The wild boar is an omnivore that lives in family groups led by experienced females; adult males often keep to themselves.
It inhabits many kinds of forest, often comes out to feed on fields and is most active at night. Since 2014 African swine fever has had a major effect on wild boar numbers in Latvia.
Wild Boar is most often observed in these conditions:
Based on the most common conditions in the historical trail camera observations (absolute counts, not an activity rate).
Activity by hour of day
Number of observations by local time.
Seasonality by month
The most active month is highlighted in yellow.
One of Latvia's smartest game animals, with an excellent sense of smell — it can scent food even beneath the soil.
Piglets are born with lengthwise stripes that give great camouflage in their first weeks.
Mainly active at night; they spend the day in nests made of branches and grass.
They wallow in mud to cool off in the heat and rid themselves of skin parasites.
When are wild boar most active?
In Huntgate trail camera observations, wild boar are photographed most often around 00:00 (at night). The hourly chart shows how observations spread across the day.
In which month are wild boar observed most?
The month with the most wild boar observations is March. The seasonal chart shows how the number of observations changes through the year.
In what weather are wild boar observed most often?
Most wild boar observations were recorded at temperatures of 0..10°C and air pressure of 1010–1020 hPa. This is an absolute count of observations, not an activity rate.
How can I find out when wild boar will be more active in my area?
The Huntgate activity forecast combines historical trail camera observations with the weather forecast for the coming days at your chosen location and shows an activity index by hour and by day.
Data: Huntgate trail camera observations in Latvia, aggregated nationwide without precise camera locations. Species are sorted by users and the AI; the user's sorting always prevails.