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    I read the article.  It said that Boars weren't protected so there
    is no closed season.  The Boars are hold overs from a game preserve
    back in the 1920's, so I doubt there are very many of them roaming
    around. 
    
    Good luck,
    Mark
    

    
    
       Interesting note Bear... As I have hunted them before, they
    are a wiley creature. However last year (1986) during the deer
    hunting season there were 28 shot.... 
    
    
          Seems like there are a "few" still out there...
    
    
                                 ~Mike~

    I hunted wild pig on the Big Island of Hawaii.  It was sort of
    like a Rambo deal.  Heavy undergrowth to say the least.  Dogs
    were also a big help, but got plenty cut up.  Had to bring a
    needle and thread for field stitching.  Some of the best wild
    game I've ever eaten.  I had one particular friend who used to
    take them with a knife.  Talk about you know what!!!!!! He had em.
    

    	I've never hunted wild boar, but from that articles I've read
    about hunting them with a handgun, the recommendation is to use
    the biggest caliber that you can handle. You should also be sure
    that you're quite good with it, since boars seldom go down with
    one shot. One article said that the only gun that proved a reliable
    stopper on boar in a particular hunt, was the .454 Cassul (sp?).
    	Don't misunderstand, I own a .41 mag and love it, and it
    will take boar if you can place two or three shots properly,
    but these animals are extremely dangerous, and you shouldn't
    take them on with anything that you don't have complete confidence
    in, or haven't completely mastered.
    
    	George

    Wow!  2 or 3 shots to put one down?  May consider having a backup
    with a rifle.
    
    Dave

    
    Does anyone have any information about the current state of Boar
    hunting in New Hampshire?
    
    In particular:
    
    1.  Where exactly are they suppose to be?  I have heard about some
    escaping a game perserver during an early 1900's hurricane.  Does
    anyone have any particulars as to where this is at.
    
    2.  Are they plentiful?  I have heard everything from there are a few
    to rumors of them overtaking New Hampshire.
    
    3.  If anyone has hunted, or seen, them in the New Hampshire woods,
    what type of habitat do they seem to prefer?
    
    Any other information anyone could offer that could help me and my
    Super Redhawk .44 Magnum to come face to face with some of these boars
    would be greatly appreciated.
    
    Roy...
    

    
    Heard they are predominately in the western part of the state, I heard
    the same game preserve story too, must of been in this file before.
    
    Wouldn't mind plugging a porker either, can any of the southern
    hospitality fill us in as to the flavour of one of these wild oinkers.
    (read: are they tasty?)
    
    -Kendall

	A friend of mine was telling me about this today. He said
that during the last hurricane. A game preserve or something like
that. Sustained heavy damage and a lot of wild boars escaped. These
boars are now causing crop damage. They are thinking about having
a special hunt. He told me it was going to be bows only. Will post
more details if I hear anything.

    
    The wild boar escaped form a private hunting preserve in southwestern
    N.H. during the hurricane of 1938.  For a while there was decent boar
    hunting in the area but it seems to have fallen off over the last
    twenty+ years.  A call to the NH Fish and Wildlife should answer any
    questions.
    
    Bob

    
    If anyone is in or around the Worcester area, stop in The Outdoorsman.
    One of the employees shot a "large" boar in NH and has the mount
    hanging on the wall. Very impressive.
    
                                         Walt

	re: last few...

	The name of the park is Corbin Park located in Croydon, Grantham,
	and a few other towns....

	Not only did Wild Boars escape during the Hurricane, they still
	escape to this day !! I was told that 26 boars were shot last 
	year in the towns surrounding the park... There is no closed season
	on boar and no limit, but I've been told that the best time
	to hunt them is during the winter when snow is on the ground
	to better follow their tracks... You do need a hunting license
	to hunt them though. I haven't seen one yet but I've followed
	their tracks and do they motivate!!

			Have fun !!


