Posted By sager on April 15, 2008 17:26
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I use a 12 gauge semi automatic FAP shotgun (italian brand)... For bird hunting, i usually use either the 7-1/2 or 9 shells (24 or 28gr)... i was told that the 'Slug' shell should do for boar hunting.. is that true or will i find my gun in peices after a couple of shots? also, where can i get some nice tips on wild boar hunting?? things like their habits, how to bait them, where to look for them, best time of the day to track them???

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Posted by Salieri on April 15, 2008 17:26
There are plenty of ways to bait boars. One frequent way is to excavate a hole 1 or 2 feet deep and 1 or 2 feet in diameter. Lay some bait at the bottom and cover it up with a coating of dirt. Put more bait in the ground hole and cover it up with a film of dirt. Continue until the hole is filled then make sure you don’t forget to put some bait on top of it. The boars will effort long and hard and will come back time after time until the corn is through. Providing the hole is constantly baited the boars should return.

Another method to bait is by using a pipe. A 4 and 5 inch sewer tube with the holes previously in it works really well. The inflexible pipe can be cut into 2 or 3 foot parts with caps at each end. Just remove a cap, fill it up a slightly over half and lay it on the ground. It would be clever to attach it in such a manner that the boars can bang it around getting the corn out without dragging it somewhere you wouldn’t find it. You’ll see that this is cheap to make, it generates some noise to make you aware that the boars are on it. Also, it makes corn last a bit longer by forcing the boars to struggle more to get that corn out.

Once you have chosen the bait and the means to hold the bait, it’s time to decide upon the spots where you will be placing the bait. These spots ought to be easy reachable and should be positioned in an area that can fit the method of hunting you’ll be using. They should also be located far enough from any areas frequented by the hogs so that they cannot hear, smell or see you as you get there. The spots baited are best located right next to tracks, flounders and other often used areas. The location is tremendously important in all of those considerations, particularly where there is a small number of boars around.

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