Re: wild boars in the garden
- To: G*@aol.com, Mediterannean Plants List
- Subject: Re: wild boars in the garden
- From: T* &* M* R*
- Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 11:00:34 +1300
- References: <0.ce07b2ed.25a1aede@aol.com>
Grdnpeach@aol.com wrote:
>
> 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.
Perhaps you ought to persuade the fit young men of your area to take up
"pig hunting" as a sport? It is common in NZ. Tough young men, almost
always with a pack of tough and aggressive dogs (they are known as "pig
dogs" and are generally of mixed breed, but love to "mix it" with a
boar, even though most of them show plenty of scars!).
Most men (and the few women) who pig-hunt do so with a rifle, but a few
of the more intrepid do not take a gun, just a large knife. Their
technique is to use the dogs to "bail up" the pig and hold it, then they
dive into the fray, onto the top of the pig if possible, and use their
knife. Great adrenalin rush, I understand, but not without danger!
Wild pig makes good eating too!
Tony
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate
