My father in law told me about seeing a "pig" in the woods while wheeling. He admitted it was most likely from a farm not all that far up the way that got out wandering. Got me to thinking if there were any places in Canada that may have hogs running wild. I know some folk in Texas told me you'd only need 4 and by the end of the year you'd have plenty.

There were some escapees in central alberta somewhere, was that last year? I know of at least one place in BC (near Dawson Creek) where the farmed boar were running wild...

Frans

West of Edmonton, around Nojack. - dan

We've got 'em. No official hunting season yet, but you can take 'em. Straight from Manitoba Conservation:


Hunting Wild Boar

There have been numerous instances of people, pets and livestock being chased, harassed and even bitten by escaped wild boar, as well as, reports of property damage. In Manitoba, wild boar are private property like traditional livestock breeds and, under The Animal Liability Act can only be destroyed if injuring or attacking livestock. Since they are not native to Manitoba and not the property of the Crown, listing wild boar under The Wildlife Act eliminated the use of hunting seasons to control those found running at large. Due to concern for public safety and the protection of wildlife, wildlife habitat and public or private property, the Exotic Animals Regulation was recently amended to allow Manitoba residents to kill escaped wild boar.

On September 1, 2001, the Director of Wildlife, Manitoba Conservation, declared the whole province of Manitoba a Wild Boar Control Area and repealed all earlier declarations.

The province-wide declaration permits a resident of Manitoba to hunt and kill escaped wild boar that are running at-large anywhere in Manitoba, at any time of the year, provided that he or she adheres to the following requirements:

Permission from the landowner or lawful occupant is required before hunting on private property.

Hunting wild boar at-large on most Crown land is permitted, except for wildlife refuges, provincial or federal parks, or ecological reserves.

All big game hunting requirements must be complied with;

Within 7 days of killing a wild boar, the hunter must report the incident to Manitoba Conservation or Manitoba Agriculture and Food;

A person hunting wild boar:

does not require a license, tag or permit,
can hunt 7 days a week,
there is no bag or possession limit,
shotguns do not require a plug, and
hunter orange dress is not required, but is highly recommended (future regulatory amendment will make this mandatory); and
A person hunting wild boar is restricted to the following equipment types:

a centrefire rifle,
a 16 or 20 gauge shotgun firing slugs,
a 10 or 12 gauge shotgun firing slugs or OO Buck (or larger),
a .45 caliber (or larger) muzzleloader firing a single projectile,
a long bow or recurve requiring not less than 40 pounds draw weight at 28 inches draw. Broadhead must be at least 7/8 inch in diameter, or
a compound bow set at not less than 40 pounds peak draw weight at 28 inches draw. Broadhead must be at least 7/8 inch in diameter, or
a cross bow requiring not less than 150 pounds draw weight and a bolt having a broadhead with a minimum 7/8 inch diameter.

Lac Ste. Anne countie was posting a $50. per set bounty for a set of ears at one time, until they got overrun with hunters from as far away as Ontario, hoping to join the hunt. I think it's safe to assume that anywhere you have farmed wild boars, there are going to be escapees, since these things are nororiously hard to keep penned in and they are very adaptable. Then, like other exotic Game, the depressed market has just encouraged farmers to either look the other way when there is an escape, or they let them go intentionally.
Grizz

If you like your deer hunting, you will be well advised to keep the pig population at a minimum, if not eradicate it altogether. Several areas here have found out the hard way that as the pig/boar population increases, the ability of the land to carry both hogs and deer goes way down until the deer leave and the hogs expand their area of feeding.

We have no regulations about hunting/shooting them here, and depending on their diet, they are quite tasty. Well, the BIG boars aren't very tasty other than the tenderloins, but the rest can be made into good sausage.

John

We have them here,escaped from farms or let go when the market crashed.They are causing a lot of shit.The theory is to shoot as many as you can when you get a chance.

There was someone who decided to commercially raise pigs in Churchill !! The polar bears loved them !

In Manitoba a resident can hunt wild boar (escape's and feral) 365 a year from dawn until dusk with no license required, save if there is a regulated season in progress, then you need a tag for that particular game species (deer, Bear, elk etc) wear red's and obey any provincial regulations and the only requirement is that you supply certain detials to the CO's.

No limit, but you can't leave it lay or dispose of it in a landfill, you have to use it, that does limit the number of times some people go out, unless you like alot of pork or have a big family, you usually don't shoot more than 2 a year.

It can be exciting when you get into pine forests and mixed bush swamps looking for them.