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    Boar hunting is the practice of hunting wild boar, feral pigs, warthogs, and peccaries. Boar hunting was historically a dangerous exercise due to the tusked...
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    for 'sow'. In hunting terminology, boars are given different designations according to their age: MtDNA studies indicate that the wild boar originated from...
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  • A boar spear is a spear used for boar hunting. It is relatively short and heavy and has two "lugs" or "wings" on the spearsocket behind the blade, which...
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    The Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great heroic adventures in Greek legend. It occurred in the generation prior to that of the Trojan War, and stands...
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    the hunt. "Boar spears" were also used. With the introduction of handheld firearms to hunting in the 16th century, traditional medieval hunting was transformed...
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    bestiary Medieval women hunting, illustration from a period manuscript Hunting Dog by Li Di, 12th-century Chinese painting Boar hunting, tacuinum sanitatis...
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    Feral pig (redirect from Russian wild boar)
    outside. The victim died of blood loss as a result of her injuries. Boar hunting Boar–pig hybrid Hog-dog rodeo Pig wrestling "An Overview of Wild Pigs |...
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    Bear spear (category Hunting equipment)
    war horses, thus not only in hunting, but in warfare as well. It could also be used against smaller animals such as boars, but in that case it was more...
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    Catch dog (category Hunting)
    to keep the boar stationary for the hunter. Boar hunting Medieval hunting Hog-baiting Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials Rodriguez, Greg. "Boar Guide". Archived...
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  • control measures, including by poisoning, laying traps, and granting boar hunting licences. Despite this, their distribution has not been affected significantly...
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    of game: wild boar, hare, brown bear, wolf, red deer, fox, roe deer and chamois. It is an exclusive working breed, employed in hunting with firearms....
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    would then be chased and perhaps killed at close range, as in medieval boar hunting. The term was popularised by author Henry Stephens Salt. Later, the term...
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  • Hog-dog rodeo (category Boar hunting)
    wild or feral boar hunting with dogs. It requires specially trained and bred "hog dogs" that are used to bay and sometimes catch a hog or boar. In most cases...
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    Plott Hound breed of hunting dog is also named for the Plotts. The ancestors of today's Plott Hounds were used for boar hunting in Germany. Originally...
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    Boar–pig hybrid is a hybridized offspring of a cross between the Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) and any domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)....
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    Moose, Alces alces. Moose hunting season in October is close to a national pastime. Fallow deer Red deer Roe deer Mountain hare Boar in Denmark and southern...
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    represent Khusrow II flanked by Ahura Mazda and Anahita. There are two hunting scenes on each side of the ivan. Jumping 1300 years in time the upper relief...
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    sarcophagus is decorated with two hunting scenes, the hunting of a fallow buck on the left portion, and the hunting of a boar on the right portion. The shorter...
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    entire exchange is humorously portrayed. The boar-hunting scene is, in contrast, laden with detail. Boars were (and are) much more difficult to hunt than...
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    descend from foxhounds; instead, its ancestry traces back to German boar-hunting dogs. The Black and Tan Coonhound was the first to be recognized by the...
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  • 0.16. "Hunting" was acclaimed by critics, who praised the writing, direction and performances (especially Cox), particularly during the "Boar on the Floor"...
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    breed of hunting dog of the scenthound type. The breed originated in Slovakia, in Central Europe, and is bred for deer tracking and boar hunting. The name...
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    The boar was viewed as the exact opposite of the deer in the Middle Ages, with the boar considered more beastly. Boars were known to attack hunting dogs...
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    Bay dog (category Boar hunting)
    large animals during a hunt, such as during a wild boar hunt. Bay dogs chase and circle the boar, keeping it cornered in one place, while barking intensely...
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    Georgia. Zerdava are traditionally used as guard and hunting dogs and are especially prized for boar hunting. The name “Zerdava” is Slavic for mustelid, possibly...
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    Hog calling (category Boar hunting)
    Agriculture. August 16, 2015. "Boar Hunting in Wisconsin". Gone Outdoors | Your Adventure Awaits. Retrieved 2021-04-08. Pig Hunting Tips: How to Call in Wild...
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    new geography of rural England. In Germany, hunting with hounds (which tended to be deer or boar hunting) was first banned on the initiative of Hermann...
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    Bear hunting Bison hunting Boar hunting Tiger hunting Reindeer and caribou hunting Deer hunting/stalking Medium/small game hunting Fox hunting Mink hunting...
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    recognized him by a scar just above his knee, which he got from a boar while boar hunting with his grandfather Autolycus. Odysseus stopped her from telling...
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    (8.8 to 13.2 lb). The Grande (large) was developed for deer and wild boar hunting. It will exhaust and hold down the prey and await the hunter's gun. The...
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