The huge hunting grounds of our country are a place where not only small animals live, but also more formidable representatives of the fauna. And among them, not the last place is occupied by wild boars. These are incredibly tenacious creatures that can run several kilometers with a wound in the stomach.
Hunting wild boar in Russia has always been considered very responsible and dangerous. After all, this beast can present a rather unpleasant surprise, for example, unexpectedly attack the shooter. Therefore, they hunt him, as a rule, in groups, thereby ensuring the safety of participants in this fascinating, but very risky event.
Shooting season
In Russia, the best wild boar hunt begins in mid-August, and ends in the last days of February. However, these dates may vary by region. For example, some hunting farms in our country offer to go hunting for prey since mid-June.
Fishing types
In our country there is the possibility of shooting several types of boars. This is the Central Asian, and European-Asian, and Mongolian, and Far Eastern breeds. The smallest representatives of this family weigh from 50 to 90 kilograms, while the largest representatives weigh up to 3 centners.
Over the course of many centuries, the traditions of shooting this beast have developed, which is carried out taking into account the characteristics of the nature and behavior of the prey. The main methods are fishing from a “hitch”, from towers on feeding grounds or a pen. Wild boar hunting with dogs is also quite popular, which owners need to properly etch into this prey. In addition, four-legged helpers must know how to defeat such a large and aggressive beast.
The effectiveness of hunting from a "hitch" primarily depends on the fact how well the place is chosen. As a rule, ambushes are arranged at the watering hole and on the approaches to it, on the debris of agricultural crops and in the lands where there is an abundance of feed.
This species is similar to hunting from a tower, during which wild boars, already accustomed to a particular place, are shot, being outside their reach. However, this type, according to professionals, is devoid of excitement, since there is no element of surprise in it. Hunting from the tower, according to many, is an elementary shooting, in which the skill of the shooter plays a primary role.
Much more adrenaline is gained by trophy trophies. Such hunting is carried out in the winter months and involves the participation of a large number of people.
With four-legged helpers
This is a rather specific, but at the same time very entertaining activity that can give a person a lot of unforgettable impressions. At the same time, wild boar hunting with dogs has its own characteristics. And first of all, they are the right choice of assistants.
The most common is hunting for wild boars with huskies that have proven themselves, but many quite successfully use normal dogs, such as dachshunds, welsh terriers or fox terriers. The latter, according to experienced professionals, are able to tightly grasp this massive and ferocious beast, holding it for a long time.
Features of shooting with dogs
For catching a wild boar, you need to choose only the dog that will be able to keep this angry animal in one place, and then drive it towards the person. The functions of the four-legged assistants do not include an attack on the prey. That is why experienced "boar dogs" use brisk and fast dogs, but not too large, but those that can withstand the boar in strength. A boar that is in a state of rage or is wounded can be very dangerous. And therefore, the four-legged helpers of a person should not easily give in to him.
As a rule, wild boar hunting - with huskies, fox terriers or dachshunds - is carried out with a small group of people, each person in which takes specially trained dogs to drive their prey.
Dragging
Puppies should be trained after they turn one year old. At this age, already mature huskies begin to feel their own strength. This is especially important because the pursuit of a wild pig requires not only psychological maturity, but also physical stress. Representatives of this breed such qualities as the absence of fear, determination and anger, are innate. Therefore, in the process of raising puppies, they develop loyalty and obedience.
Training is best carried out in those places where there is a hunt for wild boars. The following work is carried out with likes: they show fresh traces of future production, encourage her to run along them, and in a collision, they approve of the race.
Hunting tactics
A wild pig is a cruel, merciless animal, so the inept actions of four-legged helpers can lead to their death or to serious wounds. Hunting wild boars with huskies is so that dogs can stop and detain the beast for so long that a person can run to him at a distance convenient for an accurate shot.
Some professionals tend to train their dogs so that, on the contrary, they drive the victim to them, however, many disagree with this tactic. After all, it’s much easier to run to the place where the dogs delayed their prey than to ensure that they escorted it to the owner.
Hunting a boar with a husky does not like haste. You can not randomly shoot at the animal. You need to kill prey with one single shot. A person must pre-calculate where his four-legged assistant is located, and also provide for how the boar will behave after an inaccurate shot.
How to hunt before
For a long time, it was believed that going for a wild pig with huskies was a pointless exercise. And it can only lead to the death of the dog. Therefore, for this purpose, only hounds were used, which at best could cling to the scruff of prey, trying to delay it until the owner appeared. But such a hunt ended successfully only when gilts came across, but if an adult came in the way of poor dogs, then she often killed them with her fangs.
At the same time, hunting for wild boar with huskies has long been widespread in the Far East. This unique northern breed of dog at the genetic level receives the skills of rutting for animals. There were times when a man took with him not several, but one mother like.
Wild boar in the Carpathians
A wild pig is widespread today in the European part of Russia. In terms of living conditions, this animal is not picky. In the Non-Chernozem Territory, for example, wild boar prefers coniferous and mixed forests; in the Chelyabinsk and Omsk regions, reed beds located along the shores of lakes.
But not only in Russia there is a wild boar. Many avid hunters go after him and beyond the borders of our country, for example, to the Carpathians. It is here that more than one third of all wild animals found in Europe live. The hunt for wild boar in the Carpathians begins from the first of September and lasts until the end of the year. Selective shooting of this wild beast is conducted in many local lands.
Collective Lot Price
As a rule, visitors are accommodated in modern hotels with all amenities. Currently, wild boar hunting, the prices of which depend both on the number of groups and on living conditions, is becoming increasingly popular in the region.
In summer, visitors to shoot a wild pig are invited to choose a place. In hunting, from 4 to 15 people take part in the ceremony. They are accompanied by huntsmen and beaters. The cost of collective hunting in many areas starts from 200 euros. It does not include a license, for which you have to pay separately. Hunters are provided with transport and radio communications, in addition, the list of services provides for the processing of a shot wild boar, as well as veterinary documents for meat and trophy - fangs.
At the same time, for a wound without finishing off, the shooter will have to pay a rather big fine - 300 euros.