Re: wild boars in the garden


In a message dated 1/1/0 4:00:36 PM, ban@mx3.redestb.es writes:

<< has any body have wild boars digging up the vegetable patch and does 
anybody know of a reliable deterrent other than fencing the potager in? >>

Francisco,

This has not happened to me, but I know several commercial growers who have 
lost a great deal to marauding boars.  Those animals are dangerous, and 
nothing to fool with.  They seem to have skin of Sherman tank armor, and can 
knock down fences, tree branches, and whole saplings.  They can rip dogs to 
pieces.  In my area, their populations have been growing because they have no 
natural enemies.  Last year someone in San Benito County was hospitalized 
after being gored by a wild boar that was roaming on his property.   

Have you considered calling in some local experts, or planting a roof garden?

Good luck and happy new year.

Nancy
Los Altos, CA
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