Gardian Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 We live in an Oak forest and know that there are plenty close by, but in 12 years have never seen one close to our property. They're there, but all you hear is the occasional rustling some way off.I've noticed that some of the long grass at the edge of our plot has been flattened down and thought that this was a place where one or more congregated at night.A day or two, I went to the edge of the pool terrace and there was one hell of a scuffling and running off, but I saw nothing. Then this morning, the firm evidence - the back half of a large sanglier hi-tailing it in to the undergrowth. Ten minutes later, two more though one might have been the original bloke or gall. I would mention that whilst I was only 3m away, I was a further 3m higher than them, so 'safe'.They're not doing any harm and are best left, but I'll be wary when cutting back that dense undergrowth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 After all this dry weather the wild animals must be short of water - maybe they thought they would drink from your pool?We found a baby sanglier a few months ago, somehow it had managed to get into our chicken run - can't remember if I mentioned it on here. A cute little thing and very friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnie Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 We had them dig up quite a large area of our grass one summer. It was dry and I suspect that they were after water. We have a pond but it's dry in the summer. It was as though someone had just lifted a large area of turf which, fortunately, we were able to replace without to much damage showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I've seen plenty of digging when out on walks, and friends have had problems with their crops due to sangliers. I read this week that 34,000+ have been shot by hunters in the Gard this season and that the season might need to be extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 The chasseurs always say that GG (extend the season) + 34k shot seems an extraordinarily high number.Often, the chasse extends over a commune or two, so say 200 or so in the Gard = getting on for 200 per chasse.Happily, I don't reckon that they're that 'successful'. They're more interested in having a good fry-up & a glass or two before starting. BTW, we've got badgers too ! A big (25cm) hole and something with a big black nose and eyes looking out at me. Neighbour reckons that they're essentially carnivores, so they'll keep the rodents down. The feral cats aren't keen though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 They do generally exaggerate, but that's the figure given in the Midi Libre:http://www.midilibre.fr/2016/09/03/sangliers-un-fleau-sans-fin,1388080.phpOur next door neighbour is a keen hunter, and Mr GG enjoys all the various goodies he brings to us. We used to have badgers in the woods behind us in UK but sadly they're no longer there; we do still have foxes even though quite a lot of new houses have been built close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I saw a badger today but, alas, it was dead in a ditch by the side of a fast road. Perhaps a car hit it and it either got knocked into the ditch or someone moved the body into the ditch.I just hope it died quickly; it was quite a large animal; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 This was a colleague's garden a few years ago[URL=http://s205.photobucket.com/user/Pierrezfp/media/4.jpg.html][IMG]http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb233/Pierrezfp/4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Sanglier are a real problem in this neck of the woods. A few years back they completely denuded the bank which for a few hundred yards is the border of our land of cuckoo pint. This year they are grubbing about on the borders of our stream. My neighbour has just had to put three lines of electric fencing around his maize to keep them out. I have read that some areas of forest devastated by the tempest in 1999 have still not been cleared and that the sanglier are living there. In spite of this in fifteen years I have never seen an adult, only very young ones which I presumed had been separated from their parents by the hunt.In my bit of rural England there are many, many more badgers than there used to be when I was a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 It's coming up to that time of year when I will be driving home at dusk.I often see the boars out and about then. The trick is that when you see one, go very slowly or stop because where there is one, there are usually many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Sadly, 2 motorcyclists died in the Gard (near Blauzac and near Codolet) in accidents involving sanglier during Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 They can be a problem on the beach too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ5fQilO6HA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 We saw them again yesterday when we had some French guests round for lunch.More than a few "Putains" when they saw their derrières disappearing in to the undergrowth.One of the ladies is convinced that it's a couple and that they're making baby sanglier down there! Very French (her comment, rather than French sangliers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Where abouts was this, Pierre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I have just tried looking at that link Harnser. It's been removed by the user..We have only seen 1 live and one dead one in the 12 years here. The dead one was on the back of our gardeners pickup. He told his brother had shot it. It was HUGE!We do see the damage in the vine fields though and they are the cause of a lot of it around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 [quote user="Gluestick"]Where abouts was this, Pierre?[/quote]In Luxembourg but close to the German border. There have been sightings (and a photo) of a wolf in the area too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 I've been clearing the 1.5m high undergrowth over the last few days and it was clear that I was not alone!Did quite a lot of it, but when I was about to start yesterday, I chucked some small stones in to the general area where I thought the sangliers were.One hell of a scuffle - one large adult + 4 marcassins heading out as fast as the little one's legs would take them. I suspect that 'Dad' was still in there.I jacked it in for the day.Spoke to the blokes from the Chasse today. Only one solution they said (but they would say that, wouldn't they?), so they're coming round to do a recce. Not good, but you can't have a 120kg wild animal within 4m of you and feeling that you're an enemy?Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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