7mm. Now I know lots of small hogs are taken with head shots by people( kids ) with .223's. But if you have to depend on only headshots that makes things harder. With larger hogs calibres below 7mm can bounce off the head ( mostly frontial and higher on the sides).

You cannot use anything bigger than 270 for hunting small game, I would think that eradicating a boar that is on your property does not become part of small game hunting.

I know what you mean though, a 12ga slug would do just fine on one though and most people in SW Ontario who have to deal with the caliber restrictions are in areas that are shotgun only for deer so they are generally good to go.

[trimmer21]

You cannot use anything bigger than 270 for hunting small game, I would think that eradicating a boar that is on your property does not become part of small game hunting.

I know what you mean though, a 12ga slug would do just fine on one though and most people in SW Ontario who have to deal with the caliber restrictions are in areas that are shotgun only for deer so they are generally good to go.

According to my BILand nephew (WNY and Georgia) you're right about the .270Win. It seems it's the go-to for long range which is required a lot in hunting open fields. Boars have good eyesight and keen hearing and smell,especially if they've been shot at recently and can hear a truck door close a quarter of a mile away or pick out human scent from a rancid hog wallow. They are exceedingly intelligent. A .270Win kills 'em dead and would be ideal for southern Ontario.

[Species8472]

Species, I enjoyed reading about your trip south in the spring - I've read somewhere that the hogs have a large plate-like bone in the shoulder area that makes penetration to the vitals a little challenging - what did you find when butchering the ones you dropped ?

how about a .243 with 100 grain bullet ? friend of mine and I were talking about a trip south sometime in the future, he was thinking his .223 would do the trick but I think it would be a bit light

The shield on the hogs we took was very similar to cartilage. On the 260 pound beast it was almost 3/4 of an inch thick. Talking to the guides in Texas a .243 would work but bullet construction is very important. So a for instance a 100 grain SST would not be the best choice but a 100 grain partition or similar tough bonded bullet (we were using accubonds) would be a better choice. The .223 would not be something I would use on cross body vitals shot. Anyone we met using .223s was taking neck or head shots exclusively.

[Species8472]

Hi species. Just curious as to whether or not you got to eat any of the meat. If you did, how was it? Thanks. J

Eaten a fair bit of it. The bacon was better than your average store bought. The ribs are average and the roasts and chops all need to be marinated for a day or two or they are tough. Flavour was similar to pork but with a gamey twist but still very good (IMO).

[bushman]

No matter what gov. is in power, do you not think that we will have to have a licence to hunt any new game available? To say that hunting licences are a Liberal thing, is stretching it more than a little bit.

I am not so sure trimmer was 100 % serious,maybe yes,maybe no?

And I was just kind of making a light hearted comment.

And you are correct in stating licences are not just a Liberal thing. I was not thinking that ,nor did I mean to imply that.

It was just kind of an off hand comment that "she" seems to have an abundance of ideas for "revenue tools",A.K.A. "taxes".

I am quite sure she would impose a bed room tax, every time we use our beds for somthing other than sleeping,if she could figure out the logistics of it. SARCASM,but you get my drift?