Wtf? Did I just see that??

dodderangler

Thanks tor the useful info lads.
I may give the baiting the area a try. Few slips and cattle feed and feed area for week and go up.
Be some Craic if I do drop one. Few chops out of them I'd say are delicious

fabwing

These are serious animanls not to be messed with, try the theory one shot one kill

Nekarsulm

fabwing wrote: »

These are serious animanls not to be messed with, try the theory one shot one kill

If you have a pump, I'd be taking out the plug.......................

tomtucker81

fabwing wrote: »

These are serious animanls not to be messed with, try the theory one shot one kill

+1 on that. One shot or have a tree beside you to climb up!! Better still, be up high before shooting.

meathstevie

Jaysus lads, they're a robust animal that will stand it's ground but they're not exactly rhino's or African buffalo either. Give em a good wallop in the flank with the likes of 42g BB or similar from about 20/30 yards and maybe a follow up shot and the only worry you'll have is how to carry it to the car.....

dodderangler

Was up again but for only twenty mins because I had t collect me little one.
Gonna dedicate a long evening up there on Thursday.

cookimonster

This is what I was packing on the last boar drive I was on - 9.3x74r

Previously we used 7mm and 300WM. Both where equally effective if placed right, but if you didn't break bone or hit vitals even the little boys will run.

dodderangler

cookimonster wrote: »

This is what I was packing on the last boar drive I was on.

Previously we used 7mm and 300WM. Both where equally effective if placed right, but if you didn't break bone or hit vitals even the little boys will run.

Holy shiit

Grizzly 45

Serious German hog hunters ,[and there are plenty of them nowadays as wild boar are getting to pest porportions over there now], would also suggest a very decent large knife as well.Somthing in the 12 inch plus blade for dispatch[Surplus ww1 bayonets are good tools for this] and or a handgun in or above 38 special.
Seeing due to our enlightned gun laws the handgun option is a non starter here,you might have to rely on a "pig sticker" if it gets up close and personal s your long barrelled shotgun isnt going to be helpful in dense brush if you have to dispatch one.

Matt_Trakker

Be interested to know something..... I live out on Poland where boars are aplenty. Never shot one, but have mates here that hunt from time to time.

Over here when they kill a boar they need to bring the body to a vet and make sure it's not carrying viruses like rabies, TB etc before it can be butchered and cooked.

What's the procedure in Ireland?
As an invasive species what's the likelihood of them carrying diseases found in their European cousins?

meathstevie

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Serious German hog hunters ,[and there are plenty of them nowadays as wild boar are getting to pest porportions over there now], would also suggest a very decent large knife as well.Somthing in the 12 inch plus blade for dispatch[Surplus ww1 bayonets are good tools for this] and or a handgun in or above 38 special.
Seeing due to our enlightned gun laws the handgun option is a non starter here,you might have to rely on a "pig sticker" if it gets up close and personal s your long barrelled shotgun isnt going to be helpful in dense brush if you have to dispatch one.

Don't worry Grizzly, there's a cheap MP5 going in Kerry. Contact the local independent TD for further enquiries.

All messing aside, an acquaintance of the old man who done a lot of boar hunting in the German/Belgian border area religiously stuck to the following set up : 8x57 over and under rifle with battue sights and a very compact Remington pump full up with the Italian Mirage flat nose slugs when close follow ups were required. Seen him dispatch on or two in the middle of a mêlée of boar and terriers and to say the least it was amazing to twelve year old eyes.

copey

Shoot them

meathstevie

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

Be interested to know something..... I live out on Poland where boars are aplenty. Never shot one, but have mates here that hunt from time to time.

Over here when they kill a boar they need to bring the body to a vet and make sure it's not carrying viruses like rabies, TB etc before it can be butchered and cooked.

What's the procedure in Ireland?
As an invasive species what's the likelihood of them carrying diseases found in their European cousins?

When it's for personal use the answer consists of one word : nothing. There are no procedures in place for non commercial game processing and wether they carry any diseases and what their origins are is anyone's guess. They could be farm escapees or released exotic pets or purposely released by some eejit as "game". I'd hazard a guess that they're Irish bred in captivity and somehow made their way into the wild for the simple reason that it's not that simple an animal to transport across at least one sea.

Having said that, it's not impossible either to stick a few young stripey ones in the booth of a car in northern France and bring them across but the equipment that sniffs out illegal immigrants in cars and lorries will pick up a sizeable animal just as easy so that option is somewhat less likely.

Cork boy 55

They are great animals from a bio-diversity point of view
keep the countryside healthy
They have a good effect on distribution of plant life on the forest floor due their rooting. but alas we have the wild living space for them to co exist with modern farming which in most of the country we don't.

Cork boy 55

meathstevie wrote: »

When it's for personal use the answer consists of one word : nothing. There are no procedures in place for non commercial game processing and wether they carry any diseases and what their origins are is anyone's guess. They could be farm escapees or released exotic pets or purposely released by some eejit as "game". I'd hazard a guess that they're Irish bred in captivity and somehow made their way into the wild for the simple reason that it's not that simple an animal to transport across at least one sea.

Having said that, it's not impossible either to stick a few young stripey ones in the booth of a car in northern France and bring them across but the equipment that sniffs out illegal immigrants in cars and lorries will pick up a sizeable animal just as easy so that option is somewhat less likely.

Boars have swam from France to England

Maudi

And if all that hardware dont work for these pot bellied mo fos...call john rambo.

Maudi

And if all that hardware dont work for these pot bellied mo fos...call john rambo.

meathstevie

Cork boy 55 wrote: »

They are great animals from a bio-diversity point of view
keep the countryside healthy
They have a good effect on distribution of plant life on the forest floor due their rooting. but alas we have the wild living space for them to co exist with modern farming which in most of the country we don't.

It's common knowledge that pigs of any kind are brilliant to keep a forest floor open and let light reach it giving other plant life than briars and ferns a go at developing alright. They're also brilliant for turning the soil and accelerating the decomposition of material on the forest floor accelerating and improving the release of nutrients enriching the soil.

The downside of course is that they don't know where the woodland stops and the farm begins when it comes to rooting around and unfortunately the stuff in the farm soil often appears a good bit tastier and easier to get at than the forest offerings.

Grizzly 45

Plus we are short of one other component for WB here in Ireland.Oak forests!
they provide the mainstay of the WB staple food supply,or did,that being acorns.
As for them being checked for consumption in Europe its for;
Swine fever,trichinosis,rabies, internal parasites,a type of hepatitis that is generally harmless to humans but is reportable,and residual radiation from the Cherynobyl incident.

Here in Ireland nowt.

dodderangler

So I havint seen these lads since but numerous conversations with other people have told me they are definitely still about. The other half mate lives up in that area and today he posted a pic on Instagram of two of them digging up his garden.
So they are most definitely about

meathstevie

dodderangler wrote: »

So I havint seen these lads since but numerous conversations with other people have told me they are definitely still about. The other half mate lives up in that area and today he posted a pic on Instagram of two of them digging up his garden.
So they are most definitely about

If it's a remote garden and a gun friendly occupant you're sorted. High seat could well equal bathroom window