WILD BOAR DIGGING UP MY GARDEN IN FRANCE
Toby Whale
prohibited -- and the beast are digging up the lawn. Has anyone got
any ideas about deterring them?
Rob Witherspoon
: We have some land in the south of France where wild boar shooting is
: any ideas about deterring them?
I certainly have no experience with wild boar digging up my lawn, but we
do get skunks and racoons digging up our lawns. They are looking for
grubs. I suspect the boars are digging up the lawn in search of food - if
you can eradicate their food source they should go elsewhere - try to
find a local gardener or gardening service who maintain lawn areas. Of
course, if they are digging truffles, maybe you should dig up your lawn as
well.
Rob Witherspoon
Guelph Turfgrass Institute
http://www.uoguelph.ca/GTI
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario CANADA
USDA Z5 AgCan Z6a
Kay Klier
>We have some land in the south of France where wild boar shooting is
>prohibited -- and the beast are digging up the lawn. Has anyone got
>any ideas about deterring them?
Pigs are strong, smart, and very dangerous. I'd suggest a good electric
fence, and (whatever you do) don't try to chase one off "by hand". Especially
a sow with piglets
Kay Klier kk1...@cedarnet.org
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Lilyan Brower
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Toby:
Follow that boar! If I am not mistaken they are used to sniff
out truffles in France.
Lilyan
Rick Cook
>We have some land in the south of France where wild boar shooting is
>prohibited -- and the beast are digging up the lawn. Has anyone got
>any ideas about deterring them?
Well, don't throw rocks at them. :-)
Seriously, if they're rooting up the lawn they're after something. Since
grass roots are usually attractive to pigs that means there's something
else there, probably either bulbs of some sort or grubs.
I think the first step would be to check and see if you have a grub
infestation in the lawn.
--RC
Rick Cook
>Follow that boar! If I am not mistaken they are used to sniff
>out truffles in France.
>
Boar are more likely to go for grubs or daffodil bulbs.
--RC
SKID Photography
We don't think you have that 'pig thing' quite right. It's *dogs* that get
trained to find truffles. The problem with using pigs (who naturally
desire them) is that one needs to fight the animal to keep them from eating
the fungii!
Not being swine experts, we are not sure, but we are assume that both wild
pigs ('boar') and domesticated ones, have the same dietary needs and
therefore desires.
Somewhere in the old memory banks, I recall a story, that it's really only
the female pigs that dig the truffles.........something about the truffles
smelling like sex to them......have NO idea if that's true or not.
Finally, it is highly ulikely that anything will eat the daffodils, as they
are poisonous.......now tulips, that's another matter.
Bill & Harvey
zuffalig/SKID Zone 6 CT USA
e...@pl.jaring.my
but the difficulty is seeing them and hitting them ! Very clever animals
here.
All boars follow established tracks so find these and use an electric
cattle fence, or if the perimeter is small, fence the whole area with
electric fence. I'm sure these fences are available in France.
Boars have sensitive snouts and dislike diesel oil, paraquat(weed killer)
and a few other chemicals. Try selectively on each track and the one they
avoid is the one to spray around the perimeter.
The best would be to have a pack of hunting dogs. You can,t shoot does
not mean dogs cannot chase them. Breeding dogs will keep the boars at bay
and also give you a good side income. Send a few when they are well
trained.! Good luck!
Rick Cook
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>Dear Rick,
>
>We don't think you have that 'pig thing' quite right. It's *dogs* that get
>trained to find truffles. The problem with using pigs (who naturally
>desire them) is that one needs to fight the animal to keep them from eating
>the fungii!
Pigs as well, as least according to National Geographic and such.
>Not being swine experts, we are not sure, but we are assume that both wild
>pigs ('boar') and domesticated ones, have the same dietary needs and
>therefore desires.
They do indeed. And an untrained domestic pig is just as likely to be
diverted from truffles by acorns, grubs, flower bulbs, etc. as a wild one.
Even in truffle country, truffles form only a small portion of a pig/boar's
diet.
>Somewhere in the old memory banks, I recall a story, that it's really only
>the female pigs that dig the truffles.........something about the truffles
>smelling like sex to them......have NO idea if that's true or not.
No idea either. That's the first i've heard of that.
>Finally, it is highly ulikely that anything will eat the daffodils, as they
>are poisonous.......now tulips, that's another matter.
I do believe you're right on that one.
--RC
Marianne Ahrne
>Toby Whale <twh...@dircon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>We have some land in the south of France where wild boar shooting is
>>prohibited -- and the beast are digging up the lawn. Has anyone got
>>any ideas about deterring them?
>
>
>
Nothing but a very sturdy fence will keep them away. This is a problem
in parts of Sweden as well and I've never heard of any other remedy.
Presumably the fence doesn't have to be as high as a deer fence, I've
never heard that wild boars can jump.
Marianne
Uppsala, Sweden
Jeffrey A. Del Col
Somebody got the bright idea of introducing European wild
boars into southern West Virginia about twenty years ago, and they have become
a serious nuisance to farmers and a real menace to wild flowers and
ground-nesting birds. They can uproot an entire field of potatoes in
one night and will devour the eggs and young of ground-nesting birds
such as grouse.
Marianne is right, an exceptionally sturdy fence is about the only way to keep
them out of a garden or field. Wild boars are big, strong animals, and a flimsy
fence won't deter them.
J. Del Col
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Jeff Del Col * "Sleeplessness is like metaphysics.
A-B College * Be there."
Philippi, WV *
* ----Charles Simic----
Mary Alice Moulton
fence is best unless you have the yard totally fenced in with chain-link
or such. Some say big cat dung will scare them off but who can get that
stuff?