Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture (한국유기농업학회지)

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Response of Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) to Two Attractants, and Use of Cage Traps to Capture Wild Boars in Korea

대한민국에서 멧돼지 포획을 위한 두 가지 유인먹이에 대한 반응과 상자형 포획트랩 이용

  • 송장훈 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 배연구소) ;
  • 최으뜸 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 배연구소) ;
  • 서호진 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 배연구소)
  • Received : 2018.02.21
  • Accepted : 2018.08.10
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

This study was carried out to determine whether cage traps can be used to capture wild boars successfully, and to assess their response to different bait materials and the number of wild boars caught. Steel cage-traps ($4.0m{\times}1.5m{\times}1.2m$, $L{\times}W{\times}H$) were installed at two sites in Damyang County and at one site in Sunchang County, South Korea. To identify preferred bait-diet, baits were prepared with dry corn and fermented sour corn and placed in equal amounts at the sites close to wild boar pads at 200 m intervals. Before selecting trap locations where sufficient activity was observed, pre-baiting was undertaken and steel-framed traps were installed with gates open. Preference for bait materials was not clearly defined. After providing the bait for the first time, the number of days until wild boars ate all the food were counted. In the Damyang and Youngam areas, where hunting was allowed, total bait consumption took 6 to 12 days; in contrast, in the Sunchang area, where no hunting took place, total food consumption took only 5 days. In addition, after pre-baiting with the mixture of dry and sour corn for diet for about 8.7 days and then opening the trap gates for 3 more days, 13.7 days were necessary to catch 4.3 wild boars per trap. These results suggest that hunting intensity around trapping places was an important factor in determining the success of the traps.

본 연구는 상자형 포획트랩으로 멧돼지를 성공적으로 포획할 수 있는지 확인하고 유인먹이에 대한 반응과 트랩포획 개체수를 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 상자형 철골 포획트랩은 길이 4${\times}$폭 1.5${\times}$높이 1.2 m 크기로 제작하여 2017년 1월 17일부터 동년 3월 24일까지 전남 담양군 소재 2개소와 전북 순창군 소재 1개소에서 설치하였다. 유인먹이의 선호도를 확인하고자 옥수수 알곡사료와 발효된 옥수수 알곡사료를 혼합하여 멧돼지 이동통로 주변에 200 m 간격으로 제공하였다. 미리 먹이주기를 통해 먹이반응이 활발한 곳으로 선택하여 트랩설치를 하였고, 트랩설치를 한 후 유입구를 열어둔 상태를 유지하였다. 그 결과 유인먹이 처리별로 선호하는 특성을 확인할 수 없었고 모두 고르게 섭식하였다. 또한 처음 유인먹이를 제공한 후 멧돼지가 먹이를 모두 섭식할 때까지 소요일수를 조사한 결과, 수렵활동이 활발한 담양과 영암지역은 6~12일이 소요되었으나 수렵활동이 없었던 순창지역은 5일이 걸렸다. 또한 먹이유인을 8.7일간 하고 트랩 유입구를 개방한 채로 3일 더 유인작업을 한 결과 약 13.7일이 되어 트랩당 4.3마리의 멧돼지가 포획되었다. 따라서 멧돼지의 포획을 성공적으로 하기 위해서는 트랩주변의 수렵활동 강도가 중요 요인임을 시사한다.

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