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Five years ago you'd have a hard time finding hogs in Canada. But they are definitely a worsening problem now.
We've seen a bunch of stuff lately in the news up here about Wild Boar loose in Alberta and Saskatchewan (our prairie provinces with lots of farmland) that are becoming a more serious environmental and economic threat than we're really prepared for. Northern Alberta has some pretty vast swathes of un-occupied land, as does Saskatchewan.
Currently there is no government bounty, but no license required either. There just aren't enough hunters to push back against the growing population.
A local agricultural professor has started tracking the wild boar population, which has lead to maps like this:
I'm thinking about trying to put together some dedicated hog hunts after talking to landowners and consulting the map.
My question to the predator masters community is:
What basic steps should be under taken to improve the chances of a successful hunt?
How many shooters do you usually need?
How much prescouting time is necessary?
Is there an ideal time of year and ideal time of day (2am!) to be out there?
We've seen a bunch of stuff lately in the news up here about Wild Boar loose in Alberta and Saskatchewan (our prairie provinces with lots of farmland) that are becoming a more serious environmental and economic threat than we're really prepared for. Northern Alberta has some pretty vast swathes of un-occupied land, as does Saskatchewan.
Currently there is no government bounty, but no license required either. There just aren't enough hunters to push back against the growing population.
A local agricultural professor has started tracking the wild boar population, which has lead to maps like this:
I'm thinking about trying to put together some dedicated hog hunts after talking to landowners and consulting the map.
My question to the predator masters community is:
What basic steps should be under taken to improve the chances of a successful hunt?
How many shooters do you usually need?
How much prescouting time is necessary?
Is there an ideal time of year and ideal time of day (2am!) to be out there?
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