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A fabber called Chris, has alerted Tom to this thread. Chris is from Warrington, which is a place on the River Mersey made famous by the song, 'Ferry, Across the Mersey' which was written by the little known Gerry Marsden from Gerry and the Pacemakers, who was very much a one hit wonder. Wild Boar are those that live freely in the environment and sometimes have been deliberately released from farms by these eco and re-wilder types. They have bred with other escaped domesticate species such as the pink pig which farmers harvest as bacon.They are heavy buggers and are known to attack. Are there any fabbers with first hand experience of these buggers either when out walking or even eating the wild boar...
How dangerous are these buggers? |
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Wow Tom, what an opener!
These boar need to be dealt with before someone gets hurt! I for one will not be going to Scotland, which is a place made famous by the historical inaccuracies of a film starring the Australian, Mel Gibson. And deep fried bars bars. |
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By *ough75Man 33 weeks ago
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Very few actual boar around mostly feral pigs
If the are cornered or feel trapped they will charge at people but very rarely
World wide about 4 people a year die as a result of wild boar attacks
So twice a likely to die as using a vending machine |
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"Wow Tom, what an opener!
These boar need to be dealt with before someone gets hurt! I for one will not be going to Scotland, which is a place made famous by the historical inaccuracies of a film starring the Australian, Mel Gibson. And deep fried bars bars."
They sell deep fried mars bars in a chippy on Moulsham Street in Chelmsford.. but to be fair you can pretty much buy anything on Moulsham Street |
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By *ild_oatsMan 33 weeks ago
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The Forest of Dean has the largest population of Wild Boar in the Uk after escaping from a farm in the 1990’s. The number is estimated to be around 400
It’s quite common to see them there.
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"The Forest of Dean has the largest population of Wild Boar in the Uk after escaping from a farm in the 1990’s. The number is estimated to be around 400
It’s quite common to see them there.
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Is it best to run or stand still.. |
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Wow.. I don't think I've been mentioned in an opener before.. I feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
I go up for a 5 day hike in the Highlands on Saturday... I have sharpened ones knife and it shall be getting attached to a solid piece of wood so I can reenact the scene from rambo to supply myself with a hefty bounty of pig..
If I don't post after Saturday, you bugger got me first and gave me a death worse than being buggered by Big Harold. So I'll donate my body to science, apart from my back end as that will be in pieces and akin to a wizards cuff. Haha
All joking aside, only 4 may get killed by them a year, but quite alot get severely injured as they can be seriously aggressive. 
I wonder if I can train one to search for truffles like Nicholas Cage did in that film... Hmmmm |
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By (user no longer on site) 33 weeks ago
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"A fabber called Chris, has alerted Tom to this thread. Chris is from Warrington, which is a place on the River Mersey made famous by the song, 'Ferry, Across the Mersey' which was written by the little known Gerry Marsden from Gerry and the Pacemakers, who was very much a one hit wonder. Wild Boar are those that live freely in the environment and sometimes have been deliberately released from farms by these eco and re-wilder types. They have bred with other escaped domesticate species such as the pink pig which farmers harvest as bacon.They are heavy buggers and are known to attack. Are there any fabbers with first hand experience of these buggers either when out walking or even eating the wild boar...
How dangerous are these buggers? "
Wild boar steak..yum |
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By *ild_oatsMan 33 weeks ago
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"The Forest of Dean has the largest population of Wild Boar in the Uk after escaping from a farm in the 1990’s. The number is estimated to be around 400
It’s quite common to see them there.
Is it best to run or stand still.. "
It’s usually best to stand still a Sow maybe provoked into a mock charge if it feels it or its piglets are threatened. Most often they will move off.
Though dog walkers should keep their dogs under close control as rare as it is some dogs have been attacked, seriously injured or killed by Sows defending their litter of piglets…. |
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"Wow.. I don't think I've been mentioned in an opener before.. I feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
I go up for a 5 day hike in the Highlands on Saturday... I have sharpened ones knife and it shall be getting attached to a solid piece of wood so I can reenact the scene from rambo to supply myself with a hefty bounty of pig..
If I don't post after Saturday, you bugger got me first and gave me a death worse than being buggered by Big Harold. So I'll donate my body to science, apart from my back end as that will be in pieces and akin to a wizards cuff. Haha
All joking aside, only 4 may get killed by them a year, but quite alot get severely injured as they can be seriously aggressive.
