Meltingly tender wild boar, stewed in rich tomato ... heavy-based pan with a lid and a pasta machine. Boar can be substituted for pork or venison in most recipes and should always be served ...

“The cool thing is you get to try things you’d never get to eat,” Mease ... a week hunting wild boar. “I like variety,” Primeau said as he oversaw hours of cooking.

Wild boars eat roots, grubs, seeds, bulbs and invertebrates. Rooting up the earth can encourage new species to grow and increase biodiversity, but in large numbers, boar can cause damage.

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providing balance in the food chain, according to wildlife officials. Being omnivores, wild boars will also root around and dig for plants to eat. When they forage, they help disperse seeds and ...