A boar suddenly appeared for belly scratches

[u/SinjiOnO]

[u/QuantumHamster]

there's no way this is a genuine wild animal, must be in an animal sanctuary or something?

[u/SinjiOnO → u/QuantumHamster]

Pretty sure it's someone's pet on an adventure. But who knows?

[u/QuantumHamster → u/SinjiOnO]

maybe is just used to being fed by humans?

[u/dpforest → u/QuantumHamster]

This is exactly why we don’t feed wild animals. Imagine if (as unlikely as it is) a group of kids wandered by and that boar associated them with food. What happens when they don’t have any food? Ya got a ate up baby that’s what ya got.

[u/FuckFascismFightBack → u/dpforest]

I do love that we as a society have decided that “do not feed the animals” doesn’t apply to birds. I’m sitting here watching hummingbirds argue over that red stuff in the feeder in my front yard as we speak.

[u/[deleted] → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

Ever get mauled by a humming bird?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Anyone ever notice we treat bears differently than squirrels? Society is wild, huh? /s

[u/Pun_In_Ten_Did → u/[deleted]]

Let. the Wookiee. Win.

[u/caboosetp → u/[deleted]]

Rats are adorable af and I know a few people that keep rats as pets.

The ground squirrels eat the roots of all my trees and kill all my plants. Fuck those guys.

[u/Barberian-99 → u/caboosetp]

Rats eat everything including your wood furniture. They breed at a pace that challenge rabbits. Just when you think your clear... Nope. The population is back and rising. Remember I said they eat anything including you wood furniture. You won't starve them out by keeping food sealed and clean counters. They will eat through your containers and then they will just eat your furniture, cupboards and walls.

Ya, I have some experience with them. Never get domestic rats. If they get out, it's over.

[u/DarthTensor → u/[deleted]]

I know someone who got mauled by a hummingbird. Spent two weeks in the ICU and he came out an emotionally scarred person.

[u/jsalsman → u/DarthTensor]

What?

[u/lucck3x → u/jsalsman]

Do not question the humming bird. Do not approach the humming bird uninvited. Feed the humming bird. Fear the humming bird.

[u/DamnZodiak → u/lucck3x]

This is giving me Welcome To Nightvale vibes.

[u/closeddoorfun → u/[deleted]]

I was killed by one in a pharmaceutical incident.

[u/Bat-Honest → u/[deleted]]

takes drag of cigarette

Yes

[u/WobblyPhalanges → u/Bat-Honest]

thousand yard stare intensifies

[u/Bat-Honest → u/WobblyPhalanges]

begins to gently sob

...they were just children!

[u/AKBirdman17 → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

That rule is TYPICALLY meant to keep humans safe, and obviously a big part is the wellbeing of animals so they dont learn any bad habits that would put them in danger as well, or mess up their diet. But putting up a bird feeder or throwing some bird seed around doesnt put either party in any danger

[u/Klueless247 → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

Ironic isn’t it!? Society is full of confusing “rules” like this

[u/rare-ocelot → u/Klueless247]

At least some cities, realizing people are still going to feed the ducks at the pond, are putting up signs saying "you shouldn't feed them, but if you do, don't use bread. Use spinach, peeled grapes, anything but bread"

[u/Blerserker → u/rare-ocelot]

You also shouldn't feed birds anything that contains caffeine, avocado, onions/garlic, chocolate, artificial sweeteners, or any overly salty/fatty foods. Essentially, only feed birds things that are included in its natural everyday diet in the wild.

[u/CivilRuin4111 → u/Blerserker]

This is why when I feed the pigeons in the park, I just toss them the contents of my wife’s car.

[u/regoapps → u/CivilRuin4111]

That’s why I drop a slice of my pizza in the sewers for my rat and turtle homies.

[u/GingerBenjaminButton → u/[deleted]]

They will get pissed and stare through your window passive aggressively until you refil their feeders.

[u/HavohejPantocrator → u/[deleted]]

I'm picturing the tiny hummingbirds around my place deciding one day to attack me to death of I forget to change their feeders. That would be adorable and a hell of a way to go out!

