Hunting Tips

Take time to scout out areas you wish to hunt. Your best bet would be to set up trail cameras on game trails and on boar highways. Boar highways are small boar trails that lead back to a “Main” well-worn trail. If you can find one of these you just hit gold. Boar Tracks and any signs like rubs are a really good sign. Take note of when you are getting pictures on your cameras. Wild Boar normally are most active at or near night. Your best bet of getting a shot at one is around sunset and sunrise. Take note of water and food sources, if there is wallows nearby all the better. You can try setting up a feeder, but take note, they are very smart animals. Take a shot at a boar at one feeder and miss. You will be lucky to ever see that boar there again within the next few months. These animals are very smart and have a very good sense of smell. Although not the best eyesight, so use that as your asset.

Wild Boar are VERY TOUGH animals. Make sure when you take your shot it’s in the kill zone. An injured wild boar that turns on you is a very dangerous animal. They don’t have claws, but their tusks are sharp and they self-sharpen every time they open and close their mouths. Remember boar do not have the same shape/shot placement as a deer. A shot should be in the shoulder area with a deep penetrating bullet. They aren’t bullet proof, but they have thick cartilage and shoulder bone that a bullet must penetrate through. This would interfere with archers more than rifle hunters. Another good spot is a spine shot. Their spine is a few inches lower than the back of their neck so aim accordingly. Archers take note a boar is more likely to charge you if they can see you. Use cover or a tree stand whenever possible, and always be ready with a second shot.

Finally, always make sure the animal is dead before approaching. If you feel you need to take another shot, take another shot. These animals can easily put a tusk through your leg and cut open your arteries.