I wonder if I can train one to search for truffles like Nicholas Cage did in that film... Hmmmm "
You look like one of those adventuring types Chris.
Good luck with your Scottish quest and may Mel Gibson guide you to safety through those treacherous boar infested highlands! |
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"The Forest of Dean has the largest population of Wild Boar in the Uk after escaping from a farm in the 1990’s. The number is estimated to be around 400
It’s quite common to see them there.
Is it best to run or stand still..
It’s usually best to stand still a Sow maybe provoked into a mock charge if it feels it or its piglets are threatened. Most often they will move off.
Though dog walkers should keep their dogs under close control as rare as it is some dogs have been attacked, seriously injured or killed by Sows defending their litter of piglets…."
Have you seen how many litters they have per year!
Its very easy for them to get out of control. In some states in the US it's a national emergency. A bit like when Uncle Joe is searching for the stage exit or trying to dismount a bike.
It baffles me how a very good good source can become a massive nuisance but folk will pay a shed load of money for gourmet pig products. |
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"Wow.. I don't think I've been mentioned in an opener before.. I feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
I go up for a 5 day hike in the Highlands on Saturday... I have sharpened ones knife and it shall be getting attached to a solid piece of wood so I can reenact the scene from rambo to supply myself with a hefty bounty of pig..
If I don't post after Saturday, you bugger got me first and gave me a death worse than being buggered by Big Harold. So I'll donate my body to science, apart from my back end as that will be in pieces and akin to a wizards cuff. Haha
All joking aside, only 4 may get killed by them a year, but quite alot get severely injured as they can be seriously aggressive.
I wonder if I can train one to search for truffles like Nicholas Cage did in that film... Hmmmm
You look like one of those adventuring types Chris.
Good luck with your Scottish quest and may Mel Gibson guide you to safety through those treacherous boar infested highlands!"
Ahh thanks, I have my blue ocre face paint and skirt I mean kilt at the ready. Freeeedom.. |
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yep we had some on Cannock chase a 3 or 4 years ago. I saw one of them at a distance. They were rounded up eventually as they were crossing the roads at all times of the day and getting themselves into all sorts of bother and 1 of their piglets got killed on the road. The thing is they have no fear of humans unlike deer so not suitable to be out in the wild.
I caught a glimpse of them and the mrs saw them out in the field by us. We were warned not to go anywhere near them as they can get really nasty. |
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"Wow.. I don't think I've been mentioned in an opener before.. I feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
I go up for a 5 day hike in the Highlands on Saturday... I have sharpened ones knife and it shall be getting attached to a solid piece of wood so I can reenact the scene from rambo to supply myself with a hefty bounty of pig..
If I don't post after Saturday, you bugger got me first and gave me a death worse than being buggered by Big Harold. So I'll donate my body to science, apart from my back end as that will be in pieces and akin to a wizards cuff. Haha
All joking aside, only 4 may get killed by them a year, but quite alot get severely injured as they can be seriously aggressive.
I wonder if I can train one to search for truffles like Nicholas Cage did in that film... Hmmmm "
Just remember never hike alone in the Highlands. That way you will never have to outrun a wild boar. You will only have to outrun your friend |
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"The Forest of Dean has the largest population of Wild Boar in the Uk after escaping from a farm in the 1990’s. The number is estimated to be around 400
It’s quite common to see them there.
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Jesus, they’re only an hour away down the M5!
Can these buggers drive? |
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"Wow.. I don't think I've been mentioned in an opener before.. I feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
I go up for a 5 day hike in the Highlands on Saturday... I have sharpened ones knife and it shall be getting attached to a solid piece of wood so I can reenact the scene from rambo to supply myself with a hefty bounty of pig..
If I don't post after Saturday, you bugger got me first and gave me a death worse than being buggered by Big Harold. So I'll donate my body to science, apart from my back end as that will be in pieces and akin to a wizards cuff. Haha
All joking aside, only 4 may get killed by them a year, but quite alot get severely injured as they can be seriously aggressive.
