The Hungry Cyclist | Bespoke Pedal Powered Food Adventures | Get On Your Bikes And Eat – Wild Boar Hunting In France
Wild boar have been hunted in France for over two thousand years. The Romans were keen hunters and in the 14th century prominent hog hunting King Philip IV died when an enraged boar charged down his horse. Widespread in France, wild-boar, sus scrofa or sanglier as it is known by the French locals, are much maligned by farmers who blame this powerful omnivore for the destruction of crops. But as well as being a pest its lean meat is delicious and much prized in the French kitchen.
Hunted with dogs, some which are given protective Kevlar vests to offer protection from the boars tusks, 10′s of thousands of sanglier are killed in France each season.