apollo said:
I thought as much mate, he was asking about the legal aspects and i couldnt give him an answer.
I think the pigs they hunt in australia are more pig than boar though.....
Eddie..........
Don't know about Australia but in N.Z. were I have hunted “pigs” with dogs they have both wild pigs and wild boar (Captain Cooks) the wild pigs are no less dangerous than boar and can be bigger.
There is a attrition rate among the pig dogs

especially when they are young and inexperienced, bit of natural selections goes on, only the ones with a bit of brains learn not to get cut up too much.
It might be possible to train a small pack of dogs (2 or 3) to hunt boar but there would be some problems, you would need your dogs to bail your pigs and not hold them (it is when the dogs are holding a boar that you have to stick it with a knife and as Brad points out this would undoubtedly put you in conflict with some wildlife act.) If the boar is bailed then you should be able to call your dogs off once you get there, and then dispatch your pig with a rifle. I don’t know what the size of the land is that you have permission to hunt boar on, but you would need a good size, or your pigs would just run over your boundary and you would need to call your dogs off, which means you need to be close to them so being in excellent physical condition is a advantage, not a sport for porkies

no pun intended.
My mate is talking about importing one of his pig dogs from N.Z. to use as a deer dog. If you are really were interested I am sure he could give you some advice to if it would be practical to hunt boar with dogs in your situation/the UK.
Thar