February 10, 2010
Published: 14 Apr 09 14:33 CET
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A wild boar attacked a woman out walking her dog in a graveyard in Gothenburg on Tuesday morning.
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But out in the country driving they are as dodgy to meet as elk. They are quite large and do nearly as much damage if you hit them, except that if they see you they turn back into the woods. I had one come onto the grass verge my side a month back, and it turned away, happily as there was a car also coming the other way - one of us would have hit it.
There was also an article in Hallands Posten a few weeks back where some folks with a cottage bemoaned the fact that boar had dug up their previously carefully tended lawn - photos too - looked like a ploughed field!
Ah the pleasures of the Swedish countryside.
Is there a hunting season? From article it appears approval was required.
Here in the states it is a mixed bag. Many states take the approach kill as many as you can when you can.
A few states are afraid of having a hog season because people will then transport them to their area where they don't already exist.