What is the best way to eradicate wild pigs.

try this site link

www.agric.wa.gov.au/content/pw/vp/fer/fn036_2003.pdf

cheers

Thanks i will have a look at that link.

I thought about poisoning but feared other wildlife like possums may also eat the bait 9such as an apple) and die.

Cheers
,GPM

A roll of steel mesh is all you need.

like JohnR said and a number of star pickets.
We found this to be the most effective way, many more pigs than shooting got. The neighbour got 5 the first night without free feeds.

arrange the mesh in a ring with a metre or so each end bent inwards.
overlap the pointy ends of the mesh so that once a pig forces it's way in it can't get out. hold it up with a number of star pickets so the little buggers can't knock it over.

you will then need some way to humanely kill them, ask a neighbour, they might be happy to help.......

MC

Kim,
The property is 160 acres with about 100 acres of rainforest and dense lantana and about 50 acres of land that was cleared years ago but at present contains thick grass and regrowth. Most of the country is very steep with some gorges and waterfalls. What I am saying it is that parts are presently impeniterable even on foot unless you hacked a path with a cane knife etc. These dense areas are where the pigs go during the day.
there is little fencing between properties - except 2 door down the owner has cattle and is fenced. The property is about 7 km by windy road to a little township - probably about 4 km in a direct line.
I thought about poisoning - like using apples but fear other wildlife like possums would also eat and die.


Thanks everybody for your comments thus far.

Cheers
GPM

Gidday GPM


If it’s the sort of dense country you describe, then it will almost be impossible to eradicate the pigs. In heavy country like that, it’s a waste of time trying to shoot them out.

Without being there, it’s hard to give any further advice. I’d be more inclined to seek out a fella who knows the animal well in that country, and take heed of his recommendations.

There have been some improvements in baiting technuies but that alone won't control pigs. Their a pretty intelligent animal.

I’ve come across Doggers down here in the high country that are attempting to get the wild dogs under control, but not having much luck in most areas.

At the end of the day you’ll have to choose between possums and pigs I guess. Pigs are mongrel of thing, and I don’t think many people realize how much damage they do. Good luck.

Regards

Kim

Thanks again for your comments Kim,
See Reply 10 below. there is an excellent link there to Qld DPI fact sheet.
I am inclined to try baiting now that I know I can use fermented grain buried in the ground - and its unlikely other animals will access it.

Anyway I will talk to the local DPI office and see if I can access some 1080.

Cheers
GPM

That is an interesting suggestion, Jack. I will do some research and see if I can find anyone in SE Queensland that is in to exporting them. If so they may be prepared to come and catch some of mine.

Cheers
GPM

Not quite that easy GPM

The DPI fellas check the liver, which must be left in place.
Often wild pigs are full of worm ... big ones have to be penned and fed for a while to purge. Little ones different matter.
But in any case, for a casual 1-2 off ... generally not worth it.

Cheers

Al, shooters don't ever seem to get the last ones, let alone the major group of anything, from rabbits to foxes or pigs. Setting a trap seems the best way.

JohnR,

LOL they are'nt going to do themselves out of a living by completely eliminating the pests are they :))

The pros I know use traps as well. Much easier to shoot in a confined space. They'll take all they can, without wiping them out, as each one is $$$s to the pro.

Realistically, there is NO way to eradicate them, only control their numbers somewhat. GPM better get used to it.

Love Barry Crump :-)

Hi Walruz, Now, if we could just do the same with opossums :-))

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There is some good info on that Link. Thanks Ed.
I think baiting is the most feasible for our property now that I understand that I can use fermented grain laced with 1080 that is unlikely other animals will eat - especially as it can be buried and apparently wild pigs will dig up baits.
I am happy to use baits as long as the risk to native animals is non existant or very unlikely (although the little blitters are eating my bananas and pawpaws before they are ripe enough to pick)
Cheers
GPM

No one likes to see the local fauna get killed,but the longer the pigs are in the area,the more damage they will do.
Eventaully ,the native animlas will be starved or forced out.

You may need to treat this culling as an annual event

sorry i may have read this wrong, but "go and buy 2 pig dogs" and "That is better then getting the RAMBOS in and slaughtering the poor creatures" i think you have this back to front. "pig dogs" will attack and try to kill the pigs by mauling them to death, where as a bullet can kill it straight away or at least with a second shot! plus you dogs can also get hurt!

or are you trying to say; get some dogs that will bark and scare them off? i havent done any pig hunting, but when the barking dog doesnt give chase, wont the pig just ignore the barking? also he says he doesnt live there........so who will feed the dogs?(no point in just scaring them off just when you are there, he is worried about the destruction of land)

PROFESSIONAL hunter or "recognised gun/hunting club" would seem the best way to go, poison sounds too indiscriminate.

shannon

" poor buggers " ..... ???????????????

