san 0 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/Wild-boar-culled/article-1667370-detail/article.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dawn B 212 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 About time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thebusiness Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Spread them to other parts of the country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 keep chipping away at them but i ll have to up my efforts then and buy a bigger freezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awen 29 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 imo the 90 to 150 pigs in the forest of dean is not a problem population, the problem is people complaining about them. they are an integaral part of any woodland through regeneration through seed dispersal, rootingup creating new 'germination pockets' and and fertilisation, there destructive nature may cause problems but also creates new micro habitats for all sorts of wildlife. i think that they should be caught and released in other forests and national parks. lets bring back our big native mammals give us the freedom to hunt and control population, IT MAKES SENSE!! p.s i love pork Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waidmann 105 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 as with any other intelligent mammal they will take the easiest food source. as long as this is the seed,acorn etc its no problem( indeed in germany the foresters shoot only what they must)when disturbed in the wood they WILL move out into maize,wheat,oats,and dig for mice on fields which is by far the more expensive. then the problem arises. who will pay for the damage? these boar should be managed and contained. 150 boar may not be a problem but with an annual growth of 225% of the female population they will become one very quickly. a novelty at the moment but a problem that germany,france,belgium have not managed to sort out. costing millions in swine pest vaccinations and contraceptive baits( sounds unreal but they drop them from airplanes ). they make for great sport and are probably the most challenging game in the uk,they should not be molly coddeled but managed responsibly. Awen,when you use the word "mammals" which do you mean? bear,wolf,lynx? they would no longer fit in to and eco system as tight as ours,conflict would be immenant. see bruno the bear and the brandenburg wolves.harz lynx project. panic and mayhem when it took "specialists" months to find them. imagine what would happen if our nature blind general public actually saw one thats what happens when our eco warriors get what they want,bullshit costs millions and the cost will go up every year they try to compensate for idealism. ps. the harz project has absolutly destroyed the paid for( and under contract for at least nine years ) shoots,deer,mufflon boar have been decimated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,598 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 personally i hate them their too distracting for the dog and now we are coming up to the breeding season the sows will be mega cranky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 2GOOD Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 personally i hate them their too distracting for the dog and now we are coming up to the breeding season the sows will be mega cranky. they can breed all year long ,so it looks like you dont know to mutch about them , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marky r 25 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 if you dont want erm fetch them to yorkshire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,598 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 personally i hate them their too distracting for the dog and now we are coming up to the breeding season the sows will be mega cranky. they can breed all year long ,so it looks like you dont know to mutch about them , did i say i was an expert but if you look on the uk wildboar website your see it says starts at feb peaks in april. ive never heard of or seen any with young round here in winter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waidmann 105 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 personally i hate them their too distracting for the dog and now we are coming up to the breeding season the sows will be mega cranky. they can breed all year long ,so it looks like you dont know to mutch about them , did i say i was an expert but if you look on the uk wildboar website your see it says starts at feb peaks in april. ive never heard of or seen any with young round here in winter. as long as the lead sow is not hunted(shot) then the breeding season WILL apply. as the matriarch she will coordinate the others.the problem of "all year breeding" is solely due to ill informed hunters shooting the head of the sounder. youngsters are CAPABLE of breeding at around 40kg.a normal time frame says that these piglets will be born at the worst time of year and so very few if any will survive( the first week is critical,as they stay in the "kettle"/nest but even after this time are prone to lung problems and hypothermia). please note: THE LEAD SOW IS NOT THE FIRST TO BREAK COVER ONTO THE FIELDS NOR IS SHE NECESSARILY THE BIGGEST!!! waidmann. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Very interesting Waidmann,I thought I was in for a chance to get hold of some local land with a few Boar on there,but unfortunately it didn't come off.........Martin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,598 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 personally i hate them their too distracting for the dog and now we are coming up to the breeding season the sows will be mega cranky. they can breed all year long ,so it looks like you dont know to mutch about them , did i say i was an expert but if you look on the uk wildboar website your see it says starts at feb peaks in april. ive never heard of or seen any with young round here in winter. as long as the lead sow is not hunted(shot) then the breeding season WILL apply. as the matriarch she will coordinate the others.the problem of "all year breeding" is solely due to ill informed hunters shooting the head of the sounder. youngsters are CAPABLE of breeding at around 40kg.a normal time frame says that these piglets will be born at the worst time of year and so very few if any will survive( the first week is critical,as they stay in the "kettle"/nest but even after this time are prone to lung problems and hypothermia). please note: THE LEAD SOW IS NOT THE FIRST TO BREAK COVER ONTO THE FIELDS NOR IS SHE NECESSARILY THE BIGGEST!!! waidmann. interesting i know they are more likly to run than fight in winter but in summer they are a pain, they have had it hard this winter, couple made headlines as they were raiding binbags in gardens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waidmann 105 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) did anyone see the documentry on tv last week?( i put it in the shout box). raiding bin bags is a bad developement(frozen ground makes it hard for them to find food/protein. pigs (sus scrofa)need meat AND vegatable matter to digest properly) once they have worked out that its easier to scavenge then the ball is rolling for conflict. they will turn a bin over and if necessary chew the hinges off!!!! watch out for them in bad weather(frozen) on ploughed fields/drillings/muck spreading. you can just walk up to them at night (very poor eyesight but very good nose) but mind the wind.normally they will be making so much noise they won't hear you either( hearing is also very good). if getting light or you are silouettted the hold a leaved branch in front of you( it just breaks up your outline so should be big enough for that ). these creatures make great sport and NEED a managment plan sorting out soon( before they become a REAL problem) don't underestimate them,they look clumsy untill they want to be fast and believe me they can be very fast( 40km/h). they have no problems with moving 40/50 km in one night. happy hunting all. waidmann Edited February 4, 2010 by waidmann Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Just on wild pig capacity to travel...the ones in Oz can travel 15kms each way to a crop to raid at night. And that is not unusual. Five kms is a standard jog especially to and from a crop. There was also one boar, caught, tagged and recaught the next morning west of us here and he was 96 kms from where he was caught by dogs. They can definitely travel... Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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