Wild Boars in NYS
#1
Wild Boars in NYS
This article was in Syracuse Post Standard this past Friday. I was waiting to see if somebody else would post it. Here's the link.
www.syracuse.com/outdoors/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1136540268194581.xml&coll=1
I'd arrow one those bad boys if came my way!!!!
www.syracuse.com/outdoors/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1136540268194581.xml&coll=1
I'd arrow one those bad boys if came my way!!!!
#3
RE: Wild Boars in NYS
Very interesting article, but some won't beleive it is true unless they see some sort of billboard in the backgroundto validate it being truly from NY and not some southern state. Either that or confirmation from a major university or NY government agency.
#5
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 248
RE: Wild Boars in NYS
How far north can those things spread? NY is just one state away and I'd rather not have them in VT. The deer population here has it hard enough without having to copete with wild hogs. I'm hoping that the average winter would kill off any hogs that make it this far.
#6
RE: Wild Boars in NYS
Wild boars. News to me. Im 8 miles from elmira and never hurd nor seen any boars down this way. but if i did there would be a nice little pig roast party put on by me. bring your own beer of course!
#8
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Fort Covington, NY
Posts: 118
RE: Wild Boars in NYS
As the Post Standard article stated, there is a breeding population in central NY according to the DEC. As far as moving further north, I wonder how well they tolerate the cold weather. I realize they are Russian boars which probably means their ancestors were a pretty hardy animal, but they seem to flourish more in the Southern states. As long as the DEC doesn't regulate them, they could fill in the gaps for hunting between the big game seasons. The thing I wonder about however is the fact that most states that have large populations of them are not usually that happy about it. Will similar problems come to NY if the population of hogs grows to the levels of some of the southern states?
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Bandera, Texas
Posts: 1,636
RE: Wild Boars in NYS
Well, if it is anything like the European, and probably is similar, they can thrive in cold. I am betting they will spread too, because they were right, they can have a litter twice a year and have from 3 to like 12 in each litter, and I think if I am not mistaken can breed at 1 year, so that means lots of piglets running around and then more and then more......
and I am sure as they spread they will determine they must be exterminated....... hey maybe we can start "Pig Busters" go all over the state looking for Russian boars! [8D]
and I am sure as they spread they will determine they must be exterminated....... hey maybe we can start "Pig Busters" go all over the state looking for Russian boars! [8D]
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: Wild Boars in NYS
Very interesting article, but some won't beleive it is true unless they see some sort of billboard in the backgroundto validate it being truly from NY and not some southern state. Either that or confirmation from a major university or NY government agency.