France
Wild Boar Trophy Hunting in France
Spot and stalk and high seat for a trophy wild boar on a private 600 hectare estate near Toulouse. Not driven shooting. Flat trophy fee.
Duration
2 hunting days
Game
Trophy wild boar
Method
Spot and stalk, high seat
Ground
Private 600 ha estate
From
3,450 €
The hunt
What to expect.
Wild boar trophy hunting in France on a private 600 hectare estate one hour from Toulouse, by spot and stalk and from high seats rather than driven. Two hunting days and two nights, open year round, one trophy boar included, from 3,450 € per hunter. Organised by Univers Chasse Peche, licensed French travel agency, Atout France n° 031950034, APST member. Your Professional Hunter ages and approves the animal before the shot, and the trophy fee is flat whatever the tusk length.
Why wild boar hunting in France is usually driven, and why this hunt is not
Wild boar hunting in France is overwhelmingly run as driven shooting. Beaters and dogs push animals past a line of standing guns, the shooting is fast and offhand, and nobody chooses the animal. It is good sport and it fills a freezer, but it gives a hunter almost no control over what ends up in front of him. This hunt works the other way round. On a managed estate of 600 hectares one hour from Toulouse, boar are taken by spot and stalk on foot and from high seats over established trails, which means the Professional Hunter assesses the animal, ages it and approves the shot before anything is fired. For a hunter travelling from the United States, where wild pigs are usually treated as vermin with no trophy standard at all, that difference is the entire point of the trip. Univers Chasse Peche, a licensed French travel agency, Atout France n° 031950034, APST member, organises the stay end to end.
What counts as a trophy boar here, and how it is measured
The animal targeted on this estate is what continental hunters call an old keiler, a solitary mature male with fully developed tusks and the heavy, scarred build that comes only with age. There is a measurable threshold rather than an opinion. A boar qualifies as a trophy when the outside part of the tusk exceeds five centimetres, roughly two inches, which is a standard you can check yourself against the SCI records rather than take on trust. Mature males commonly run between 165 and 330 pounds depending on age and season, which is another figure worth reading twice for anyone whose reference point is a hundred pound feral hog. The trophy fee is flat. It does not move with tusk length, there is no grading scale, and there is no conversation about the invoice at the end of the hunt when the animal turns out better than expected. On a species where tusk measurement is exactly the kind of thing that invites a supplement, that policy is worth as much as the animal.
How the hunt actually works on the ground
The estate is laid out for selective hunting rather than for volume. Several feed stations, established game trails and high seats positioned over the most productive routes give the Professional Hunter a picture of which animals are using which corridors before a hunter ever climbs into a seat. Dawn and dusk are the active windows, and the day is built around them, with the middle of the day left for rest, the range or trophy work. Every shooting angle is assessed and approved by the PH before the shot, which is what makes the hunt selective in practice and not just in the brochure. Season matters more than most visiting hunters expect. Cooler months bring boar to the feed stations earlier and far more predictably, so October to March is the comfortable window even though the estate hunts year round. Bow hunters are welcome on this ground, with the reservation that a bow needs closer range and closer range needs more evenings, so extra days should be planned rather than hoped for.
The estate, the other species and getting there
The ground is a private, fenced and actively managed estate of 600 hectares, about 100 kilometres from Toulouse Blagnac airport and roughly an hour by road. Fenced and managed is stated plainly here because it is what makes the hunt work, it puts resident, free living and genuinely wary animals on ground the team knows animal by animal, and it removes the seasonal calendar that governs free range boar elsewhere in France. For a hunter flying in, Toulouse is a major international airport with direct European connections, so the trip is one transatlantic leg, one European connection and an hour of road, with no domestic hop at the French end. Two other species share the same ground, European mouflon and red deer, available as trophy or cull animals, which is why a wild boar stay here is very often extended rather than taken on its own. The estate is self contained, with a fifty metre running boar range under camera control, the lodge and the hunting ground all on the same property.
A licensed agency to organize your wild boar hunt in France
Univers Chasse Peche is a licensed French travel agency, Atout France n° 031950034, APST member, fully insured, with more than thirty years of experience organising guided hunts. The Atout France licence governs the sale of travel in France and APST membership places a financial guarantee on the sums paid before departure. For a hunter wiring a deposit from another continent, those two lines separate an organizer bound by French travel law from an informal arrangement with no recourse if the dates move.
The agency is based in Toulouse, an hour from the estate, so the ground, the team and the logistics are known first hand. One contact runs the file from the first enquiry to the trophy leaving the country, covering dates, the temporary French hunting licence, firearm import formalities or rental on site, transfers, the addition of mouflon or red deer to the stay, and taxidermy and shipping afterwards. What is demanding about the hunt, the patience an evening in a high seat asks for, is said before booking rather than discovered on the second night.
The ground
Why this area.
- Spot and stalk and high seat hunting, not driven shooting, your Professional Hunter selects the animal before you shoot.
- Mature old keilers, solitary males with fully developed tusks and the heavy, scarred build of age.
- Flat trophy fee, fixed whatever the tusk length, with no negotiation at the end of the hunt.
- Measurable trophy standard, the outside part of the tusk exceeding 5 cm, about 2 inches.
