First Boar

[mudman]

the thing is, you would be hard pressed to find a single farmer who would want wild boar on his land. So as nearly all of the UK is farmed in one form or another, do we as stalkers do their bidding and do our very best to exterminate them? Kill the lot off because farmers fear / might / will take a financial hit. It is our service to the bank balances of the farming community?

 

[Apthorpe]

the thing is, you would be hard pressed to find a single farmer who would want wild boar on his land. So as nearly all of the UK is farmed in one form or another, do we as stalkers do their bidding and do our very best to exterminate them? Kill the lot off because farmers fear / might / will take a financial hit. It is our service to the bank balances of the farming community?

Simple answer. Whose fricking land is it??

 

[Kjf]

Can't we just give the man a big thumbs up on his first boar ,

For christs sake another thread descending into hand wringing and I would have done this, should you have done that , where , why etc. blah blah blah, give it a rest for Christ sake

Nice one Hammo Bacon all round , and the chops will taste reet good

Well done mate

Kjf

 

[Rutland lad]

Well done - no doubt an epic struggle into the car with that thing.

 

[308rws]

You mention recent release so am assuming you're referring to Somerset, if there's no sign of a removed ear-tag then I would say transported rather than released.

Don't forget to get the venison Trichinella tested before you consume/sell it!

 

[woody]

I have been trying for years on my ground near the forest of Dean, they are cunning as hell, they know when to turn up and when not to!

 

[zambezi]

Don't forget to get the venison Trichinella tested before you consume/sell it!

The Trich' testing is a free service by the APHA. it is worth doing for some peace of mind.

Email these addresses to get a sample posting pack: NRL.Parasitology@apha.gov.uk, Belgees.Boufana@apha.gov.uk

They will send sealable sample collection bags and pre-paid envelopes to return to lab for testing. Top tip: the best sample to send is a golf ball sized chunk from one of the foreleg shins.

 

[hammo]

Can't we just give the man a big thumbs up on his first boar ,

For christs sake another thread descending into hand wringing and I would have done this, should you have done that , where , why etc. blah blah blah, give it a rest for Christ sake

Nice one Hammo Bacon all round , and the chops will taste reet good

Well done mate

Kjf

Cheers mucker!
This forum can get a little tedious at times, so many 'experts' ready to chip away with the drip drip drip...
I was chuffed and wanted to share my happiness, can't that be enough?

 

[chaz243]

Sadly none here in my part of Sussex ...yet .Had a,few reds escape from the local deer farm a while back and not sure if they all were returned . Lol

 

[TH4]

the thing is, you would be hard pressed to find a single farmer who would want wild boar on his land. So as nearly all of the UK is farmed in one form or another, do we as stalkers do their bidding and do our very best to exterminate them? Kill the lot off because farmers fear / might / will take a financial hit. It is our service to the bank balances of the farming community?

Reading your post I can guarantee you dont have any land with boar on it and with that attitude to the farmer and his crops if you do get any you won't keep it for long.
Some people dont seem to realise that we shoot on the farmers land because he gives us permission, normally to protect his crops. If you dont carry out his wishes then there are plenty who will.

 

[mudman]

Reading your post I can guarantee you dont have any land with boar on it and with that attitude to the farmer and his crops if you do get any you won't keep it for long.
Some people dont seem to realise that we shoot on the farmers land because he gives us permission, normally to protect his crops. If you dont carry out his wishes then there are plenty who will.

You are kind of correct, I do not have any land with boar or access to any. But neither do I want any, principally because I have no desire to shoot any until there is a strong well established population in this country.

 

[TH4]

So you dont want any land where you can nurture them and let them breed untouched as you advocate to others, you just want the others to do all the hard work and then you will shoot them when they have got to plague proportions. Nice.

 

[Jagare]

On agricultural land you need to be shooting as many yearling boar as you can. Shooting a sow with dependent young brings a host of problems. Boar need to be hit hard all the time. If you have agricultural land with no boar present then you don't need them.

 

[sikamalc]

The man celebrates his first wild boar, and well done to him I say. Then we have those questioning why it was shot and let them breed. Believe me one out of the gene pool will make NO difference at all. Once out and free it wont take them long to establish, and besides its no ones business but the shooter and the landowner as to what and where its shot.

 

[User00033]

Good on yer @hammo.

My wife took a look at that photo of the boot of your car and she said, Dave, if you EVER do that with my car you’ll be sleeping in the shed and no light entertainment for a year, understood?

Your need to get a ute mate!