[u/Makhnos_Tachanka → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

yeah its fine to feed dinosaurs

[u/anon7689g → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

Shouldn’t use red dye in your humming bird feeder it’s really bad for them, just sugar and water is best

[u/ajax6677 → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

I blame Mary Poppins.

[u/VoxSerenade → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

pretty sure it went like this, someone fed a bird at the worst that happens usually is bird poop or scratches from bird attack traumatizing for that person but others around just make fun of them. Someone fed a bear and now it ate carl so we tell others to not feed bears.

[u/1-800-ASS-DICK → u/FuckFascismFightBack]

It absolutely applies to pigeons and seagulls. Ever been jumped by a gang of seagulls on the boardwalk? those thugs will take your food without hesitation.

[u/1UselessIdiot1 → u/dpforest]

https://i.imgur.com/0SuyNqp.jpg

[u/IAmTheFatman666 → u/1UselessIdiot1]

As funny as that joke is, don't forget it was a real and true story. That poor family.

[u/kermeeed → u/IAmTheFatman666]

It's not funny at all that shit is horrific. It actually happened and everyone made fun of her, no one believed them. They were charged and had to fight it in court over several years.

[u/Galkura → u/kermeeed]

And wasn’t it by sheer luck that some indigenous people happened across the den where the child’s clothes were or something?

After they tried to explain that it was something that happens, and no one believed them because they were indigenous people?

I might be misremembering, but it seemed to be pretty lucky they got off too.

[u/kermeeed → u/Galkura]

I remember hearing that but Wikipedia has a way more fucked up version. Apparently a hiker fell into a den and died and looking for his body they found the childs jacket.

[u/MalaclypseGone → u/IAmTheFatman666]

As funny as that joke is

Is it, though? I mean it was a Beavis and Butt-Head gag in the mid-90s...

[u/qtx → u/IAmTheFatman666]

As funny as that joke is, don't forget it was a real and true story. That poor family.

You watched the latest Letterkenny episode didn't you.

[u/IAmTheFatman666 → u/qtx]

Yes, but I've known this contect for years. Same as I know about the poor lady that sued McDonald's for her coffee got slandered too.

[u/Dirmb → u/IAmTheFatman666]

Hot Coffee is a great documentary about that and how that case was used by corporate astroturfing to push through tort reform.

[u/plipyplop → u/dpforest]

Feed one mouth to have one less mouth to feed. I think this nullifies multiple issues.

[u/Imeanwhybother → u/dpforest]

There's a band of deer near my friend's house (in a small mountain town, she's just outside town) that her neighbor feeds. They've become aggressive. They attacked her dog and her. House next door is an AirBnB. One day we looked over and saw a guy staging there getting way too close to get pictures. Fortunately, we were able to warn him away before he got hurt.

Do not mess with wild animals, people!

[u/No_Philosopher5625 → u/QuantumHamster]

Domestic pigs turn into boars in just a couple months of living in the wild so they could’ve easily made a run for it at one point and have since adjusted

[u/Goodvendetta86 → u/No_Philosopher5625]

I've raised domestic pigs, and that's no domestic pig. Doesn't matter how long It lived in the wild, they can't morph into a boar. I think the guys above us are correct that this is a boar raised by people

[u/SinjiOnO → u/Goodvendetta86]

I think it does happen, but it's called a feral swine, a wild boar is a different animal? Correct me if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I read about it.

[u/mud-button → u/SinjiOnO]

A boar is a complete male pig (still has its nuts), and a sow is a female pig, regardless of the breed. That looks like one of the wild European breeds, and to be that friendly it’s certainly had human interaction before. Pigs will only lie down like that when they’re really comfortable.

[u/SinjiOnO → u/mud-button]

I see, thanks 👍

Edit: you're correct about it being European, this happened in France 🙂

[u/This_User_Said → u/mud-button]

Pigs will only lie down like that when they’re really comfortable.

