Originally posted by Marksman Max:

That being said, I personally don't think it's worth taming boars. Their only purpose when tamed is to be killed for their boar meat and leather scraps, and it's far easier and more efficient to kill boars out in the wild than it is to try to breed a bunch of them. Also, while Leather Scraps are needed for a lot of recipes, they are NOT a unique drop from Boars and can additionally be acquired in both Sunken Crypts and Frost Caves. There are other animals that can be tamed that actually provide things apart from their loot drops.

To each their own, but each star a boar has doubles the drops, aside from trophies. No star boars? Yeah, better off hunting. Two star boars? Depends on how much boar drops you want, and whether you prefer spending a little extra time hunting vs the long-term investment of putting together a farm. Some people like that, the same way they like building elaborate bases. Though, it's worth noting that you can "pause" a farm if you've got plenty of supplies, because the boars won't starve to death or anything. And later on, when boar meat becomes less useful as viking food, it still has some uses. Sure, taming boars is totally optional, but you might be underselling it just a bit.

A rather important aspect that hasn't been mentioned yet is that you need to protect those boars. New players might not realize that incursions can be quite deadly to tamed boars, without the proper precautions.