Dunkield Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 BBC2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidsalmon Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 cheers for that, just caught it, are there any estimations yet of the current/future pop. in england? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I would have liked to be up in that seat.......but without baiting the porkers in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I would have liked to be up in that seat.......but without baiting the porkers in I missed it, how did they bait them in? D2D Sometimes they repeat the program on another channel,anyone found it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Thats not very nice Dazza D2D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Thats not very nice Dazza D2D D2D He isn't being derogatory i THINK he is just pointing out HE would like to find a channel to watch it on too LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 They just shoved a load of grain down and waited for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Just leave a few cocktails on the Bar in newcastle and there are plenty Pigs take the bait Not sure which calibre will be acceptable though LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 cheers for that, just caught it,are there any estimations yet of the current/future pop. in england? Yes the article was pants really, as the others have said they just baited up an area and stood above them to watch them feed. There are some amazing pictures on other UK shooting forums of them in the Forset of Dean and some of the guys on there are shooting quite big pigs now. I'dlike to see them left long enough to establish themselves before they are culled, but then I don't own land that they are tearing up :unsure: Blantant rip from another forum (sorry about that) but this picture is an example of what they can do very quickly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 :unsure: That`s some damage ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 bloody helfire! That's a lot of ground ripped up. I heard somewhere that the wild popultion is in the thousands and not the low hundreds that some groups claim it is in (Guess which ones!). I have a suspicion that it's mainly due to a lot of escapees and freed animals from breeding farms but, if there is to be a cull, I wouldn't mind being part of it... All I need is an FAC and a rifle. What calibre for wild boar anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcha Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Obviously a gat gun would be acceptable right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 But not over 40yds though Vulcha, have respect for your quarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 :unsure: i read in one of the country shooting mags that the population in the entire Uk has hit around 500,000, thats a lot of bacon. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 They will certainly not want them on the golf courses! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 :o That`s some damage ! I was reminded that before they had rotovators, pigs were used just to turn soil over on patches of land - apparenlty it's what they do best. i read in one of the country shooting mags that the population in the entire Uk has hit around 500,000, thats a lot of bacon. Don't know about numbers but they are on the increase, and allestimates so far (Defra) seem to be low! Forest of Dean again. I hope this picture doesn't have a copyright :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 my dad used to go out in germany when he was posted out there(RAF), he has a mauser 30 06 for them, and they used to bait the area with apples, they used to love em, especially as they are fermenting, as they are more pungent :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Fair amount of bacon on the hoof there :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Spit Roasters at the ready boys. :unsure: :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darebear Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 wow, they are leggier than i imagined. awwww those little baby ones are cute though. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 awwww those little baby ones are cute though. :o [/font] [/size] [/b] And very tender. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Is that a bend in the road ahead?? Nope it's a PORK in the road :o I'll get my coat :unsure: LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland&Holland Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 The picture showing the damage can be done by one boar within minutes. In the Netherlands i have experience in tracking and shooting these wild boar. Wild boar over here are very shy because they are hunted so much. Mostly come out at night. So lot of tracking and sitting in the dark. All land owners despice these wild boar because of the loads of damage they do. Also the people who live on the outside of town close by our nature reserves are not very happy when a couple of boar visit their garden. Wild boar are known to break to barpwire fencing easily because of their thick coat. Only thing that works is electric fencing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethevanman Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 I hear in france or italy the minimum for shooting wild bore is 270win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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