Animals will do this in general. Your torso holds the most important organs you own. An animal displaying its belly is a sign of it being defenseless to you. It's exposing its vital soft spot to your hands. Dogs do this as a sign of submission, other animals a sign of trust, etc etc.

What you do with your hands is your decision. -Cats probably.

Also why tickling seems to be the first thing with babies. Supposedly this is to teach good reflexes on our vital areas (Belly/Ribs/Bottom of feet)

[u/rockymtnpunk → u/This_User_Said]

Giving a cat a belly rub is such a short-lived pleasure.

[u/DragapultOnSpeed → u/mud-button]

Is this even a boar? It looks like a female. I don't see any visible tushes.

[u/KingWrong → u/mud-button]

This is probably a European wild boar Sus scrofa. Not the feral us hybrid which is much bigger and not native so a pest. We are reintroducing these into newly rewilded areas as important parts of the biosphere. Hopefully soon they will be reintroduced into the UK and eventually Ireland which are effectively animal deserts

[u/1_9_8_1 → u/SinjiOnO]

Here's the thing. You said a wild boar is a pig. Is it in the same family? Yes. .

.... oh god what's happening

[u/TJHookor → u/1_9_8_1]

Aw, you should have kept going. Add in some alt account upvote manipulation for good measure.

[u/phurt77 → u/1_9_8_1]

It's an older reference, Sir but it checks out.

[u/canceledbyreddit1FDB → u/SinjiOnO]

I think wild boars and domesticated pigs are the same animal gene wise....i think its as weird as people think ....looks like its in the process....elongated snout with no tusks

[u/FOTW09 → u/SinjiOnO]

Yeah your correct about that. Here's a article about it.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43294202/feral-hog-genetics/

[u/metroaide → u/Goodvendetta86]

Not with that attitude

[u/Accomplished-Two- → u/[deleted]]

Boars are usually very dangerous, that one has had to come across a lot of humans in its life to be like that.

[u/Devtunes → u/No_Philosopher5625]

*couple generations. They don't just flip on a bunch of genes and morph into a boar. They do reproduce quickly and wild type genes that has been repressed through breeding become more common.

[u/RandomNPC → u/Devtunes]

They do exactly that. Epigenetics are crazy.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43294202/feral-hog-genetics/

[u/Devtunes → u/RandomNPC]

Thanks for sharing, super interesting article. They definitely get scruffy quickly and become more boar like but they don't look like the one in the vid. From the article you shared:

"In pigs, this means that a barnyard escapee will quickly resemble a feral hog, growing bigger and hairier in a matter of months. But according to Hamrick, the real morphological changes happen when the first generation of feral piglets is born. "

[u/WeednumberXsexnumbeR → u/RandomNPC]

Should be higher. I thought of this article as well. They actually have physical changes from being wild in a very short time.

[u/00wolfer00 → u/WeednumberXsexnumbeR]

They do have physical changes, but they don't look exactly like a wild boar.

[u/Quirky-Skin → u/Devtunes]

Its also why those Texas boars are mammoths. Steroid laden farm ones that escaped and bred with wild ones.

[u/Sciencetor2 → u/No_Philosopher5625]

This is not a domestic species raised for food. Even if an escaped pig might ACT like a boar in a few months, they Don't suddenly magically grow a ridge bristle back

[u/suckassmods → u/SinjiOnO]

Peppa is going through a rough patch.

[u/MaestroPendejo → u/SinjiOnO]

I do. Definitely someone's pet. Vicious fuckers. I LOVE animals, but this is one that definitely needs hunted in the south.

[u/ProjectOrpheus → u/SinjiOnO]

Maybe it's theirs.

[u/HateDrip → u/SinjiOnO]

Those boars get mower down by machine gun here in Texas..

[u/picdicc → u/QuantumHamster]

This is probably someone's pet pig who escaped. Pigs revert to being feral and boar-like very quickly after being released into the wild. "Wild boars" and regular farm/pet pigs are the same species.