I wonder if I can train one to search for truffles like Nicholas Cage did in that film... Hmmmm
Just remember never hike alone in the Highlands. That way you will never have to outrun a wild boar. You will only have to outrun your friend"
Very true... I've become a master at tying someone's boot laces together mid flight.  |
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"yep we had some on Cannock chase a 3 or 4 years ago. I saw one of them at a distance. They were rounded up eventually as they were crossing the roads at all times of the day and getting themselves into all sorts of bother and 1 of their piglets got killed on the road. The thing is they have no fear of humans unlike deer so not suitable to be out in the wild.
I caught a glimpse of them and the mrs saw them out in the field by us. We were warned not to go anywhere near them as they can get really nasty."
I hope this is an April fools joke.
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"Very few actual boar around mostly feral pigs
If the are cornered or feel trapped they will charge at people but very rarely
World wide about 4 people a year die as a result of wild boar attacks
So twice a likely to die as using a vending machine "
Feral pigs are a very real problem. There was a programme on BBC Radio Scotland's Out Of Doors programme a few weeks ago. It mentioned that one was culled weighing 26 stone. It also mentioned aggression. You may still be able to listen on BBC Sounds. |
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"Yeah, and pigs might surf! there is an island in the carrabean where pigs swim in the sea and come up to boats to be fed by tourists  "
Are they not afraid of the sharks? They a partial to surfing pigs! |
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"Yeah, and pigs might surf! there is an island in the carrabean where pigs swim in the sea and come up to boats to be fed by tourists
Are they not afraid of the sharks? They a partial to surfing pigs!"
Brings a while new meaning to surf and turf. Haha |
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By *ild_oatsMan 33 weeks ago
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"Wow.. I don't think I've been mentioned in an opener before.. I feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
I go up for a 5 day hike in the Highlands on Saturday... I have sharpened ones knife and it shall be getting attached to a solid piece of wood so I can reenact the scene from rambo to supply myself with a hefty bounty of pig..
If I don't post after Saturday, you bugger got me first and gave me a death worse than being buggered by Big Harold. So I'll donate my body to science, apart from my back end as that will be in pieces and akin to a wizards cuff. Haha
All joking aside, only 4 may get killed by them a year, but quite alot get severely injured as they can be seriously aggressive.
I wonder if I can train one to search for truffles like Nicholas Cage did in that film... Hmmmm
Just remember never hike alone in the Highlands. That way you will never have to outrun a wild boar. You will only have to outrun your friend"
You are more likely to come across a wild Haggis than a wild boar whilst hiking in Scotland.
A Haggis caught out in the open is a dangerous creature and should not be approached under any circumstances. |
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"A fabber called Chris, has alerted Tom to this thread. Chris is from Warrington, which is a place on the River Mersey made famous by the song, 'Ferry, Across the Mersey' which was written by the little known Gerry Marsden from Gerry and the Pacemakers, who was very much a one hit wonder. Wild Boar are those that live freely in the environment and sometimes have been deliberately released from farms by these eco and re-wilder types. They have bred with other escaped domesticate species such as the pink pig which farmers harvest as bacon.They are heavy buggers and are known to attack. Are there any fabbers with first hand experience of these buggers either when out walking or even eating the wild boar...
How dangerous are these buggers? "
I guess you have never personally travelled much north of Watford then. |
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By *hoirCouple 33 weeks ago
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"A fabber called Chris, has alerted Tom to this thread. Chris is from Warrington, which is a place on the River Mersey made famous by the song, 'Ferry, Across the Mersey' which was written by the little known Gerry Marsden from Gerry and the Pacemakers, who was very much a one hit wonder. Wild Boar are those that live freely in the environment and sometimes have been deliberately released from farms by these eco and re-wilder types. They have bred with other escaped domesticate species such as the pink pig which farmers harvest as bacon.They are heavy buggers and are known to attack. Are there any fabbers with first hand experience of these buggers either when out walking or even eating the wild boar...
How dangerous are these buggers? "
You must be new to the internet. We just don't lie on that there tinternet. Gerry and his multinamed band were not remotely one hit wonders.
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By *alcon77Man 33 weeks ago
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"A fabber called Chris, has alerted Tom to this thread. Chris is from Warrington, which is a place on the River Mersey made famous by the song, 'Ferry, Across the Mersey' which was written by the little known Gerry Marsden from Gerry and the Pacemakers, who was very much a one hit wonder. Wild Boar are those that live freely in the environment and sometimes have been deliberately released from farms by these eco and re-wilder types. They have bred with other escaped domesticate species such as the pink pig which farmers harvest as bacon.They are heavy buggers and are known to attack. Are there any fabbers with first hand experience of these buggers either when out walking or even eating the wild boar...
