Boar hunting
（重定向自Pigsticking）
![A 14th-century depiction of boar hunting with hounds](/Images/godic/202502/02/37-svaghi,_caccia,Taccuino_Sanitatis,_Casanatense_4182.4611.jpg")
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Boar hunting is generally the practice of hunting wild boars, but can also extend to feral pigs and peccaries. A full-sized boar is a large, powerful animal, often having sharp tusks which it uses to defend itself. Boar hunting has often been a test of bravery.