近・現代の日本におけるイノシシ猟及びイノシシ肉の商品化の変遷

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Changes in the hunting and trading of wild boar (Sus scrofa) and the distribution of traders in the Showa era between 1925 and 1989 were studied using two methods; the first was questionnaires which were sent to 419 branches of the Japan Hunters Association (JHA) in 34 prefectures, and the second was interviews with hunters and traders in 6 prefectures. Hunting big game, including wild boar, has become the most prevalent in recent decades. The most popular means for hunting wild boar since the 1920's has been to use guns and dogs. Wire leg traps have become wildespread recently. Harvested boars were currently being traded in 49.1% of the surveyed branches of the JHA. There were few prefectures in which broker or wholesale sales of wild boar meat were conducted before World War II (17.6% of the prefectures studied), but such sales have increased to include 67.6% of prefectures studied at present.