Reminds me of years ago when greenies wanted to get feral asian water buffaloe listed as protected in NT .... pfffffffffffffft

Feral animals are responsible for countless thousands of acres of destroyed areas, destroyed natural habitats, decimated native wildlife and the rest .......

As for the use of dogs .... the number of mongrel bred mauled, bleeding hounds I see chained to the back of utes around my area is pathetic .... not too mention the lost ones adding to the feral dog problem ....... but hey, they are just a working tool eh ??? ....

Ron,
Your responses are leaving me very confused.

I assume you realise pigs are an introduced feral pest similar to camels, donkeys and goats??

Dogs "will be a deterrent" is cetainly true but do nothing to aid our native wildlife.

In fact the use of introduced species to remove introduced species has never been documented as successful.

I admire your passion but really, neither of your posts on this subject have posed a viable and useful answer.

The only effective answers to pig sized feral species is either poisoning or shooting.

One thing I find fascinating is the average rabid greeny will denounce shooting. Yet the target never hears the shot that kills it! Figure that one.

The other useful bit with shooting is it's targeted, what is aimed at is actually what winds up dead.

In the next sentence they will support poisoning. Has the average greeny seen an animal actually die from 1080 poisoning? It's bloody ugly!

Then there is the bi kill, poison can't disriminate. Anything that eats it winds up dead. Have you ever menioned to a dead possum it doesn't look like a pig?

Oh, to shortcut your next idea. No, I don't own anything remotely useful for shooting nor have I ever owned said equipment.

I'm just a passionate supporter of our native wildlife and any means of helping it survive.

Geoff

he obviously has no knowledge of what responsible gunowners are about, and has made up his mind...he hates guns

pity some dont go and get educated about them rather than making decisions from reports in the press everytime someone uses one illegally.....

He's probably been brain-washed by Gun Control Australia.

Ron is one of our "HERO VETERANS" from Vietnam. He has seen all the killing and BAD that guns bring, wawawawawa. Oh stop it Ron, I'm starting to sob, pass me the tissues please. You asked for it. I and all responsible HUNTERS not SHOOTERS, there is a difference Ron, don't appreciate being called RAMBOS. The unwanted name calling started with YOU.

Regards

Krakka

Krakka..
Have you been away some place , Your a bit late on this one . I've been waiting for you to poke ya nose in ...
You remind me of a slogan I seen in the USA on a bumper sticker..
It said '' The only way you will take my gun off me will be to prize it from my cold dead hands '' -- Some one wrote beside it .. that
can be arranged pal ''

I really want you to think about that pal
Ron

Ron, You are the one who has been "away some place" on this one. You are reply No. 13, unlucky for some! I was reply No. 2, and I had a joke about being too far from Adelaide to offer assistance personally with my BIG BAD GUNS. As for pokin my nose in, it's a public forum of which I frequent. As for your suggestion of napalm, I actually thought that would be very effective except for the fire bug element that must be lurking within you. I don't have any LUST for blood, I am a hunter not a shooter.
That quote "The only way you will take my gun off me bla bla bla bla bla, That really chilled me to the bone. Anyway looks like we wont agree on any subject to do with firearms, THATS LIFE, PAL.

Krakka

Bushtrek,

How do you dispose of the poisoned ones and is it likely that if a pig dies in an inaccessible area that other wild animals eating the carcass will be affected.
Thanks for your advice.
Cheers
GPM

S,
I bury them. There's too much liver fluke and worm in them to do anything else.

Never seen any wild animals eating them or seen any dead dingos, or eagles, or native cats in over 40 years of clearing these out of the place.
My 2 blocks are 8,600 and 12,000 acres, and I get around the place most days, so does my son. Some parts are pretty thick with Cypress but you can smell a rotting carcass from a fair distance so they are not that hard to find.

Good one Willem. Good enough to post again on Friday.

Malcolm

That's just excellent!! LOL

Ooops wrong area ! sorry info stays the same though.

cheers doug

Hi Doug,

It is 17km west of Caboolture (15 min drive) so about just over an hour from Brisbane CBD. Quite close to civilization really for what it is.

Cheers
GPM

You can email me at silverimage (at) powerup.com.au if you are interested in some high speed lead poisoning :-)

Hi,
I am happy to discuss further but I have some reservations re shooting.
I am not convinced shooting would be effective to get the majority of them .
It is also steep dense vegetation land so they could vanish into the scrub very quickly and not been seen.
Despite any disadvantages I am of the view baiting would be more effective.
However I am happy to discuss with you further.
This is the type of dense vegetation we have - maybe very difficult to hunt in. I am not sure:

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If you email me on
havilahheights@aapt.net.au
I can provide phone contact details to discuss further.
Cheers
GPM

i dont know mate........i think they will be REALLY difficult to load into the clay target throwers! :)