Boar Hunting in Oregon

Many believe that sportsmen who pursue boars in Oregon do the public a favor by hunting the cunning and dangerous animals. With hundreds of pounds of muscle, and the boar's aggressive nature, it is often a challenging hunt.

  1. Feral Pig Laws

    • The beaver state has no laws or restrictions protecting feral pigs from being hunted. This is because feral pigs cost untold damage to local farmland and to the environment with their foraging, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

    Dangerous Game

    • Adult wild boars generally weigh between 400 and 600 pounds. Normally they run away from people but they can attack ferociously with their tusks and hooves.

    Hunting Strategy

    • A feral pig crossing a road.

      Bring a guide or hunting partner with you for safety. Cover your scent and be quiet, as pigs will run from human smells and noises. They live in groups and tend to visit the same places, such as watering holes and forested areas, habitually. Be patient and track their predictable movements.

    Finding Feral Boar

    • Most feral pigs prefer to live near water, in wooded groves and muddy patches of land. Hunt near locales with a variety of vegetation and small animals as wild boars will eat nearly anything organic.

    Rewards of the Hunt

    • Feral boars are a constant threat to Oregon’s environment and its agriculture, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It also breeds rapidly, so boar hunters help maintain the balance of nature. A hunter may consider a mounted boar’s head to be an impressive trophy on the wall, and the animal’s meat is a lean and flavorful exotic treat.