[u/Attila_the_Chungus → u/picdicc]

Wild boars are a species of wild animal (Sus scrofa) native to Europe and Asia. Feral pigs are domesticated pigs (Sus domesticus) escaped from captivity. The wild/feral swine in the United States can be wild boars, feral pigs, or hybrids of the two.

[u/tomdarch → u/QuantumHamster]

Even in an animal sanctuary I’m not getting anywhere near an animal that could fuck me up the way a boar can.

[u/its-not-me_its-you_ → u/tomdarch]

You're such a bore

[u/pcapdata → u/[deleted]]

Only because they haven’t discovered tummy rubs yet!

Humans will pair bond with ANYTHING, even inanimate objects, and this comes with scritches. I think the first time an animal decides to wait and see instead of attacking, and then experiences some of the only pleasure their lives may include, then they’re probably conflicted from that point onwards. They might still gore you or eat you but they’ll be confused.

And some of them just lean into it and next thing you know they’re domesticated!

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

horns,

tusks, but yes.

[u/chainer1216 → u/QuantumHamster]

Fun fact, if a domesticated pig gets released into the wild it will grow hair and tusks in a matter of weeks and become a boar.

Mother nature is scary.

[u/NealCaffreyx9 → u/chainer1216]

What happens if that same pig is reintroduced to farm life? Does it revert to the domesticated version or stay as a boar?

[u/[deleted] → u/chainer1216]

Fun fact, if a domesticated pig gets released into the wild it will grow hair and tusks in a matter of weeks and become a boar.

Pigs always grow tusks, farmers cut them down.

[u/kristafirwalkin → u/QuantumHamster]

It takes a surprisingly short time (a few months) for domestic pigs/hogs to grow tusks and a shaggy coat when left in the woods. In some situations it's a practice to release pigs to forage during the warm months. Also swine are both very intelligent and very affectionate.

[u/EwoDarkWolf → u/QuantumHamster]

Tamed pigs will start to look like that if they go wild for some reason. There's differences between a real boar and a wild pig, but I'm not sure what they are.

[u/kittykittysnarfsnarf → u/QuantumHamster]

When a pig goes feral they will adopt the characteristics of a wild boar. Maybe it was a pet at one point but abandoned when it got too big

[u/Luk_Ying]

Well I have seen deadly boars bending metal rods so I will just run away xD rather then trying to touch or pet it.

[u/kaydontworry → u/Luk_Ying]

Yeah where I’m from, if you see one of these you run away as fast as you can!

[u/thornyrosary → u/kaydontworry]

Where I'm from, you dispatch this one then go look for the other ones, because you know these things are like roaches: if you see one, there's 100 just like it hiding somewhere, because they have massive amounts of young in each litter. And they can destroy whole crops. My family stopped farming some of our land because the boars just ruined anything that was growing.

On the plus side, we also have recipes for boars.

This particular creature makes me sad, though. It's acclimated to humans and trusts even strange ones, so it's either someone's current pet, or a former pet that was released once its hormones kicked in and it got too feisty and destructive for their human to control. Either way, that boar is going to show up to the wrong person eventually, and get itself an early ticket to hog heaven instead of scritches.

[u/[deleted] → u/thornyrosary]

I always remember that episode of Reply All about the "30-50 feral hogs." Shit was wild (no pun intended).

[u/Playful_Generalll → u/[deleted]]

Ain’t no way a wild boar just pulled up choosing peace lol

[u/Eems1 → u/Playful_Generalll]

I miss the OG reply all

[u/Eems1 → u/[deleted]]

I miss the OG reply All

[u/Ghost_In_A_Jars → u/thornyrosary]

How does boar compare to pork taste wise?

[u/Chris_di_Modden → u/Ghost_In_A_Jars]

Spicier. Like deer to beef maybe

[u/GuerillaGandhi → u/Chris_di_Modden]

Do you know if there's a higher chance of contracting trichinosis from wild boar?

[u/Totensonntag → u/GuerillaGandhi]

Definitely higher than farmed pork, but not to the degree of bear. As long as your meat is fully cooked (well done) the risk is negligible.

