What do you do in a wild Boar attack?

[Kookork]

If you are hundred percent sure that you will never be attacked by a mother Wild boar protecting her piglets while on any trail then this thread has nothing for you but with increasing population of wild boars in many states of the USA someday it may happen to some hikers and I would be delighted to find out that reading this thread has helped somebody from an injury that could be quite serious in some cases.

Years before when I was stitching up a badly injured farmer from a wild boar attack back home I ask him what happened and he said “ She just came out of nowhere with her piglets and attacked me”. I asked so why you did not make a move to get out of her way when she attacked you?

He started to think for awhile and then nodded his head in despair and simply said: I don’t know.

What do you do if you find a car is charging toward you ? do you standstill ?
No you just jump left or right to give the car the space to pass. Do the same to a wild boar charging toward you. The difference is critical though.

You can jump out of the way a car at any moment but with a raging wild boar it should be at last moment. Just like a Spanish matador which moves his flag at the last possible moment.

I have seen a group of wild dogs avoided the wild boar Tusks for about an hour to catch some of her piglets and If you ask Wild boar hunters they do the same.

The worst thing is keeping your ground. Mother Wild boar when charging very rarely changes her mind at the last moment. They normally attack once to break the situation but even if they turn back to another attack the rules are the same, empty the ground in the last safe possible moment.


Please do not put yourself in a group that when asked why you did not move you nod your head and say: I just don’t know.

[Spokes]

A Google search reveals the most common defense against a wild boar attack is to climb a tree. If you can't do that, hope you have a pig sticker knife and run it through like a bullfighter.

Of course if you actually got into a fight with a wild boar on the trail and survived you'd end up with one hell of a trail name and probably receive special mention in the ATC Hall of Fame.


Cheers!

[Mountain Mike]

Then start collecting lots of firewood & make a spit. Be real trai majic.

[RevLee]

I saw some running along the AT in Smokies last month. The bears now seem a lot less dangerous.

[WingedMonkey]

There has never been a feral pig attack on the Appalachian Trail.

[10-K]

There has never been a feral pig attack on the Appalachian Trail.

Don't get me started.

[Gray Blazer]

This thread is boaring.

[Rocket Jones]

This thread is boaring.

Attention hog.

[Gray Blazer]

Attention hog.

Like damn you! LOL

[azb]

Attention hog.

Go ahead, Ham it up.Az

[4eyedbuzzard]

This thread is boaring.

Yeah, pretty unattractive. Lipstick might help.

[hobby]

What ever happened to Minnesota Smith?

[LDog]

Yeah, pretty unattractive. Lipstick might help.

And a pair of high top galoshes ...

[Pedaling Fool]

There's a first time for everything

[Doc Mike]

Contrary to the common misconception, wild boar/feral hogs are not that maternal. I've hunted them many times and have frequently caught the young in an attempt to have the mother return. Out of the 20-30 try's never did the mother return no matter how loud the piglet sqeals. However when cornered or threatened they can be very dangerous and I've had several close calls that way.

[Kookork]

Contrary to the common misconception, wild boar/feral hogs are not that maternal. I've hunted them many times and have frequently caught the young in an attempt to have the mother return. Out of the 20-30 try's never did the mother return no matter how loud the piglet sqeals. However when cornered or threatened they can be very dangerous and I've had several close calls that way.

You had a gone in your hand and an intention to hunt her. She is not stupid to risk her life for just one piglet. Contrary to general believe I found wild boars very intelligent and I expect them to feel and understand the differences between a hunter and a hiker in a short period of time after moving to a new area which has both hunters and hikers.

[4Bears]

You had a gone in your hand and an intention to hunt her. She is not stupid to risk her life for just one piglet. Contrary to general believe I found wild boars very intelligent and I expect them to feel and understand the differences between a hunter and a hiker in a short period of time after moving to a new area which has both hunters and hikers.

Based on that logic of the "thinking pig" from what you are saying all one would have to do is carry a stick and rub a little gun powder on your clothes and all pigs would stay away from you. Really??? I think your trail/thread handle should be THINKING PIG.

[Mags]

Simmer slowly in some apple brandy with carrots, apples, sweet potatoes and onions?

[Kookork]

Based on that logic of the "thinking pig" from what you are saying all one would have to do is carry a stick and rub a little gun powder on your clothes and all pigs would stay away from you. Really??? I think your trail/thread handle should be THINKING PIG.

If you act like a real hunter and not like a scared person who knows he has a gunpowdered stick and not a gun they might really be scared of you. Chances are, some are going to crap in thier pants which may dominates the smell of gunpowder.

[rocketsocks]

porkchops an apple sauce.