Posted on 10/30/2012 12:36:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
BERLIN (AP) -- Berlin authorities say they shot and killed a 120 kilogram (265-pound) wild boar after it attacked and injured four people including a police officer in a residential neighborhood.
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Wild boars are relatively common in green Berlin, though rarely cause problems beyond digging up gardens.
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another boar-ing tread on FR.. I like sweet bbg sauce myself.. :-)
LOLOL.... except it was in a residential neighborhood!
urban sprawl, I reckun.. we used to have raccoons and possums here, wild turkey and deer,, never seen a wild pig tho.. yet. :-} lock n load.
In the mid-80’s I was stationed in West Berlin and my quarters was just on the edge of the Grunewald, Berlin’s largest forest/park. There were many times when I could see signs of boars rooting around the ground next to my apartment.
Wild boar is tasty, but very lean. No fat like typical pork, so no bacon (bummer), but the back straps and tenderloin are delicious. Ribs can be braised and also taste great. Feral hogs are very plentiful in Florida and Texas and you can hunt them in each state for a nominal fee. It’s fun
Urban sprawl, I reckon.
I have to ping RedMDer and SJB to this! LOL.
Wild boar is tasty, but very lean. No fat like typical pork, so no bacon (bummer), but the back straps and tenderloin are delicious. Ribs can be braised and also taste great. Feral hogs are very plentiful in Florida and Texas and you can hunt them in each state for a nominal fee. It’s fun
A few years ago we looked at a property just outside of Berlin. The fence in the back had a heavy wooden gate, almost like a fort. I asked if it opened to the woods and was told it had not been used in many years and on the other side were wild boars. The scene was creepy.
Wild pigs are overrunning Texas as well, and moving into Oklahoma.
There is pretty much a year around open season on them.
They are regarded as the most prolific large mammal on the planet. Females can have their first litter at 13 months, with 5 or 6 piglets, and their litters increase in number to full adulthood with as many as 14 piglets a litter.
Gestation is about 4 months, and other females share in nursing. After a brief pause, they can mate again. And soon you are up to your eyebrows in pigs.
In Germany, hunters and accidents are killing at least half a million wild boars a year, and it is not even slowing down their population explosion. In Texas I think they have stopped counting.
A 22-minute movie about hunting wild pigs by helicopter in Texas. Reminiscent of a Vietnam gunship.
http://hunting.outdoorzy.com/shooting-feral-hogs-from-a-helicopter-in-texas-video/
They need to be transplanted to Mecca, Medina and Qom immediately.
I didn’t know Hillary was over there... < rimshot >< /rimshot >
Obviously, the Germans aren’t being nice enough to the wild boars. I am sure they would respond favorably to a different approach, one that recognized and respected their diversity and their cultural contributions to society. All the zoological studies out there concur with and recommend this far more accommodative approach.
"THAT ain't a wild boar, THIS is a wild boar!"
or this
I thought pigs could fly when jumped out of the aircraft. That's my story :)
vaudine
They could be pallitized and dropped out the bottom of C-130s.
More Texas Heli Hog carnage with music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KLr9mqn1Q&feature=share&list=PL4AB49D6F00C9F495
Mooselimbs don’t do this
It really depends on the pig. Your brother probably shot a big boar (male). They get pumped full of hormones that make them taste bad, and it collects in the fat. They get very tough and gamey when they get old. It also depends on what they have been eating. My experiece is having shot one 160 lb sow that had been feeding in barley fields. The meat was darker and leaner than store bought pork, but delicious and not at all gamey. Kind of like the difference between grass fed and grain fed beef.
One of the top five meals I ever ate was one of wild boar with polenta and it was in northern Italy.
I still remember it.
What was Candy Crowley doing in Berlin ?
My daughter and son-in-law vacationed in Corsica several years ago.
Their experience with wild boar was much like yours. On Corsica, the wild boar live on an upland plateau where their primary forage is wild rosemary. You can imagine the effect on the flavor of the meat.
Just another “boar bites man” story.
Had it in Switzerland. A rather tough, but tasty red meat. Would be fine to BBQ after a long marinade.
Shoot ‘em when they’re relaxed... I shot one in southern Ohio that was running like hell in June, and he was tough as shoe leather.
Hey, this could be series!
The REAL Wild Boar of Berlin was a fellow named Hajo Hermann. (Don’t have a picture on hand.)
Yup. Many times we would jog after work from Teufelsberg down through the Grunewald to either our housing in Zehlendorf or the barracks at Andrews Barracks.
This time of year, best to trim most if not all the fat or it taste like green acorns and green pecans.
Do some Cajun injection, and some garlic, green onion, and your favorite hot pepper inserted in the meat.
LOL. I still laugh whenever I think about you writing “Candy Crowley”!
LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
We lived in the BB housing area just north of the theatre. Without a doubt, Berlin was my most unusual assignment in my career.
Wasn’t that housing near the school?
BTW, the boar had the nickname “Grunie-pigs” :)
Yep, not far from the elementary school. Also, walking distance to the commissary and exchange.
What years were you in Berlin? I was there 84-88.
A sense of humor is necessary in these trying times : )
I was there from 87-92. We lived on the other side of Truman Plaza along Argentinische Allee near the Oskar Helene Heim subway station in government housing for a few years and then moved into leased housing down off of Potsdamer Chausee. Awesome duty station!
Know the area well, used to be one of my routes for walking the dog. Together, we spent 8 years in Germany, half at Zweibrucken and half in Berlin. I will not say I loved all the time we were there but I can say we enjoyed almost of our time there. But then again, we didn’t have much choice about being there so we might as well enjoy out time. Both our our kids were born in Germany, daughter in Landstuhl and son in Berlin. Still have my wife and kids East Pass.
Understood. At the time, Berlin was my dream station and the fact the Army actually sent me there was surprising :)
I actually was able to take all three modes of transportation into West Berlin: The Duty Train, driving the corridor and flying out on Pan Am. Never felt “trapped” and tried to use our time there to get out and see other places.
The first day we were able to travel outside of Berlin after reunification, I drove my 1985 Ford Tempo to Zossen-Wunsdorf. Just to check out the “sites” :) There was a fairly decent size flea market just outside of the Soviet base there. Parked my car and did some shopping at the flea market. Got back to my car and there was a small crowd of East Germans and a few Soviet soldiers standing around my Tempo, which was parked in a sea of Trabants. I keep telling myself they must have thought it was a sports car :-)
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