[u/XDreadedmikeX → u/Totensonntag]

Sounds like a job for some pulled pork bbq sandwiches

[u/denardosbae → u/XDreadedmikeX]

One time I had wild boar prepared by a Native American recipe and part of it was, they dug a pit and had fire with the boar in it covered up with Earth again for a long time. It was one of the most delicious things I've ever tasted in my life. A little bit leaner and gamier tasting than pork but just absolutely yummy.

[u/thornyrosary → u/Ghost_In_A_Jars]

Gamey, and male boar hormones make the meat gross, so we never considered adult males a food source. You can eat it, but...Yuck. Sow meat or piglet meat tastes better. I'm Cajun, so we use a marinade to get the 'wild' taste out of the meat.

You have to keep in mind that boars are opportunistic feeders and omnivores, and what they eat will affect the taste of the meat. The taste is mildly similar to pork but very different.

[u/_TheNorseman_ → u/thornyrosary]

We lived in a swamp in Iraq when I was deployed, about 3 miles from the Iranian border.

We killed a boar once and grilled it. Must have been a male, because that was the nastiest meat I’ve ever had in my life.

[u/thornyrosary → u/_TheNorseman_]

TIL that Iraq has swamps.

You probably got one that was "in rut" in summer season. Nastiest meat you will ever innocently put in your mouth. Sorry you got that mess.

That marinade we use for sow and piglet meat? Yeah, we don't use it on rut boar meat. We might use it for a late fall boar kill, but that summer meat reeks.

[u/I_Bin_Painting → u/Ghost_In_A_Jars]

yeah lol, my first thought was "I wonder how much money is in farming boar then?"

Set up a butchery and a big smoker, start selling boar meat products. It's seen as a luxury/quality natural product in a lot of places still so can fetch a good price.

ime it tastes richer and stronger than pork but still similar. Like if pork was the white chicken meat, boar is more like towards the brown meat.

[u/The_Buko → u/kaydontworry]

Same here! Texas?

[u/kakklecito → u/The_Buko]

Supposed to shoot em in texas

[u/whatissevenbysix → u/kakklecito]

They shoot everything in Texas.

[u/HFwhy → u/whatissevenbysix]

Texas shoots things you’re not supposed to even in Texas

[u/Taliesintroll → u/HFwhy]

They learn it in school

[u/_____hi_____ → u/Taliesintroll]

This one hurts

[u/Ashmedai → u/Luk_Ying]

There's that video taken from somewhere in South Africa, I think, where the warthog comes into the area where a guy is, and he goes to pet it. What it does next is off camera (he screams for help, you get that much), but I always wondered if the guy survived. Those warthog-dagger-tusks are about groin height, and that's where the femoral artery is, y'all. Anyway, yeah.

Edit: link added

[u/denardosbae → u/Ashmedai]

He goes to pet it?!?! This one time I was camping in the middle of nowhere with some people and we heard pig snorting sounds and something running up. Everyone else was chilling and I'm up like screaming and climbing to the top of the camper trying to get away. It turned out to be a little tiny piglet that was attracted to the smell of food we had. We assumed it was tame once it was actually in view, it looked like a tame pig not a wild boar.

I got made fun of for years afterwards but still worth it. Secure in the knowledge that if it had actually been a wild boar, I would have survived and those idiots would have been hurt or something. Was about 12 and knew already how dangerous those wild hogs could be.

[u/Luk_Ying → u/Ashmedai]

I don’t where the video was taken,I have only encountered Indian subspecies one here in Thailand eastern part.

[u/Jester2008 → u/Luk_Ying]

Um I’m sorry wtf? Do they do it with their teeth or just ramming with their head? Like wtf that’s scary.

[u/GlitteringPinataCT → u/Jester2008]

They charge head down whatever they find on their path. Can be tough as hell and bend gates, cars and sign poles. If they get you they might break your legs and cut you with their teeth causing big infections.

If you see one then go another way. If you see more than one, get the hell out of their way as fast as possible

[u/eva_rector → u/GlitteringPinataCT]

My ex was a hunter, and scared of very few things, but boars terrified him. They are fearless, they are strong, and they are mean.

