Wild Boar Attack Prevented

Here's the video. Hal
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It almost appears that they were standing where the fence was low and the boar jumped into the pasture with the ponies.

He is running towards them.

Rick

Way interesting. That boar was sure not willing to tackle the ponys. I am glad the couple were unhurt. I was camping in Northern Arizona on a creek bottom when our Border Collie rounded up a herd of 15 Havilina (all about 20# or so) and asked us if we needed them by running them through our camp site while 6 of us were sitting around a small fire. We were not interested in having them in the camp site so I told her to get them lost (used a command) and she came back in 10 minutes a little out of breath, but with no pigs. Jim

Wild boar like that are all over Germany and northern France.

Rick

We have a Chow and she would go after one. Hal

Have been following the introduction of the Russian Boar to the US and the resulting problems. We have always had wild hogs here due to farmers loosing some over the years and making families on their own in the wild. But the Russian intro produces a different critter and not to take lightly.

We have had Javalina (a Peccary hog) in SW TX for as long as I can remember and although they are a problem when challenged, don't hear much about them. They are a hunting sport and remain somewhat small at around 60# on the hoof. They do have a mean set of tusks that can hurt you. They seem to like the arid regions of the state.

We are starting to get some of the previously mentioned hogs around here but mainly confine themselves to the creek bottoms and you seldom see or encounter them. None of the 400#+ they report in the SE USA....yet!!!!

Texas Parks and Wildlife (the game warden) says that they are open season with no limit and explains what and why they need controlling......a heads up for farmers and folks that frequent remote places where the reside...personal safety.

We have a new lake going in about 25 miles up the road and that bottom is full of them as reported by locals that like to hunt. Expect problems here when they are run out by rising water.