emrah1028
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Anyone seen or heard about wild boar in MN? I was perusing through the 2015 regulations book and right there on Page 2 it says, "it is illegal to possess, hunt, trap or release feral swine." Probably to devalue it (like they do in New York State) and not encourage an industry like in Texas or Florida.
Anyway, has anyone here actually seen a wild boar in MN? I THINK I saw one last year in the WMA beside Valley Fair. I archery hunt small game there weekly, and I swear I saw what looked like a 80ish pound wild pig in the pre-dawn mist as I rounded the corner of the path. I saw it for a split second and it was about 40 to 50 yards away. My buddy was just a ways behind me and didn't see it. He thinks I'm nuts.
But I've hunted pig several times before in Florida and I know it didn't look like a coyote or bear. What's puzzling is there are usually (many) more than one and wild boar sign is unmistakable. But this one fleeting glimpse is all I saw.
I'd think I'm crazy too, but I found it odd that the DNR put the in the "new" regs section this year. Maybe I'm not crazy?
Emrah
Anyway, has anyone here actually seen a wild boar in MN? I THINK I saw one last year in the WMA beside Valley Fair. I archery hunt small game there weekly, and I swear I saw what looked like a 80ish pound wild pig in the pre-dawn mist as I rounded the corner of the path. I saw it for a split second and it was about 40 to 50 yards away. My buddy was just a ways behind me and didn't see it. He thinks I'm nuts.
But I've hunted pig several times before in Florida and I know it didn't look like a coyote or bear. What's puzzling is there are usually (many) more than one and wild boar sign is unmistakable. But this one fleeting glimpse is all I saw.
I'd think I'm crazy too, but I found it odd that the DNR put the in the "new" regs section this year. Maybe I'm not crazy?
Emrah