Thread: Gsp for pig hunting

and that is WHY a finder bailer is worth far more than a boofheaded holder...... they seldom get hit/hurt and keep pig in place till you can shoot it.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

and that is WHY a finder bailer is worth far more than a boofheaded holder...... they seldom get hit/hurt and keep pig in place till you can shoot it.

true but have not seen many GSP etc work well on pigs even bailing - exceptions sure - but then Mickey Duck - me bush hunter not pig hunter - so whatever works I guess - we used to use my mates mothers pure bred boxer - loved pigs -

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

and that is WHY a finder bailer is worth far more than a boofheaded holder...... they seldom get hit/hurt and keep pig in place till you can shoot it.

Don't need to be stitched up so often either, vet bills will be smaller.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

and that is WHY a finder bailer is worth far more than a boofheaded holder...... they seldom get hit/hurt and keep pig in place till you can shoot it.

@Micky Duck When I was a young fella my mate had a finder/bailer called Snow. He used to go miles finding, which was a problem pre-tracking collars. But man, could that dog find and stop boars! It was amazing watching him bail. He would stand 10 metres away, and often more, but any time the boar tried to break he'd whip in and anchor him to the spot.

Often we'd be going to the bail and Snow would come up to meet us, often 25m away from the boar. But the boar would stay there bailed. After checking where we were he'd go back down and bail again. It all sounds counter intuitive; but I've never seen a dog get so many boars, and also not have them break on him. The only time you had trouble was if you had a young dog with no sense yet, rush in and spook the boars. But usually; the boar wasn't too rarked up and would just sit there until a lead pill interrupted his day. Snow would hold small pigs though. He was an amazing dog.

A mate of mine used to run plain eyed heading dogs and was a consistent boar "getter". Again, it stood off bailing and never spooked the boars. Often pigs that other hunters had been chasing for yonks. Mind you; I wouldn't mind a dollar for the amount of times that the "boar that everyone wanted to catch" was taken by a goat hunter sneaking along in the morning and was in the right place at the right time! Much to the chagrin of the local pig hunters!

Another mate tried using his sheepdogl a strong eyed heading dog as a finder/bailer. He was a great finder, if you could work out where he was! He wouldn't bark; just eye the bailed pig. Of course; that was before tracking collars, so was a bit of a mission finding him! Anyway; it was a fail. And he decided he was too good a sheepdog to risk anymore on pigs...

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

@Micky Duck When I was a young fella my mate had a finder/bailer called Snow. He used to go miles finding, which was a problem pre-tracking collars. But man, could that dog find and stop boars! It was amazing watching him bail. He would stand 10 metres away, and often more, but any time the boar tried to break he'd whip in and anchor him to the spot.

Often we'd be going to the bail and Snow would come up to meet us, often 25m away from the boar. But the boar would stay there bailed. After checking where we were he'd go back down and bail again. It all sounds counter intuitive; but I've never seen a dog get so many boars, and also not have them break on him. The only time you had trouble was if you had a young dog with no sense yet, rush in and spook the boars. But usually; the boar wasn't too rarked up and would just sit there until a lead pill interrupted his day. Snow would hold small pigs though. He was an amazing dog.

A mate of mine used to run plain eyed heading dogs and was a consistent boar "getter". Again, it stood off bailing and never spooked the boars. Often pigs that other hunters had been chasing for yonks. Mind you; I wouldn't mind a dollar for the amount of times that the "boar that everyone wanted to catch" was taken by a goat hunter sneaking along in the morning and was in the right place at the right time! Much to the chagrin of the local pig hunters!

Another mate tried using his sheepdogl a strong eyed heading dog as a finder/bailer. He was a great finder, if you could work out where he was! He wouldn't bark; just eye the bailed pig. Of course; that was before tracking collars, so was a bit of a mission finding him! Anyway; it was a fail. And he decided he was too good a sheepdog to risk anymore on pigs...

- dont care pig hunters dont like it - love sneaking around just me and nailing those big buggers - just me and rifle - love it - yes pisses of pig hunters but ya wont stop me - show me pig sign and Barry stalk mode

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

@Micky Duck When I was a young fella my mate had a finder/bailer called Snow. He used to go miles finding, which was a problem pre-tracking collars. But man, could that dog find and stop boars! It was amazing watching him bail. He would stand 10 metres away, and often more, but any time the boar tried to break he'd whip in and anchor him to the spot.

Often we'd be going to the bail and Snow would come up to meet us, often 25m away from the boar. But the boar would stay there bailed. After checking where we were he'd go back down and bail again. It all sounds counter intuitive; but I've never seen a dog get so many boars, and also not have them break on him. The only time you had trouble was if you had a young dog with no sense yet, rush in and spook the boars. But usually; the boar wasn't too rarked up and would just sit there until a lead pill interrupted his day. Snow would hold small pigs though. He was an amazing dog.

A mate of mine used to run plain eyed heading dogs and was a consistent boar "getter". Again, it stood off bailing and never spooked the boars. Often pigs that other hunters had been chasing for yonks. Mind you; I wouldn't mind a dollar for the amount of times that the "boar that everyone wanted to catch" was taken by a goat hunter sneaking along in the morning and was in the right place at the right time! Much to the chagrin of the local pig hunters!

Another mate tried using his sheepdogl a strong eyed heading dog as a finder/bailer. He was a great finder, if you could work out where he was! He wouldn't bark; just eye the bailed pig. Of course; that was before tracking collars, so was a bit of a mission finding him! Anyway; it was a fail. And he decided he was too good a sheepdog to risk anymore on pigs...

great story mate keep it up appreciated we will meet one day and have a beer

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

great story mate keep it up appreciated we will meet one day and have a beer

@Barry the hunter Good idea; I'm only down in Stratford.