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The wild at heart bounties6/4/2023 ![]() ![]() And you sit in a truck or a blind and try to get as many as you can," Berry told CTV News Edmonton. They'll come to corn from about eight miles away. His family owns a ranch in south Texas, where feral hogs damage fences and land. 'IT'S ACTUALLY A DELICIOUS MEAT'īrandon Berry has been hunting wild boar for 15 years. ![]() "Wild boar did manage to escape, and we have no real number of wild boar that are at large in the province," Hamblin said. The government has since classified the animals as "pests." It turned out that the species not only survived, it now appears to be thriving. There were few regulations at the time and it was thought that the animals could not survive in the Alberta wild, Hamblin explained. "They were imported into the province in the 70s and 80s as a means of diversifying livestock operations," said Bruce Hamblin with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Economic Development. Landowners who work with trappers can also receive $75 per set of ears. Trappers who are government approved can make $75 per set of ears, with the expectation they will eliminate whole sounders, or herds. Hunters who kill the animals in those areas can claim $75 per set of ears turned in to the government. The bounty is in effect in the County of Stettler and the Municipal District of Peace. "We are taking action to get rid of this menace and help those affected by it before it gets worse.” “Wild boar at large are a threat to our animals and environment, as well as a vector for diseases like African swine fever," said Agriculture Minister Nate Horner in a Tuesday announcement. The Alberta government has placed a price on the heads, and more specifically the ears, of wild boar which have now been reported in 28 rural municipalities. ![]()
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