How dangerous are these buggers? "
Warrington is the land of roundabouts (a bit like skelmersdale, runcorn, milton keynes..) and an old soap factory. Though some of the older parts are nice..hiking in the highlands with wild killer pigs sounds way nicer.
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"Wow.. I don't think I've been mentioned in an opener before.. I feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
I go up for a 5 day hike in the Highlands on Saturday... I have sharpened ones knife and it shall be getting attached to a solid piece of wood so I can reenact the scene from rambo to supply myself with a hefty bounty of pig..
If I don't post after Saturday, you bugger got me first and gave me a death worse than being buggered by Big Harold. So I'll donate my body to science, apart from my back end as that will be in pieces and akin to a wizards cuff. Haha
All joking aside, only 4 may get killed by them a year, but quite alot get severely injured as they can be seriously aggressive.
I wonder if I can train one to search for truffles like Nicholas Cage did in that film... Hmmmm
Just remember never hike alone in the Highlands. That way you will never have to outrun a wild boar. You will only have to outrun your friend
You are more likely to come across a wild Haggis than a wild boar whilst hiking in Scotland.
A Haggis caught out in the open is a dangerous creature and should not be approached under any circumstances."
I’ve only ever seen haggis on a menu, in between the deep fried pizza and buckfast. |
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By (user no longer on site) 33 weeks ago
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In France where I lived for a while until recently. The Sanglier ( boar) are a nightmare. They destroy bast areas of crops . Do attack people. And are hunted all year round . If your really unlucky you could also be shot by pissed french hunter ! Happens quite often ! |
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"Very few actual boar around mostly feral pigs
If the are cornered or feel trapped they will charge at people but very rarely
World wide about 4 people a year die as a result of wild boar attacks
So twice a likely to die as using a vending machine
Feral pigs are a very real problem. There was a programme on BBC Radio Scotland's Out Of Doors programme a few weeks ago. It mentioned that one was culled weighing 26 stone. It also mentioned aggression. You may still be able to listen on BBC Sounds."
26 stone pig |
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"In France where I lived for a while until recently. The Sanglier ( boar) are a nightmare. They destroy bast areas of crops . Do attack people. And are hunted all year round . If your really unlucky you could also be shot by pissed french hunter ! Happens quite often ! "
Surely the French would have eradicated these Somelier pigs by now |
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"In France where I lived for a while until recently. The Sanglier ( boar) are a nightmare. They destroy bast areas of crops . Do attack people. And are hunted all year round . If your really unlucky you could also be shot by pissed french hunter ! Happens quite often !
Surely the French would have eradicated these Somelier pigs by now"
If your unlucky enough to hit one with your car you can claim for repairs through the Chasseurs ( hunts) insurance. Same applies to deer ! |
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"In France where I lived for a while until recently. The Sanglier ( boar) are a nightmare. They destroy bast areas of crops . Do attack people. And are hunted all year round . If your really unlucky you could also be shot by pissed french hunter ! Happens quite often !
Surely the French would have eradicated these Somelier pigs by now
If your unlucky enough to hit one with your car you can claim for repairs through the Chasseurs ( hunts) insurance. Same applies to deer ! "
Surely that's for chicken?
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By *lynJMan 33 weeks ago
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"Wow Tom, what an opener!
These boar need to be dealt with before someone gets hurt! I for one will not be going to Scotland, which is a place made famous by the historical inaccuracies of a film starring the Australian, Mel Gibson. And deep fried bars bars."
Mel Gibson is an American. He was born in New York state. |
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"In France where I lived for a while until recently. The Sanglier ( boar) are a nightmare. They destroy bast areas of crops . Do attack people. And are hunted all year round . If your really unlucky you could also be shot by pissed french hunter ! Happens quite often !
Surely the French would have eradicated these Somelier pigs by now
If your unlucky enough to hit one with your car you can claim for repairs through the Chasseurs ( hunts) insurance. Same applies to deer !
Surely that's for chicken?
Chicken Chasseur"
Hunters chicken ! I shit you not |
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