Boar hunting
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Boar hunting is the practice of hunting wild boar, feral pigs, warthogs, and peccaries. Boar hunting was historically a dangerous exercise due to the tusked animal's ambush tactics as well as its thic
A 14th-century depiction of boar hunting with hounds
Floor mosaic, 4th century, from a Roman villa near Mérida, Spain
Royal hunt carving at Taq-e Bostan.
A bronze sculpture from the early 1900s, depicting two "catch dogs" working a wild boar.
Catch dog
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A catch dog is a specially trained dog that is used to catch large animals in hunting, working livestock, and baiting.
Boar hunting
…Taq-e Bostan. Hunting dogs have been used to hunt boar since ancient times. Boar hunting dogs are loosely divided into two categories, bay dogs, and catch dogs. Bay dogs harass and harry the boar, keeping it cornered in one place and barking loudly. This behavior is known as "baying" or keeping the boar "at…
Catch dogs hunting bears, 17th century
Romans used "catch dogs" to hunt wild boar