Small Cabin

Boar War


“When people go out and shoot only one or two out of a sounder, then [the surviving boars] disperse into new territories, become nocturnal and become very wary of humans,” says Abramenko. “It makes it almost impossible to eradicate them.”

“You need to be doing what we call whole-sounder-removal,” says Brook. “You find 12 animals, you kill 12 animals.” ...

https://albertaviews.ca/boar-war/

Alberta resorts to drones, remote cameras to track elusive wild boars | Calgary Herald

“Ironically, hunters may be playing a role in the animals’ spread from the traditional hot spots of Woodland and Lac St. Anne counties, he said.

“Hunting usually involves just removing one at a time, but ...”

“Hunters are not helping us with eradication. They’re actually making the problem worse.”

... The non-native animals were brought to Western Canada from Europe in the 1980s to be hunted for sport but were officially designated a pest in 2008 after numbers of them escaped from their enclosures.”

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/hoping-to-control-albertas-wild-boars-offic ials-turn-to-drones-remote-cameras

https://calgaryherald.com

Giant Feral Pigs On The Loose In Canada :: Guns.com

There were doubts surrounding the pigs’ ability to survive in Canada’s cold climate; the wild pigs not only survived, but they increased their body size and fat levels to stay warm. While pigs south of the border can reach 350 pounds, pigs up north have been recorded at over 600 pounds!

CAN THEY BE HUNTED?
... “If you want more wild pigs, have a hunting season,” he said. ...

“You could kill off 70% of a wild pig population each year and still have a larger population the next year,” he said.

https://www.guns.com/news/2020/04/09/giant-feral-pigs-on-the-loose-in-canada

Why not big bounties on them? But creative and not continuous or people will “game the system” so they can create a great income stream for themselves

Hogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading disease
By Jason Bittel


Today, around six million feral swine run hog wild in at least 35 U.S. states, where they can grow more than five feet long and weigh more than 500 pounds. They’re adaptable creatures, capable of thriving in nearly any environment. For instance, the animals are also increasingly widespread on myriad Caribbean Islands and in Mexico, from the Baja to the Yucatán Peninsula, as well as Canada, where even deep snow and bitter cold can't slow them down. (Read how feral hogs are moving into Canada and building “pigloos.”)
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/wild-hogs-swine-pigs-feral-us-dise ase-crops

Opinion: Watch out for Super Pigs! : NPR


"Wild hogs feed on anything," says Dr. Brook. "They gobble up tons and tons of goslings and ducklings in the spring. They can take down a whitetail deer, even an adult, not to mention the crop damage."


https://www.npr.org/2023/04/08/1168760276/opinion-watch-out-for-super-pigs

“Many things might indeed be bigger in Texas, but when it comes to wild boars Alberta’s superpigs are twice the size of those thriving in the Lone Star State.

And that’s got wildlife officials across the U.S. worried these massive northern prairie porkers — with razor-sharp tusks and weighing up to 630 pounds — could soon pose a multi-billion dollar threat if they become unwanted ‘immigrunts’ by crossing the 49th parallel.“