Boaring Time

Wild boars are breeding and spreading around the Sierra de Orihuela making life difficult for the start of next week’s partridge shooting season which gets underway on Monday. Boar sightings have been made towards the northern side of the mountain and by the San Antón mines, with a warning that they can attack dogs during the breeding season, as the boars are very protective towards their young. José Villagordo of the local Club de Cazadores (Hunting Club) told the La Verdad newspaper that the boars were taking advantage of “feeders” that had grain meant for the partridges, especially if they were hungry. Fencing has now been erected around the area but Villagordo added that the boars tend not to attack anybody if they don’t sense danger, but their size might surprise some people if they were not expecting to see them.