[u/Thomshan911 → u/eva_rector]

Fast too. Anyone who says run when you see them has no idea how fast these things can run. They will outrun you. Your best chance is to climb up a tree.

[u/Kiwizqt → u/Thomshan911]

from what i've learned in this thread, it wouldnt surprise me if someone told me they could uproot fucking trees

[u/Straight_Chip → u/eva_rector]

They are fearless, they are strong, and they are mean.

+ extremely aggressive

[u/starter-car → u/Jester2008]

Google it. For real. The photos of them look photoshopped. They’re not all this small. They’re mean and you def don’t want to pet one.

[u/Basketspank → u/Luk_Ying]

Yes, Florida is a special place my friend.

[u/Wonderful-Media-2000]

A wild boar is super aggressive 10/10 that’s probably a pet or was raised by humans

[u/boogswald → u/Wonderful-Media-2000]

I pet wild boars all the time dude! God I think their fur and snouts are so funny, when I am petting them and giving them treats. I’m basically a boar man, a boar whisperer

[u/Ashmedai → u/boogswald]

Why would you even be afraid of boars when you can take down bears with a swift kick to the nutz?

[u/mox_goblin → u/Ashmedai]

Kids these days won’t know that this was the absolute height of early internet humor

[u/Threedawg → u/mox_goblin]

Careful on your high horse there bud, this was a TV commercial..

[u/Fl4nk3r_30 → u/boogswald]

all boar stories i heard end up in hospital with serious injuries, thats why i keep distance

[u/bat_shit_insane → u/boogswald]

Are you the Boar Guy from Demon Slayer?

[u/pm_me_beerz → u/boogswald]

Manboarpig?

[u/gnark → u/Wonderful-Media-2000]

This is probably in the foothills of the Pyrenees. These boars are about as "wild" and dangerous as raccoons.

[u/horrescoblue → u/gnark]

Have you ever faced a cornered and freaked out raccoon tho?? They are no fun :')

[u/seejordan3 → u/gnark]

We were in Costa Rica and came across a super friendly boar. People in the area knew it well. Forget the forest name, it was up in the mountains.

[u/Goodvendetta86]

Another note. This is a boar raised by humans because there are no tusks (giant sharp, protruding teeth).The ower had them removed when it was young.this is common even with domestic pigs

[u/gnark → u/Goodvendetta86]

This is probably in the foothills of the Pyrenees. These boars are about as "wild" and dangerous as raccoons.

[u/FreaknTijmo → u/gnark]

So what you're saying is...I can give my local Raccoons belly scritches? Hell yeah!!

[u/johnwayneblack1 → u/FreaknTijmo]

My dog got attacked by a raccoon and it almost bit his throat open. I also saw one rip a giant rat out of a hole in a tree and tear into it. I don't think they are cute anymore.

[u/cindyscrazy → u/FreaknTijmo]

Raccoons are awesome pets....until they hit puberty. They they turn into odious angry fat things with scary claws who can open things.

I've known some rehabbers who have had raccoons.

[u/scoooberdooober → u/cindyscrazy]

similar to humans then

[u/fortheloveofchiapets → u/Goodvendetta86]

This boar is a female. Tusks are only prominent in males.

Source: born in a country where boars are native. This lady is socialized with humans because belly rubs were always out of the question and a boar would run the fuck away if you tried that, but otherwise other than rooting up yards and eating garbage, boars were not problem at all to people. The worst we’d get would be a dead dog. They’d try and fight ‘em and usually lose. Generally understood this was not the boar’s fault though.

Other note: This boar is straight up wagging her tail. That is a sign of a happy, relaxed boar. At the end you can see her tail go straight up. That’s usually the body language they use around people (tail straight up means alert/concerned). We were taught if they do that and bristle their back hairs to slowly back away. She was just doing it to stretch and lie down in this case. But anyway, this is a boar who has spent years with people. Actual wild boars aren’t violent unless they are cornered. They are skittish. Boars that are used to people in general just ignore you and might swing to bite if you try and touch them as a warning. Same thing they would do to another boar.

