Massive Boar Not As Wild As You Might Think
Posted by Jim at June 2nd, 2007
It turns out that the huge boar killed by an 11 year old boy recently had only been released into the wild six days prior to being shot.
I had wondered about that. The bit about the kid’s father and others being ready to shoot the pig with rifles if it threatened him made it sound like one of those farms where you pay to shoot something.
Actually, most people who hunt large animals with a handgun take along friends with rifles just in case, regardless of where. Same for bow hunting large critters.
Topher
That would make sense. You certainly wouldn’t want to leave anyone alone against something that could easily kill them. Even smaller boars have been known to do that to people.
It’s amusing though that this boar turns out to have been raised in captivity. It would surprise me if a boar managed to get that large solely on a diet of foraging for itself.
Jim