Looks like the World is chock-a-block of wild boars experts, therefore let me chime in as well !
 
Wild Boars Cull - Aussie style - methods applied :
 

1. First shoot few kangaroos for the bait and leave the carcasses in the field to rot (If it is all possible !)

 
2. Advertise in local paper - "Attention All Australians currently visiting UK ! Unlimited pig shooting, do-it-yourself pig shooting, 20 pounds per person per day "access fee", rifle hire 7 pounds p/p/d, bring your own ammo, your own swag, your own grog . No trophy fee, no bag limit" (There should be oodles amount of those blokes up there all ready for some "Great Outdoors" - pig shooting, like at home!)

If there is a healthy response to that, on every weekend you will be able to welcome teams of 2-3 persons of browny Aussie characaters who will comb the woods for you on their own accord while you count their money keeping an eye on those Aussies. And you tell the farmer - look, I am doing whatever I can, I am employing a huge manpower of Down Under Pig Experts to get you out of the trouble. And tell those Aussies to stay away from deer, they tend to blast at whatever moves in the woods while on pig shooting exercises. They will probably come with their own vehicles - it most probably be a 4x4 with shooters bench firmly welded to the roof rack (With safety belts in place and beer can holders also welded firmly and handy) and they will engineer in a split of the second a search light devices of every description imaginable to ease their job. 1500 rounds per person for the weekend will be the norm. (That's why you should stress to them - own ammo !) Three or four weeks and about a couple of dozens of Aussies later, there will be no pig in sight! By this time you should be some 500 pounds richer! And eternal gratitude from the farmer and the Aussies!
 
3. Build the trap. Use the iron wire welded "mesh" the concreters use to reinforce concrete slabs, those things they put on the ground first before they pour the concrete all over when they build driveways and such. Those are made of 1/4 inch wire, come in sheets 2400x1200. Make a circle say 15-20 feet diameter sinking this wire two feet into the ground. Use 2-3 sheets if necessary and reinforce the structure with star pickets here and there as you see fit.Otherwise a corrugated iron sheets - same size. Tie everything with fencing wire. Construct a trap door, again use a wire as a hinging devise and that door does not neccessarily have to have a spring. Just make sure it opens one way only - inside. Every night dump all your household rubbish in the middle of it - do not use plastic bags, just do it the same way like it was done in Dark Ages - a bucket full of food scraps, empty egg shells, some eaten apples, tomato, all this vege metters. Once the trap is full of pigs (Should be a few inside every night, but do not kill or remove those who are already in, they will attract their mates to come and pay them a visit saying - hey, you there, come here and join us, there is a free tucker, mate!)

Once the cage is full, get 12g double barrell shotgun, buck shots and dispose of the lot. THEN, AND ONLY THEN DISMANTLE THE TRAP if you care for your legs etc.
 
4. Tree stand, car battery, some wires and electric dog - that means a strong 500 000 candles torch light. Wire all up and switch the lamp from time to time swaying it left or right in the night. Once you see a pig, just fire. Repeat the procedure as long as neccessry. It probably pays to change the position of your tree stand from time to time.

 
5. Dogging. Have some pig dogs on the back of your ute (pick-up) and drive slowly along the bush trails, if any. Sway your search light left and right. Once dogs jump out of the ute, follow the noise, strong torch light in hand. When dogs keep the pig at bay, there are two ways - either deliver a coup-de-grace with centerfire (Watch for the dogs!) or go behind the pig, grab its hind legs, turn it over to the side onto the ground (Left hand still holding fast on pig's hind leg, don't let it go for Christ Sake !),and with right hand stab the pig in a heart with a bayonet. Husqvarna Brand Made in Sweden military WWII vintage bayonet is the best. You should be able to get one at local disposal store. (Jon, you may try that in your realms, I guess there are some strong lads in Sweden and Norway who will enjoy that ! All our lads in the Outback hunt pigs that way before they are big enough to get their first rifle !)

 
6. If everything fails, hire a chopper and sweep over the area. in a day time and get them from aloft. In the first few minutes all creatures big and small will be on the fast move and you will be able to concentrate on pigs first. Use semi auto if you can and watch for deer. Make sure spend shells are not flying onto the pilot's seat and onto the dashboard, bloody annoying for the driver! And for God's sake, never ever point the barrell upwards 'cause you may shoot the blades off!

 
7. If still no success, the last resort is to come back to the farmer's household (When farmer is away) and say to his wife - "Listen luv, I have got an important business to attend in the town so I  have to go now. But look, I will leave you the rifle here and when you see the pigs coming, you just aim at the bastard through your kitchen window and just pull the trigger, all right ? Station girls are usually lot more efficient in shooting pigs through their kitchen window then we real hunters are. And they are working out the firearms mysteries real quick. You and Farmer keep pretending some pressing bussiness keeps both of you away from the house until she shoots all pigs. It usually works.....

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