Is Scotland wild boar ready? – Germany’s tactics revealed скачать в хорошем качестве

Is Scotland wild boar ready? – Germany’s tactics revealed

Niall Rowantree knows there is a fast‑approaching feral pig crisis threatening Scotland. He travels to Germany to find out what a successful management plan looks like, plus he brushes up against the big-predator debate. Would lynx release in Scotland be a success? German hunters reveal all. For more information about the HIKMicro range head to https://www.HIKMicrotech.com and to learn about the Hornady range of bullets go to https://www.Hornady.com Find Niall on Instagram   / highland_stalker   ▶ To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 819, visit https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsp... ▶ Become a Fieldsports Channel member, help fund our fight for fieldsports in the media, and take advantage of our insurance package, including legal expenses cover https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/membership ▶ Sign up for our weekly email newsletter https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/register We’re proud to promote enjoyment of fieldsports and the countryside. There are three guiding principles to everything we do on Fieldsports Channel: ▶ Shoot responsibly ▶ Respect the quarry ▶ Ensure a humane, clean and quick kill Why shoot wild boar? (UK) Wild boar were once native to Great Britain but became extinct more than 300 years ago. Following escapes or deliberate releases from wild boar farms from the 1980s, they have now established breeding populations in the wild including Kent and East Sussex in the South-East of England, Dorset, Devon and the Forest of Dean in the South-West, and parts of Scotland. DEFRA estimates the current population at around 500 in the established colonies. Local wildlife managers estimate it at nearer 5,000. Wild boar are omnivorous and approximately 400 species of plants and animals have been reported to be part of their diet. Their habit of rooting through the floor of woodland and pasture leaves a clear indicator of their presence. They will take both eggs and nestlings of ground-nesting birds and can damage crops, gamebird release pens and game feeders. Damage to agriculture can also be extensive and concerns have been raised regarding collisions with traffic. Boar have no natural predators in the UK meaning culls are necessary to control population growth. Wild boar are susceptible to the same diseases as domestic pigs and therefore have the potential to spread infectious disease such as swine fever, foot & mouth and Aujesky’s disease (Gow, 2002; Natural England, 2007). To read the DEFRA wild boar action plan, visit http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/feralwi...