Is there any reason that a wild boars would charge the tent?

I camp very often in a country park campground where boars come almost everyday, starting from sunset. I've also seen boars bite tents many times, if there are no people inside. However, I've never seen a boar charge a tent if there are people inside. I think the food inside the tents is the main reason. I personally saw a case that supports this.

This was when a school set up about 35 6-person tents a day before the students arrived. Some food was also sent to the camp site and stored in one of the tents. When sunset came, I saw a boar check out all tents carefully by smelling near every tent, locating accurately the tent with the food. Then, the boar smashed the tent and took away the food.

I have never been bothered by boars during camping. I always leave a light and the radio on when I leave the tent, and I put all food inside a big plastic box or bag. {Question for OP from editor: where do you put the box or bag?}

Above all, I think boars are timid even though they are strong and are dangerous if they attack. With proper precautions, campers and boars can co-exist in a campground.

posted almost 5 years ago

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Ramsey‭

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As a general rule wild boars would not charge a tent. They usually only charge when they feel threatened.

Like many other wild animals, wild boars will only attack if they are cornered or if they feel threatened. Female wild boars are very protective of their young and can easily be provoked. Wild boars are strong animals that can run relatively fast. The canines in adult males can inflict serious injuries in case of an attack. Due to their solid body build wild boars are considered to be particularly dangerous when involved in car accidents. - Wild Boars

That said it would be in your own interest not to pitch a tent to close to a boar's lair, where there may be young being sheltered. Also avoid camping on or near trails that boars are known to travel on. Boars do not listen to rules of thumb, so be prudent.

If you see a pig on the trail keep a safe distance especially if piglets are present. - Wild Pigs are a Growing Threat to Hikers on the Trail

posted almost 8 years ago

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Ken Graham‭

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I have slept 4 nights recently (July) in the Czech Republic and Poland with boars nearby. I make it a habit to urinate on the trees around my campsite to let animals, particularly wild dogs, know it is my territory. The first night, a boar came sniffing quite close, about 2 meters away. I shouted. On the third shout, it went away. The next night, I placed a 0.5 meter tall fence of sticks around my site. No boars came close, but I heard at least two galloping at high speed on a trail near my campsite. I didn't realize it was a boar path. Definitely don't camp in the middle of anything that looks like a path. The third night, I built a 1.5 meter tall, heavy fence from branches around my camp. No boars at all that night, but it could have been because a hunter had shot one earlier in the evening about 0.5 kilometers away. The fourth night I was in the outskirts of a city and thought there would be no boars. I was wrong. Paths through high grass are a giveaway. I heard what I thought was a domestic dog barking loudly over and over and another one replying, on two occasions. It was boars. Anyway, they didn't come closer than 75 meters, for which I was grateful. My takeaway from experience and reading is, they're unlikely to charge a tent, they will go away if you yell, but they might accidentally run into you if you set up camp on their trail, and they will make a ton of noise.

posted over 5 years ago

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Brook Wiers‭

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I have never heard of wild boars charging a tent. I really don't imagine that happening, assuming there isn't a human visibly standing in the doorway or something.

Wild boars predominantly charge to protect their young. A person walking around near them could be seen as a threat, but not a fixed object like a tent. They don't charge trees and large boulders either.

posted almost 8 years ago

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Olin Lathrop‭

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