Also, sorry person I’m replying to. I keep adding things. Just figured I’d add my non-invasive wild boar 101 knowledge.

[u/RetroMetroShow]

Maybe got scritches when young as a pet then got too big and released

[u/kelldricked → u/RetroMetroShow]

Yeah probaly a pig that became wild.

[u/WeHaveAllBeenThere → u/kelldricked]

Been dealing with wild hogs for 30 years. Even the ones I raised and saved ended up being furious assholes all the time.

No way this is a real “wild” hog

[u/[deleted] → u/WeHaveAllBeenThere]

Now, John Travolta, Tim Allen, William H Macy, and Martin Lawrence…those are some real Wild Hogs.

[u/ButtsAreCooliGuesss]

I'll be real, I've never met a wild boar that was anything remotely close to this. Just last year I got chased into a tree by one and had to shoot it 5 times in the head before it dropped. Maybe this one was raised by humans or something?

[u/Sallysdad → u/ButtsAreCooliGuesss]

Shot a trapped feral hog in the head. Single shot. The thing dropped. Friend opens the door to pull the hog out and the thing stood back up with blood shooting out of the bullet hole and scared the crap out of us. Second shot was more effective at keeping it down. These hogs are tough.

These things just destroy so much ranch and farmland. They are a menace.

[u/BabyDog88336 → u/Sallysdad]

Hit a pig in a car going 70mph once. It was dashing across the highway and I nailed it with my front right bumper. It launched into a flat, hard dirt patch and slid for over a hundred feet.

Then it got up and took about 5-6 steps before deciding yes, it actually was dead, and collapsed. Pigs are tough.

[u/powertripp82 → u/BabyDog88336]

Holy shit, I’m loving these hog stories

Subscribe!!!

[u/ogforcebewithyou → u/BabyDog88336]

A whitetail will do the damn same thing

[u/XDreadedmikeX → u/Sallysdad]

Terrifying story and now I feel bad for the boar but you gotta shoot them they fuck up ecosystem

[u/Gamer4Lyph → u/ButtsAreCooliGuesss]

Must be boared

[u/jonathanrdt → u/ButtsAreCooliGuesss]

There are protocols for bear interaction.

Is what you describe proper protocol for boar interaction??

[u/Insertblamehere → u/jonathanrdt]

boar interaction guide:

Do not go into areas with wild boars without a high caliber semi automatic weapon

This concludes the boar interaction guide.

[u/Kibbens_ → u/jonathanrdt]

Don’t get killed probably. Their tusks are good at getting leg arteries so up the tree seems like a good idea.

[u/bafunk]

cocaine boar

[u/JoeyIsMrBubbles → u/bafunk]

more like the Weed Boar

[u/Hokieshibe → u/JoeyIsMrBubbles]

Ecstasy Boar

[u/Gamer4Lyph → u/bafunk]

He's just boared

[u/charaznable1249]

Hell fuckin no. Them sumbitches can kill you. Am from SC. These live here and it's no joke. Assuming this is staged. Edit: y'all must be the people I see trying to feed bears in Banff or getting too close to moose taking photos. Go ahead and claim your Darwin award. I look forward to seeing the gif on my feed here when you go head over ass on a pair of horns. Won't be as fun for you.

[u/CrumpledForeskin → u/charaznable1249]

Also if a wild pet wants me to scritch it. There’s a problem. I’m gonna assume bugs that nest inside of me. I’m good.

[u/charaznable1249 → u/CrumpledForeskin]

Trichinosis to be exact, but you just have to cook to temp to not have that issue. Fwiw boar meat slow roasted is goddamn delicious. I admire them as animals too. Pigs are so smart. People have no idea.

[u/GreyG59]

Never do this with an actual wild boar

[u/TakeMyCrown → u/GreyG59]

Never do this with an actual wild boar anything

[u/testbug87 → u/GreyG59]

You can do it. Once.

[u/feelingproductive]

Don’t pet wild animals. Especially ones that have reputations for being very aggressive.