- Year round availability on an actively managed, fenced estate of 600 hectares.
- Three species on one ground, wild boar, mouflon and red deer, as trophy or cull animals.
Day by day
How the hunt unfolds.
Practical details
In the field.
Hunting method
Spot and stalk on foot and high seats positioned over established game trails and feed stations. Dawn and dusk are the active windows. Every shooting angle is assessed and approved by your Professional Hunter before the shot. Mature males commonly run between 165 and 330 pounds depending on age and season. Bow hunting welcome, additional days usually needed. Shotgun rental included, rifle rental on request at 50 € per day plus ammunition.
Accommodation
Main lodge with 8 en-suite bedrooms in single or double occupancy, indoor swimming pool, bar and restaurant in a separate traditional stone building. Two cottages, 3 and 4 bedrooms, for larger groups. All meals and open bar included throughout. Non hunting companions welcome.
Planning your trip
Paperwork and climate.
Formalities and rifles
Temporary French hunting licence included, valid up to 3 hunting days. Rifle rental on site at 50 € per day plus ammunition is the simplest route for a hunter flying from the United States. Hunters bringing their own rifle receive the documentation checklist in advance.
Access and season
Toulouse Blagnac, about 100 km and roughly one hour by road, airport transfer on request, price on application. The estate hunts year round, and October to March gives the most comfortable conditions, since cooler weather brings boar to the feed stations earlier and more predictably. Dress for long, still evenings in a high seat.
What the hunt includes
Included and not included.
+ Included
- 2 nights in the lodge, en-suite
- 2 hunting days, fully guided by a Professional Hunter
- 1 adult trophy wild boar
- All meals and drinks, open bar
- Transport on the estate
- Field trophy preparation
- Temporary French hunting licence, up to 3 hunting days
- Shotgun rental
- Access to the 50 metre running boar range
− Not included
- International and domestic flights
- Airport transfer from Toulouse, price on application
- Additional hunting day with lodging, 420 € per day
- Trophy fees on additional animals, see the table below
- Rifle rental, 50 € per day, ammunition extra
- Observer, 500 € per trip, shared room
- Taxidermy and shipping, tusk 40 €, tusk on wood panel 175 €, shoulder mount 800 €, plus shipping
- Gratuities
- Personal, liability and cancellation insurance
Trophy fees
Additional trophy fees.
| Species | Fee (in euros) |
|---|---|
| Wild boar, additional male with tusks | 2,500 € plus 20% VAT |
| Wild boar, cull young male | 500 € plus 20% VAT |
| Mouflon ram, trophy, flat rate | 2,500 € plus 20% VAT |
| Red deer stag, 10 points | 2,000 € plus 20% VAT |
| Red deer stag, 12 points | 2,500 € plus 20% VAT |
| Red deer stag, 14 points | 3,000 € plus 20% VAT |
One adult trophy wild boar is included in the package price, and its fee is fixed whatever the tusk size. The fees above apply to additional animals only, quoted excluding VAT at 20%. If an animal is wounded with clear evidence of a fatal wound, the full trophy fee is due and is not refundable.
Open season
When to go.
Open all year
The estate hunts trophy and cull wild boar year round, season 2026 2027. October to March gives the most comfortable conditions and the most predictable movement, since cooler weather brings boar to the feed stations earlier in the evening.
In pictures
Hunt gallery.
Our previous trips
Trophies taken.
Your questions, our answers
Frequently asked questions.
Driven shooting pushes animals past a line of standing guns with beaters and dogs, and nobody selects the animal. Here the boar are hunted by spot and stalk on foot and from high seats over established trails, and your Professional Hunter ages the animal and approves the shot beforehand. You get control over trophy quality rather than volume.
A measurable threshold rather than an opinion. A boar qualifies when the outside part of the tusk exceeds 5 cm, about 2 inches, which you can check against the SCI records. The animal targeted is an old keiler, a solitary mature male with developed tusks and the heavy build that only comes with age.
Mature males commonly run between 165 and 330 pounds depending on age and season. For a hunter whose reference is a feral hog, that is worth reading twice. Weight is not the trophy criterion though, tusk development is.
No. The fee is flat whatever the tusk size, and the base animal is included in the package price. There is no grading scale and no conversation about the invoice at the end of the hunt if the animal turns out better than expected.
No. Rifle rental is available on site at 50 € per day plus ammunition, which avoids the import file entirely and is the usual route for hunters flying from the United States. Shotgun rental is included. Hunters bringing their own rifle receive the documentation checklist in advance.
Yes, bow hunters are welcome on this estate. A bow needs closer range and closer range needs more evenings, so plan additional days rather than hoping to finish inside two.
The estate hunts year round, and October to March is the comfortable window. Cooler weather brings boar to the feed stations earlier and more predictably, which lengthens the usable evening in a high seat.
Yes, both share the same 600 hectares and are hunted from the same base with the same Professional Hunter, as trophy or cull animals. Additional animals are charged on the trophy fee table, and extra hunting days with lodging are 420 € per day.
Yes, 500 € for the trip in a shared room. The lodge has an indoor pool, a bar and a restaurant, and the two cottages suit parties mixing hunters and companions.
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