				Mike

 I saw a picture of a nice Boar shot in that area in one of the rags you
find at gun and tackle shops. Good lookin' pig! :-)

	I have been heunting the last 2 weekends in Newport, just outside
	Corbin Park, a  few hundred yards from the fence.  From the looks
	of the fence, I'm  not  surprised  that  the  pigs  escape  quite
	regularly.  I haven't seen  any  holes, but I wouldn't doubt that
	they could happen.  The fence  is  a  mixture  of  chicken  wire,
	stockade fence, chain link, barbed wire, etc.,  sometimes  a  few
	layers thick where they have done patching.  I saw tracks where a
	coon wiggled through a grating over a brook outlet.
	
	The area is kind of crowded, I ran into  maybe  8  or  10 hunters
	during the 2 days I hunted, but we covered a  lot  of ground just
	getting  used  to  the place.  Late Sunday morning, we ran across
	some tracks that were just covered with the early morning's snow,
	so I know  they  were  in  the area.  The people I talked to said
	they were seeing tracks  in  the  swamp, but we saw them near the
	top of a hill.  I guess they do move alot.
	
	I heard they took one  last week, and 4 or 5 two weeks ago over a
	couple of days.  I've also heard, that with a special permit, you
	can bait them and hunt them at  night  with spot lights.  I guess
	some farmers in the area will help you  out  with  that.  I think
	you'd have to be pretty friendly with someone for that though.
	
	I met someone near home who has worked in  the park recently, and
	says there are some inside that are nearly domestic, living right
	under  a barn near the main entrance.  I guess that  will  happen
	with  any animal that is getting crowded and sees friendly people
	all the  time.   But I imagine there are plenty of others willing
	to make the hunt a good time.
	
	Ben

 I saw a picture of a big sow and a piglet in the March edition of "New England
Fish and Game Finder Magazine". It was taken on Steele Hill in Sanbornton.

    If you want to see a nice head mount of a boar taken in NH stop
    by the Outdoorsman sporting goods shop on RT12 in West Boylston.
    The boar went over 300 lbs.....
    
    sjn

    Just a note from an old land owner..
    If you want to hunt my land ASK ME, but not on opening day.  I am a
    person I have a family.  Come and visit me once in a while, and always
    ask if there is anything you can help with.  I have been hunting
    private land for years.  Make friends first It pays, besides you can
    never have enough friends.  I hunt land in Utah where the owner only
    lets me hunt, Just because I call once in a while and stop to see him
    when I am the area.  Think about it...  In california we have wild
    pigs.  I have taken four, the last time I was under a bunch of shin
    tangle to run the pigs out for the rest of the gang.  I came face to
    face with a rather mad pig.  Hot loads in the 357 mag work but If you
    find yourself in this position, you will have to clean your shorts!
    Advice:
    		Be at the hunting area early 04:00 or so, this is so your
    		sent will be faded when the pig are moving.
    		Hunt over water pigs drink a lot but mostly at night....
    		Dont move at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    		I have seen pigs shy away from guys half a mile away.
    		Pigs are one of the smartest animals on Earth, dont be
    		Stupid.. Use coverscents and camo every thing you own,  If
                I could find camo contacts I would wear them!
    
    		When you look for them look for where they have been, they
    		tend to keep in an area for a while, Its easyer. 
    		A pig will run like hell, he's smart and knowns what you
    		want dont chase him.  Let others run them to YOU.
    
    		This will improve your chances of getting a Pig...
    
    		Russian Boars a pigs 2
    		JOe

Bear:  there are boar in N.H.  They are up in the CLaremont/Newport area on the southern end of the large private estate in Grantham (which is fenced off).  They are 
they are big, very big and very tough to kill, but very good eating.  I understand that there is NO season or limit.  At least that is what
the last game warden said some years back.  They are up there though I know a guy who has been chasing them with a
bow for some years.  They are skittish, smart and excellent senses.  They will band together to protect young and there are few animals as
tenacious and dangerous when angered or protecting young.  A 12 guage with slugs is good but nothing is great if they chaarge.
Anyway, good luck.  Regards,
dlg
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