WILD HOGS

[james c]

I have about 14acres of woodland as my B.O retreat,i would like to put some wild hogs on it,but havnt a clue how to go about it or what prmissions i need, any idea guys would be most welcome

[tigs]

by wild hogs do you mean wild boar ?

if so i looked into doing it a couple of weeks ago , we have a deer farm near us thats doing really well so have been looking at alternative live stock to boost the farms earning anyway .

The keeping of farmed wild boar is controlled under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. This means that anyone farming wild boar must have a licence from the Local Authority. The keeping of wild boar for exhibition to the public in zoos and wildlife parks is controlled by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981. Both the Classical Swine Fever Order 2003 and the African Swine Fever Order 2003 make provisions for notification of the disease in feral pigs (including wild boar) and restriction of hunting of feral pigs (wild boar) in designated investigation or infected areas.

Feral wild boar have no specific legal protection but are covered by more general legislation covering mammals in the wild, such as the Wild Mammals Protection Act, 1996 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

http://www.basc.org.uk/en/departments/d ... wild-boar/

[james c]

Thanks Tigs,some useful advice,id only keep them for own use, and i know where to get them slaughtered

[tigs]

the start up costs for even a small Sounder (herd) can be quite a lot fencing etc

[skinhead]

would it not be easier to get normal pigs, im sure you can have a certain amount and class them as pets rather then livestock as a way around licences

[tigs]

normal pigs would be easier full stop