Recently, a team of wild boar hunters was trending because of a piece of news: "You can earn 10,000 by killing a wild boar, and you need to kill 30 of them in 2 months!" After careful calculation, if this hunting group completes the preset KPI, it can earn 300,000 yuan in 2 months, which is quite impressive. Suddenly, many people became very interested in this lucrative profession and applied one after another to join the wild boar hunting industry.

And some people issued soul torture:

"Isn't wild boar a protected animal? Why can it be hunted? Who allowed it?"

"Where does the reward of 10,000 head come from? Are you selling wild boar meat?"

"Who gives the wild boar that I killed? Can I buy, sell or eat it freely?"

Legal and compliant “Wild Boar Hunting Order”

First of all, let me explain that this time the wild boar hunter team in Jiangsu hunted wild boars completely legally and compliantly.

According to news reports, the wild boar hunters are a team. They were invited by Jurong City, Jiangsu Province. Because the local wild boar overflow has seriously affected the ecological environment, they asked the hunters for help.

The situation of wild boars is very different from before. In the early days, they were protected because their numbers were endangered. However, after intensive human protection, the number of wild boars, which lack natural enemies, increased significantly. In 2023, wild boars were removed from the "Three Species List".

In some areas, there are so many wild boars that they destroy crops and hurt people. Therefore, local authorities have to take control measures and issue hunting orders for wild boars.

In fact, wild boar hunting orders have been issued in many areas, and the policies for wild boar hunting vary from place to place, especially in terms of remuneration.

This time, the rewards in Jurong, Jiangsu Province are relatively large, 10,000 yuan per head. I have written about the wild boar hunting order in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province before. The local price for recycling wild boars is 10 yuan/catty. An adult wild boar can weigh up to 500 to 600 catties (a very small number), so the reward for one is only 5,000 yuan at most. In some places, rewards are across the board. In Weinan, Shaanxi, it is 2,500 yuan per head, and in Tongjiang, Sichuan, it is 2,000 yuan per head.

Instructions for participating in wild boar hunting

Wild boar hunting orders in various places are formulated based on local conditions and vary, but the general direction is certain and will not change.

If you want to participate, it's best to ask these questions first:

Can ordinary people participate?

Yes, but the requirements are relatively high. There are age requirements for those who participate, as well as hunting experience.

Before taking up the job, special training is required, and then a license is issued by the professional department in order to participate in the hunting team.

The most important thing is to get the permission of the hunting team, because this is a team activity. If the members do not recognize each other and have no tacit understanding, not only will the success rate be low, but also life will be in danger.

Are there any requirements for wild boar hunting?

Yes, hunting can only be done in designated areas, with time limits and strict quantity limits.

The Jiangsu wild boar hunters mentioned at the beginning only have 2 months, and the allowed number is 30.

There are also requirements for hunting methods. In some areas, shotguns are allowed, while in others only trapping is allowed.

Can I eat or sell the wild boars I get from hunting?

Absolutely not allowed. After hunters capture wild boars, they must take photos on site and record the location. Then, the wild boars weighing several hundred kilograms will be sent to a designated place to be weighed, the data recorded, and recovered.

The recovered wild boars cannot be eaten, but are disposed of harmlessly (deeply buried in the soil). After some operations, the hunter must sign to get the reward.

As for why the prey wild boars are not sold, but disposed of, the reason is actually very simple. Wild animals may contain pathogenic bacteria, and they are afraid that eating them will be harmful to the body.

Do boar hunters really make money?

This issue may be what everyone is most concerned about.

But in fact, fighting wild boars is not only unprofitable but also life-threatening.

The average weight of an adult wild boar can reach 200 kilograms, and some individuals can even weigh up to 500 kilograms. The attack power of such a behemoth can be imagined. Moreover, wild boars are protected by thick fur and their skulls are also very hard, making them difficult to kill.

I remember there was news in 2011, when a wild boar broke into a hospital, and the armed police finally subdued it after firing 13 rounds.

Therefore, hand-to-hand combat is impossible. Although hunters are allowed to use shotguns, the use of shotguns is very strict. Generally, hunters will not use them easily. They mainly resort to trapping or hunting.

The Jiangsu hunting team mentioned at the beginning mainly uses trapping. The team customized a special iron cage and placed wild boar's favorite food in the fence to allow the wild boar to enter the cage on its own.

For hunting, the main method is to dig a trap (usually a deep pit), and then the hunter and hunting dogs work together to drive the wild boar to the trap.

Although humans do not have to confront wild boars head-on, humans may still be injured during the chase, and hunting dogs may die during the chase. In this case, the losses will be great.

The cost of raising a hunting dog from a young age until it can go into battle to kill prey is at least tens of thousands of yuan (a famous breed of hunting dog costs about 60,000 yuan). In real games, eight hunting dogs died in three days.

Therefore, if you want to make money from wild boars, you should think twice.

It may seem that the rewards are attractive and that you can realize your hunting dream legally and compliantly, but the reality is that the risk factor is extremely high. Whether you are injured or the hunting dog dies, you will lose money in either case. If you are unlucky and accidentally injure someone else, the consequences will be disastrous!

at last

In general, don't envy such a career.

Wild boar hunting in our country is actually an officially permitted large-scale hunting activity, and the purpose is not to make money.

The hunters who participated did not participate in such dangerous activities for money. Most of them were volunteers, and the rewards were just a recognition of their efforts.

As the old saying goes, if you don't have diamonds, don't do porcelain work. It still makes sense. Not everyone can make this money easily!