they knock over feeders and generally are a pain in the arse ok, so any excuse to get rid of a pest then?
If boar kill lambs I'd like to see that evidence, any little bit of footage would do
I don't know if they kill lambs, but my European clients tell me they kill new born Roe, been told this by numerous
clients so suspect there is more than a grain of truth in it.
They can do serious damage to crops, and while the idea of boar roaming freely might appeal to some stalkers
in the main those of us involved in land management are against their introduction.
Previous poster mentioned Sika and considering the damage they have done to our native Red deer by cross breeding
[ many experts believe that only Reds living on some of the Hebridean Islands can be classed as truly pure, which is why its illegal to release Red Deer on the islands as any introduction can't be guaranteed pure]
So in light of what they have done to our native deer I believe they should never have been allowed to become established, however they are now widespread and their eradication nigh impossible, so we just need to accept
what we have let happen and live with it.
Some argue that Boar were once native to this country, which of course they were, however the country side has changed a great deal since those times.
At the moment there are no close season for Boar, considering the hue and cry there is about out of season permits and night shooting of deer, it would be a lot worse with Boar considering they can do far more damage than deer.
May be thought controversial by some, but from a land managers point of view I say shoot on sight don't let them become established .