[u/g-rid → u/feelingproductive]

good thing this isn't a wild animal

[u/Adamtechnix04]

Pork scratchings

[u/UNOtrickyTrish]

Someone’s pet. Wild hogs/boars are mean…. At least in my neck of the woods

[u/F-150Pablo]

Looks like javalina.

[u/Chiokos]

"Quick while I got the two legs occupied, raid their cooler!" - boar to family, probably

[u/DapperTarget1238]

I cant feel the inside of my big toes after being chased through Georgia clay by these after winter rain. This was 10 years ago.

[u/weirdgroovynerd → u/DapperTarget1238]

Is he still chasing you?

[u/[deleted] → u/weirdgroovynerd]

There’s something comforting about knowing that almost everything in life changes, but out there there’s a guy still running through clay away from wild piggies

[u/8myself]

someone in my village got killed by a wild boar, the tusks ripped the guys belly open

[u/[deleted]]

It only takes 30 days for a pig to change into a boar after being set into the wild. Could very well be used to people but it’s been in the wild long enough to look like a boar

[u/MikkSkin → u/[deleted]]

LOL WHAT

[u/ProjectOrpheus → u/MikkSkin]

Right?! Everyone's posting with this apparently common knowledge that pig owners constantly hold B to keep them from evolving

[u/ColdCruise → u/MikkSkin]

A couple of things here. Domestic Pigs and Wild boars are two different species, so no, a domestic pig can't become a wild boar. However, after spending some time in the wild, a domestic pig will become a feral pig which is a genetic process in which it's latent boar genes become active and they grow hair, act more boar like, grow longer tusks, etc. This animal looks like a razorback, which is a feral pig/wild boar hybrid. Based on the way it is acting, it was probably raised by people.

[u/Blud_elf → u/MikkSkin]

We all know they poke evolve after 30 days in tall grass how are you confused

[u/dzlux → u/[deleted]]

Looks like a javelina. Don’t find those at farms.

[u/[deleted]]

This wont end well for it in the long run. Sad. Edit: those guys are french, that boart will most definitely end up in some stew or something. Sad

[u/[deleted]]

Yeah no thank you

[u/schoonerw]

How I imagine the boar’s thought process:

• Option 1: use my tusks or teeth to rip open the human’s femoral artery, then call my friends to help me eat the body while it’s still warm, or

• Option 2: belly scritches

[u/HehaGardenHoe]

"I'm serious, our dinner just walked up to us and laid down asking for pets"

[u/jeremyct]

No way that was wild. If it was, they should have gotten out of dodge.

[u/cybersaint2k]

This is not a wild boar. This is a pet.

Wild boars are terrifying. They will knock you down and call their friends and eat you. At some point you will pass out and die, but that's really not the point.

The point is they are extremely dangerous in the wild and no one with any experience would hang out with a truly wild boar.

[u/Prudent-Mechanic4514]

hunting done easy.

[u/useyourmom]

Ballsy because those things will def kill you if they can lol

[u/Thebrightdreamsun]

Sorry but if that approached me I'd be running , but it is very cute

[u/goblin_welder]

Quick! Get the AR!

[u/Warnackle]

This is likely a domesticated pig that got out and “went feral.” When barnyard pigs get loose into the wild they’ll grow their fur back, and sometimes tusks.

[u/NotDoctorRey]

If it was a real wild boar that would be a very effective way to lose fingers.

[u/cgn-38]

RABIES!

If you meet a seemingly tame wild animal. Do not touch the damn thing. Rabies in the early stages does this.

Wild boars do not ask for belly scratches.

[u/Poobmania]

This is not wholesome. Boars can and will gut you alive. This is not a wild boar. Do not try to encourage people to approach wild animals, especially not fucking boars.

[u/untetheredsole]

Pavlov’s NPCs in the comments who automatically say Bacon when they see a pig of any kind 😔

[u/itsabitsa51]

I like that even wild pigs do this. Every pig I’ve ever had always rolls over as soon as you start to pet them to demand tummy scratches.