pigs in uk

[Matt3699 142]

I used to live in Spain and the Spanish know how to hunt Boar alright!

 

The size is a little different though. There are some monsters over there. I remember my pointer went off into some trees while I was walking my dogs. I thought he was after a Hare or maybe a partridge. Then he came bolting out towards me tail between the legs and following him was the biggest pig i've ever seen!

 

Luckily I had all the dogs with me ( Pointer, Lurcher and 2 rottweilers) They chased it over the mountain and they were gone for a good 15 mins. My Lurcher and 1 of the rottys biting at the back legs. I figured the Lurcher and pointer would be dead because it had some size tusks on it. But they all returned home. The pointer had a big gash on the belly but the rest were ok.

 

The Spanish hunt them with packs of about 20 dogs. Big dogs. And they have to stitch the dogs up there and then when they go out.

 

This is what they use..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry I know this thread isn't about Spanish Boar

 

 

lol yeah mate spanish know how to hunt pigs mate lol

using bandogs and 20 of them lol

what a joke tell that to a real pighunt

 

Ok, I will get right on that and tell the entire Spanish population they are doing it wrong. 12000 miles difference from you and them. Of course the method of Hunting is going to be different. Especially from a country that still loves the Bull fights. They have always hunted them that way.

 

And Bandogs?

Edited January 16, 2012 by Matt3699

[red pit boar dog 13]

That pick was proved to have been a domestic hog released. Been lots of similar cases, it seems they are always big dmectic pigs that have been let go.

 

you are right on the money but still the bigest i know of with a pic to back it up

[Ideation 8,216]

That pick was proved to have been a domestic hog released. Been lots of similar cases, it seems they are always big dmectic pigs that have been let go.

 

you are right on the money but still the bigest i know of with a pic to back it up

 

Aye, from what i heard though, it wasn't exactly the most difficult 'hunt'.

 

I think they reckon a true wild pig will usually make about 500/600 pound max.

[sweeper 156]

so where else in uk are they besides f o d would love to go watch them in there natural habbitat

regards

[Simoman 110]

so where else in uk are they besides f o d would love to go watch them in there natural habbitat

regards

 

Kent/Wales/Sussex/Devon/Dorset, how you doing anyway sweeper?

[yeeharr 41]

The boar are around 400lbs, they aren't pigs or hogs, they are true wild boar. The woodland is old, broad leaf and the boar usually get themselves into the thickest part of it when pushed hard by the dogs. The dogs used are fox terrier types between 5 and 8 couple are normally used. Slug guns, lever guns or handguns are used to despatch the Sanglier that's held at bay. A short handled boar spear was used during one hunt, which was a centenary of something. It's a village affair with all the communes coming together, there's a big feast and festival after with all the locals there. It's not a couple of blokes out in the woods. The pigs we have in the UK, at least those local to me, are true wild boar, not feral pigs or hogs. I know the difference between the 2. In Hawaii we hunted feral pigs and they were stuck with a knife, in dense forest on the side of the mountain. These are two completely different animals.

 

mate show me a pic of a 400lbs boar. your nothing but a shit talker bud.

and mate what are they called when there under this so called 400lbs

a wild or feral male pig is a boar a female wild or feral pig is a sow simple

 

rpbd

 

I think we're all getting mixed up and that maybe why its getting so heated. Yeeharr is talking about european wild boar, they are bigger than what you guys in oz have which, as far as I know, are descended from feral domestic pigs.

 

This is from wiki, not the best source i know but it gives an idea of the weights. ATB

 

"Adult boars measure 90–200 cm (35–79 in) in length, not counting a tail of 15–40 cm (5.9–16 in), and have a shoulder height of 55–110 cm (22–43 in).^[7][8] As a whole, their average weight is 50–90 kg (110–200 pounds), though boars show a great deal of weight variation within their geographical ranges.^[9] In central Italy, their weight usually ranges from to 100 kg (180 to 220 lb) while boars shot in Tuscany have been recorded to weigh up to 150 kg (331 lb). An unusually large French specimen shot in Negremont forest in Ardenne in 1999 weighed 227 kg (550 lb). Carpathian boars have been recorded to reach weights of 200 kg (441 lb). Romanian and Russian boars can reach weights of 300 kg (661 lb), while unconfirmed giants reported in early Russian hunting journals have reportedly weighed up to 320 kg (710 lb).^[7][8] Generally speaking, native Eurasian boars follow Bergmann's rule, with smaller boars nearer the tropics and larger, smaller-eared boars in the North of their range. Mature sows from Southeast Asia and southern India may weigh as little as 44 kg (97 lb).^[8]"

 

lol mate have you read yeehars post start to finish he talks nothing but uter shit in 95% of them im not disagreeing that they dont get over 400lbs live iv seen heaps of photos of them taken with 2 dogs

