| Facing a charging animal with razor sharp tusks and | | | | require hunting licenses and others allow hunters to |
| feet takes courage and skill. Boars are very fast, | | | | take as many of the animals as they wish. |
| highly maneuverable and have extra thick armor-like | | | | Outdoor adventure activities in this hunting adventure |
| skin that is hard to pierce. Wild boar hunting is done | | | | include using a spear, bow and arrow or rifle. Spears |
| for food and for wildlife management. Hunters go | | | | have been used for over 40,000 years and are a |
| after these dangerous animals with spears, bow and | | | | symbol of power; most spears used for boar hunting |
| arrows and guns. Popular ways to hunt include driving | | | | are 65 inches long with a 6- to 8-inch head and weigh |
| along the road, building tree stands or a bait trap and | | | | 4 to 6 pounds. The spear is placed on the ground |
| using specially trained dogs. Wild boars make a | | | | and the boar impales itself. An arrow must be |
| formidable opponent. They like dense, thick brush | | | | accurately placed to reach a vital organ. Rifles allow |
| along waterways and riverbeds because of the | | | | the hunter to maintain a safer distance. Popular ways |
| safety it provides. Boars can charge without warning | | | | of hunting include driving along a road looking for the |
| from this thick cover endangering both the hunters | | | | animals, building a platform in a tree along a trail they |
| and hunting dogs. | | | | use or putting out corn and other food to attract |
| This meat is a delicacy in much of the nation; many | | | | them to an area. Special dogs are trained to find |
| families rely on hunting to keep meat on the table. In | | | | these animals; they follow a scent and howl to alert |
| some areas, these out-of-control pests damage | | | | the hunter of their success. |
| crops and natural habitats of endangered species of | | | | Wild boar hunting is necessary for population control |
| animals and birds. Wild boars have no natural | | | | and feeds many hungry families. The retelling of the |
| predators and will soon overrun an area without the | | | | adventures hunting excursions make quiet evenings |
| intervention of humans and hunting. Some areas | | | | exciting. |