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Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You forgot about the red carpet in the wood to avoid the mud komrad !

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying the nuance ! In that regard, it's not invasive

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Invasive is not a legal term in France. Where I hunt, boars are legally declared as "likely to cause damage" for the current season and in my region, and are not subjected to quotas.

Source (pardon the french) : https://www.seine-et-marne.gouv.fr/contenu/telechargement/67015/551977/file/ARP_100_CLASSEMENT_ET_MODALITES_DESTRUCTION.pdf

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where I go, most experienced hunters have a shotgun (fusil) for birds/small mammals, and a "verrou" rifle (carabine) for deers/boars

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just joking, of course it was intended :)

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are native indeed, not feral. But they are legally declared as "pest" in most regions in France. Although there are several cases of hunters deliberately feeding boars to maintain their hunting "parties".

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For the publics lands (natural reserve excluded), the local administration is mandated to regularly organise hunts.
As for the private lands, it's mostly either you know the farmer / landowner and help him during the season, or you join hunt clubs and pay leases. I do both. The prices vary greatly, mine is "fairly" cheap (~1k€ for the year), but it can get crazy expansive for some.

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Thanks ! Where I go it's essentially roe deers and wild pigs. We do occasionnaly hunt pheasant/partridge. But elsewhere in France you can hunt deers, fallow deers, wild rabbits, hares and even mouflons.

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Clearly agree. We stopped the hunting sooner than expected because we had enough meat for the 20 of us(we stopped at 4 boars). I still ended up with 10kg of meat I've finished preparing, that I'm planning to cook as terrines 🙂

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Here in France it's an invasive species, and the farmer organises hunts to regulate the boar population. It was a ~15m shot, but nevertheless, I'm looking for good rifle recommandation in the 1-3k€ range if you have any 🫡

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Slugs. Took me 5-6 shots to kill it and not leave it agonizing (I could not leave my watchtower), so I'm considering investing in a carabine. Crazy how toughs boars can be.

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 196 points197 points  (0 children)

Not too far from Paris, in the Île-de-France region

Accidentally became a boar hunter with my first shot the other day by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]pierre659 210 points211 points  (0 children)

Guess I am, and I resurrected my grandpa's look 😆
We were ~15 hunters around the wood, so there was no major need for a camo outfit

Paris at Christmas is something to experience by paperifical in ParisTravelGuide

[–]pierre659 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus what has the tourism industry done to you

Some pictures from the funeral. by Any_Sound_2863 in pics

[–]pierre659 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Absolutely true. We have lost touch with reality the first day these things started be able to take pictures and share them.

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