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07-12-2014, 09:00 AM
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Wild Boar Hunting
I would like to go and hunt these feral pigs. I am in the process of purchasing a semi-auto .308 or other 300cal rifle. I would like a hunting partner(s) to do this with for safety as I have read they are nasty customers. I DO NOT WANT THE GUIDE PLUG PLEASE. There are plenty of swine that need to be killed in Alberta and Saskatchewan. I am a new hunter, I have a GSP that is in training for the fall pheasant hunt but can track. Other dogs welcome as well. I am hoping to somewhat turn this into a safari with a good group of guys.
Smelling the bacon!
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07-12-2014, 09:04 AM
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Have you located any pigs yet?
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07-12-2014, 09:51 AM
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You might want to reconsider running your GSP on hogs! I have a lot of friends in TX. and LA. that run dogs for hogs. Pitbulls and Bull dogs suited in flax jackets. A hog can split a hound open in a blink of an eye, injured or not.
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07-12-2014, 10:43 AM
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good luck with your boar hunting. there have been at least a hundred threads and posts about hunting boars in alberta and maybe 3 posts of someone actually shooting one in alberta. as a hunter i wish the boar problem was as bad as some people say it is. iv'e come to believe that the counties that have put bounties on boars are only doing so to get naive hunters to go there and spend some money.
there might be some wild hogs roaming some areas, but it is a well kept secret among local landowners that hunt them theirselfs.
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07-12-2014, 11:47 AM
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I have some research ideas for finding them on leased crown land. I'm gonna spend some time on this cus I keep getting turned away.
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07-12-2014, 12:02 PM
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the GSP is only going to locate their trails and vicinity, then he goes home and I come back another day...  GSP=VHD
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07-13-2014, 10:27 AM
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Sounds like you got er all planned out
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07-13-2014, 10:52 AM
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Not yet, but one step at a time.
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07-15-2014, 08:57 PM
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Moved from Texas last year...pigs are very nocturnal we got the bulk of them down there using spot lights and thermal sights....
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07-15-2014, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Rambling
Moved from Texas last year...pigs are very nocturnal we got the bulk of them down there using spot lights and thermal sights....
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In Alberta thermal gear and spotlights is a big no no...
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07-15-2014, 09:53 PM
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Of course...so are most the other weapons I sold before I moved...different world down there....God blessed Texas but love Alberta too 
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07-15-2014, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Rambling
Of course...so are most the other weapons I sold before I moved...different world down there....God blessed Texas but love Alberta too |
It certainly would be fun to live down there and acquire some goodies!
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07-29-2014, 02:22 PM
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Ok Browning Bar "long" it is. Comes in lefty... Sorry Lefty. I also have 2 confirmed locations at different ends of the province so there are plenty. Time to visit land owners and leasors...
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07-29-2014, 02:25 PM
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2 spots at different ends of the province, does not a plenty make
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07-29-2014, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by waterninja
good luck with your boar hunting. there have been at least a hundred threads and posts about hunting boars in alberta and maybe 3 posts of someone actually shooting one in alberta. as a hunter i wish the boar problem was as bad as some people say it is. iv'e come to believe that the counties that have put bounties on boars are only doing so to get naive hunters to go there and spend some money.
there might be some wild hogs roaming some areas, but it is a well kept secret among local landowners that hunt them theirselfs.
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There was one killed on Sunday....
The idea of a landowner wanting to keep secret is silly... Anyone I know with dirt would pay you to rid their lands of such an invasive species...
Good luck to the OP on your quest for the fatties...
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07-29-2014, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck
In Alberta thermal gear and spotlights is a big no no...
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Really... I knew about the spot lighting but this is a first about the thermal gear. Something i might have skipped over maybe because i had no interest in using it. Where in the regs does it mention thermal gear?
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07-29-2014, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by A Sittn Duck
Really... I knew about the spot lighting but this is a first about the thermal gear. Something i might have skipped over maybe because i had no interest in using it. Where in the regs does it mention thermal gear?
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What time of day would thermal gear be useful while hunting?
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07-29-2014, 03:17 PM
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What time of day would thermal gear be useful while hunting?
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night vision... not thermal. I could see using a thermal scope to better detect animals in the bush. A night vision scope would be very hard to explain.
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07-29-2014, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck
What time of day would thermal gear be useful while hunting?
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1/2 hour before sunrise, 1/2 hour after sunset, rain/snow.
Sorry, just playing devil's advocate.
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07-29-2014, 03:18 PM
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What time of day would thermal gear be useful while hunting?
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High noon during a whiteout.
Or gopher hunting in 14 tall inch grass. 
All in good fun.
As far as hogs, I wonder if the different counties would share their problem hog complaint areas?
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07-29-2014, 03:26 PM
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Only place I've heard of hogs running free is in the vicinity of hunt farms that they've escaped from. Doesn't seem like the numbers are large. Has anyone perusing this thread ever bagged one in Alberta? All the threads seem to be a lot of talk and speculation.
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07-29-2014, 03:30 PM
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Wait if I'm not hunting a game animal then do the rules apply to sun up/down? Federal shooting laws don't say you have to stop shooting at sundown, do they?
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07-29-2014, 03:32 PM
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I have come across the same okitoki! I plan to end or verify the myth.
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07-29-2014, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Speckler
Wait if I'm not hunting a game animal then do the rules apply to sun up/down? Federal shooting laws don't say you have to stop shooting at sundown, do they?
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yes they do
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07-29-2014, 03:50 PM
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Ok I'll pull out the book to confirm. Gotta be a good boy lol.
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07-29-2014, 04:23 PM
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Ok I'll pull out the book to confirm. Gotta be a good boy lol.
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The half an hour before and half an hour after is also in the firearms act.
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07-29-2014, 05:18 PM
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I've said it before and ill say it again, the issue is a touch overblown. There are boars out there, but not like the media has portrayed. That being said, with the amount of work you're putting into it Speckler I expect to see a few pics in the future!
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07-29-2014, 05:41 PM
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You and me both! And some bacon, ribs, pork loin, hams
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07-29-2014, 06:16 PM
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If you plan on eating it hope that you shoot a younger animal that is a sow....I shot an older large mature boar and cooking it stunk up the house. The taste was ok.....but boy was it stinky!
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07-29-2014, 06:17 PM
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Outdoor smoking and cold eating it is for old males.
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