 

mate iv herd of pigs taken in aus up and around the 2 tonner witch is 200kg or 440lbs but my best are just over 1 tonners and thats live weight not box weight so proble not even real tonners lol

 

as far as i know it take 5 generations born i captivity for something be called domistic and vise versa for it to be called feral or wild again

 

bigest pig i know of was taken by a 11 year old kid in 07 or 08 that poped up in piging mags it was just over 1050 lbs ill dig up a pic for ya

 

like i was saying in the post u pulled out if its male not a sucker and wild its a boar (wild boar) like wiki said lol

 

and imo yeehar is just a net hunter that looked up wiki as well and has had f**k all to do with hunting pigs with dogs or proble at all let alone a 400 pounder

and like i said yeehar put you money were your fingers are and lets see these 400 pounders

 

Listen Bellend, I've already replied to you but it must've been deleted because I called you the rudest word and suggest that you trouble sheep in the outback. You are an idiot, no one is talking about pigs, we are talking about WILD BOAR, you don't have wild boar in Australia, you have wild/feral pigs! Just because you call them wild boar, doesn't mean they are. You haven't hunted, seen and don't even understand what wild boar are. Thus, your contribution is worthless and your comments about me mean nothing, you're too thick to realise that you're talking about a completely different animal to me.

 

As for your definition of domestic and feral animals, what a load of nonsense, a domesticated animal can go feral at any stage of it's life. Cats and cows are two examples.

 

It took a man of your intellect and genius to realise that I'm just a net hunter and haven't done anything. There's plenty that know me in person and realise that isn't true. Who can vouch for you? Don't bring your dads old heeler and the prettiest sheep you know on here as character witnesses, they may say a little too much about your relationship!!.

 

If you want to continue slagging everyone off, make sure you know what they're talking about and understand what's happening, I know that you're a little slow but just take the time to read things properly first.

[yeeharr 41]

Oh and one more thing, Real Thick Bore Dog, use spell check!!! It's bad enough that you don't make sense, don't make it worse with your crap spelling!! Moron!

[DogFox123 1,379]

this is the one i was talking about 1050-1060 lbs

 

No way is that thing a mere half a ton, that's got to be a fake pic. It looks bigger than a hippo for Christ sake!!

[Matt3699 142]

 

 

LoL

[Matt3699 142]

I'm pretty sure that is a fake^

 

But the one with the kid is apparently real...

 

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276386,00.html

[red pit boar dog 13]

this is the one i was talking about 1050-1060 lbs

 

No way is that thing a mere half a ton, that's got to be a fake pic. It looks bigger than a hippo for Christ sake!!

yeah its hard to get ya head around hey mate.

dont get me wrong iv got a good angas bull that looks the same size and weighs twice what the pig weighs but after you weigh a far few pigs you soon realise they look a hell of a lot bigger than what they weigh and start to be able guess a approximate weight

[yeeharr 41]

For those of you suggesting that I've just Googled some information on pig hunting and haven't got a clue how they are hunted elsewhere. I've been researching it a lot longer than a couple of weeks, I've been a member of Ozziedoggers forum since November 2007. Doesn't prove much, granted, but it should tell you that I've not just jumped in fresh from a google search.

[red pit boar dog 13]

yeehar your a joke mate do the world a favor and go neck your self its people like you that make hunters look like such dick heads.

as i said your nothing but a shit talker

ill be the first to admit im not the best at reading, writing and havnt got a clue how to use spell check but hey that dosnt stop me doing what i love and thats being in the scrub working with dogs and hunting when ever i wont.

and truth be told if it wasnt for clowns like you decent blokes might still be able to hunt all game over there.

 

but if it makes you happy mate i havnt seen a wild boar no nothing about them and havnt had blokes of here pm me about them and haven invited a few good blokes of here to hunts in aus know no real dogman of this site or any other or in the real world (thats what you call sarcasm) not you cant throgh a real boar and stick it

as i sad shit talker and this treand was a hell of a lot beter befor you got on here spining some bull shit about real wild boar

[red pit boar dog 13]

For those of you suggesting that I've just Googled some information on pig hunting and haven't got a clue how they are hunted elsewhere. I've been researching it a lot longer than a couple of weeks, I've been a member of Ozziedoggers forum since November 2007. Doesn't prove much, granted, but it should tell you that I've not just jumped in fresh from a google search.

 

lol jump on od and tell the blokes on there they dont hunt real wild boar

start a new trend and tell them id love to see what they say as i said your a joke and being on a forum and doing it are 2 different things i bet you would be one of those little skirts to scared to get out of the ute as i said shit talking net hunter.

 

and ps a pigs a pig to me i couldnt give a flying f**k what some clown on the net thinks is a real wild boar is the only good ones hanging off my rack.

[red pit boar dog 13]

LoL

 

mate i dont know whats fake about it but its a good tusky boar thats in good nick as far as i can see