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Alberta Declares War on Invasive Wild Boars 🐗
Plus “pet” deer gone wrong, record grizzly deaths, and one peaceful day on the water
Straight talk from the field — no fluff, no filters, just the hunt and the headlines.
Before we get rolling, hope you and yours had a Merry Christmas. Whether it was loud, quiet, or somewhere in between, we’re glad you spent it your way. Now let’s ease back in with the stories worth your time this week.
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🔥 TODAY’S TOP STORY
Alberta Bans Wild Boar Hunting Statewide — Here’s Why 🐗
Alberta just made a controversial move in the fight against invasive wild hogs: a province-wide ban on hunting and trapping them.
The government officially classified feral swine as a “pest in all circumstances,” then pulled the trigger on heavy restrictions aimed at stopping their spread — not encouraging it.
Why? Because random hunting can actually scatter sounders, pushing pigs into new areas and making eradication harder. Alberta is shifting toward coordinated eradication teams, surveillance, and controlled removal instead of open season chaos.
Wild boars:
Reproduce fast (2 litters/year, up to 6 piglets)
Destroy crops, wetlands, and native grasslands
Carry serious disease risk (including African swine fever)
Are considered one of the world’s most destructive invasive species
This won’t be popular with everyone — but it’s a reminder that management beats emotion, even when the target is a pig.
READ: Alberta wild boar hunting ban overview
👉 https://news.google.com/search?q=Alberta+wild+boar+hunting+ban
🗞️ QUICK HITS — AROUND THE WEST & BEYOND
🦌 “Pet” Deer Spray-Painted in Pennsylvania
A deer marked with the word “pet” was spotted wandering a PA town — unusually tame, clearly handled by humans. Game officials say keeping deer as pets is illegal and dangerous.
READ: https://news.google.com/search?q=pet+deer+spray+painted+Pennsylvania
🤦 Pet Buck Gores Woman in North Carolina
Another reminder that wild animals don’t become livestock just because someone raised them. A pet buck attacked and seriously injured a woman before being euthanized.
READ: https://news.google.com/search?q=pet+deer+gored+woman+North+Carolina
🐻 Yellowstone Grizzly Deaths Hit Record Pace (Again)
For the second straight year, grizzly bear deaths in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are on track to break records — largely tied to livestock conflicts, vehicle strikes, and human encounters.
READ: https://news.google.com/search?q=Yellowstone+grizzly+bear+deaths+record
🎣 A Calm Day… Until It Wasn’t
Fishing is supposed to be peaceful — unless your catch gets dive-bombed mid-fight.
WATCH: https://news.google.com/search?q=fishing+bird+steals+fish+video
🧠 FIELD NOTES
Random solutions create random outcomes. Alberta is betting on control, not chaos.
If it has hooves, antlers, or claws — it’s not a pet. Ever.
Predator management conversations aren’t going away. Expect them to get louder in 2026.
🎥 QUICK WATCH
😂 When your relaxing day on the water turns into an aerial assault.
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bird+steals+fish+while+fishing
If you found this useful, forward it to a hunting buddy who’s easing back into real life after Christmas. More to come as we roll into the new year.
🤠 – Western Vantage
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