Wild Boar Traditional Hunting is indeed at a crossroads. Even hunting pests like wild boar is needed by farmers to pay attention to the balance of nature. As a hunter, you must always adhere to the conservation principle.
Indonesia has a large hunting area. Java which has high poaching potential. Hunting apart from controlling pests also generates foreign exchange for the people at hunting locations, such as providing transportation, accommodation, guides, trainers and various other supporting professions. This is a hunting tourism destination in Indonesia.
Pangandaran has beautiful natural scenery. This region is heavily dependent on plantations and agriculture as well as marine products. Hunting invitations are usually issued by residents, because wild boars are harassing their crops. But there are times when the boar does not show its nose. But don’t worry, Pangandaran has villages that are still inhabited by wild boars such as in Langkaplancar District, Pangandaran District, Cigugur District, Cijulang District, Kalipucang District, and Padaherang District.
Pangandaran started making wild boar hunting and fighting pigs with dogs as a new tourist attraction. This tradition, originating from the Tarumanagara Kingdom, continues to develop in Pangandaran. Because, topographically, Pangandaran has extensive forests and hills, which are suitable habitat for wild boars. In addition, if the pig population explodes, people’s plantations and rice fields will become targets. The activity of hunting pigs is only armed with traditional spears and each hunter is accompanied by a trained dog.
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Pangandaran Regency has begun to make wild boar hunting and dog fighting pigs a new tourist attraction. This tradition in the community is expected to be able to attract tourists to come to the Land of the Thousand Goa in West Java.
Indonesian Wild Boar Hunting Association always holds regular wild boar and wild boar hunting competitions and tourists can take part in hunting which is a tradition of the Pangandaran people in the mountains where the majority are farmers and ranchers.
Communities in hamlets in Pangandaran Regency often hunt. They have a Pest Exterminator Team. They have their own hunting schedule, “and have a reliable type of hunting dog that can support wild boar hunting, the dogs commonly used for hunting are purebred and crossbreed dogs such as pitbull. Actually hunting wild boar originates from the kingdom of Pajajaran. This custom was brought to Pangandaran, as is well known, many Pangandaran people migrate and live in Pangandaran, such as in Pangandaran and Cijulang Districts.
The geographical factor of Pangandaran Regency, which is a beach and fortified by hills and mountains with extensive forests, further enriches this hunting habit. Even wild boar is often a pest that interferes with farmers’ crops.
Departure preparations and hunting equipment ranging from traps, spears to traditional wild boar hunting and hunting dogs, personnel preparations.
Pick-up to the hunting location and provide directions from the instructor on how to hunt wild boar in Pangandaran which aims to safely eradicate garden pests that are very disturbing to residents which is of course very challenging adrenaline.
Setting traps is not that difficult, we are directed to install them in places where wild boars will pass, which will later be trapped and enter into the nets that we set and to protect tourists, they are given weapons and accompanied by reliable hunters for the comfort and safety of tourists who join the hunt. which of course is very challenging.
Traditional hunting activities in Pangandaran are hunting using hunting dogs to fight between dogs and pigs and when there is an opportunity to smother us we stab using traditional hunting spears passed down from generation to generation as a weapon that is considered sacred by the people of Pangandaran. to immobilize the Boar.
After noon the hunt is stopped and they rest for a while with the food that has been brought, tourists are prepared with a lunch of Liwet typical of Pangandaran and young coconut to refresh their bodies after a day of hunting.
After carrying out the hunting tour, tourists will be invited to visit a coconut sugar factory which is one of the largest coconut sugar producing creative industries in West Java. Tourists will be given an understanding of the process of making Pangandaran coconut sugar from the process of taking the sap water to the process of ripening the sap into sugar to the process of printing and packaging sugar until the sugar is ready to be sold.
After carrying out the all day tour, the event was finally over and the participants returned their pig hunting equipment and carried out the closing activities. I hope you don’t get bored traveling to Pangandaran because there are still many places and locations that must be explored. Have a safe trip.
