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Archers to the rescue in Madrid as boars invade urban areas
AFP ^
| January 3, 2017
| Staff
Posted on 01/03/2017 9:01:35 AM PST by C19fan
It's a scene straight out of mediaeval times set in modern-day Madrid: an archer dressed in camouflage gear, stationed in a tree at night, waiting for the kill. For five years, the authorities in the region have resorted to this unusual technique to cull wild boars encroaching on towns, relying on 55 volunteer bow hunters to eliminate pigs that take too much of a liking to urban life.
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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: boars; hunting
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Where are the aristocrats armed with spears on horse back?
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:01:35 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
As long as this is done by volunteer archery enthusiasts I see nothing wrong with it. If it couldn’t control the population there are other noisier options available. Looks like a win-win to me.
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:03:46 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: C19fan
30k to 40k boars in Madrid. 55 archers. 201 boars killed in 5 years.
Don’t think the boars have much to worry about.
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:07:18 AM PST
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Gaffer
Madrilenos should set up outdoor `parilladas’ and roast all that boar over an open fire. Delicioso!
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:11:32 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
Dont shoot them, capture them and set them loose in Mecca
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:12:37 AM PST
by
dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
To: elcid1970
Hell yeah! But it still has to have that “EARL’s Pork Butt Rub” and some Good old Williamson’s Barbeque sauce to go with!
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:14:19 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: Gaffer
When Boar hunting with a bow, the boar wins frequenty.
The boar has very few vulnerable spots from the front, so the chances of killing him when charging with only a bow are limited.
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:23:58 AM PST
by
caltaxed
To: dsrtsage
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:24:31 AM PST
by
353FMG
(AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
To: caltaxed
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:24:59 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: C19fan
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:25:04 AM PST
by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: C19fan
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:39:10 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Obama shut your lying mouth and leave America! You are past your use by date! You stink!)
To: Grampa Dave
using machine guns Really?
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:44:50 AM PST
by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: C19fan
One our younger relatives has killed elk, white tail deer, mule deer and California deer, antelope, wild turkey and wild pigs with his bows and arrows. He harvests several wild pigs a year.
After he gets his kids through college, he would like to hire out as a pro pig/boar hunter on the west coast and in Hawaii.
He practices with his compound bows at least 3 times a week and keeps 40 pound weights by his work desk and his lazy boy at home to work out a little each hour.
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:49:46 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Obama shut your lying mouth and leave America! You are past your use by date! You stink!)
To: bgill
30k to 40k boars in Madrid. 55 archers. 201 boars killed in 5 years.They need more range time.
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posted on
01/03/2017 9:54:15 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Grampa Dave
“After he gets his kids through college” how is he going to do that with the lazy boy.
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posted on
01/03/2017 10:04:03 AM PST
by
pas
To: bgill
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posted on
01/03/2017 10:09:57 AM PST
by
BwanaNdege
("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
To: bgill
Sounds like they need to set up a network of people being harassed by the hogs and hunters.
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posted on
01/03/2017 10:26:15 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
To: C19fan
From the article:
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posted on
01/03/2017 10:26:21 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
("Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo."--Donald Trump)
To: pas
After he gets his kids through college how is he going to do that with the lazy boy. He is going to get that one a government job. :)
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posted on
01/03/2017 10:32:25 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
To: grobdriver
Really. They are a menace in Texas and there is no limit on numbers or methods. They just want them dead. My husband tries to help out now and then :)
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posted on
01/03/2017 10:33:59 AM PST
by
CarolAnn
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