Thread: wild pig fights back

Originally Posted by mudgripz

Boar with good tusks can do alot of damage. Back in the day we had a number of dogs killed - ripped when approaching from front rather than sides for ear holds when bailing. Also saw wild boar turn and actually chase pigdogs in thick northern bush. Very scary when you're about 8, and you're only 10 meters away..

Old man got one particularly notorious boar in the South Waikato bush back in the 60s. It was very well known in the district - the Blackberry Gully boar - and over a number of years it had killed 17 dogs belonging to lots of hunters. Old man finally got to him when the dogs bailed him in a deep boghole, and nailed him with his jungle carbine. It was a big crossbred brindle boar and weighed 320lbs. 3" tusks. Little wonder he was too good for dogs - just too big. News of his demise was written up in Waikato paper of the day and mounted head still on my brother's wall True story..

Excellent!!!! Great story and great family heirloom with the mounted trophy - true meaning of a trophy in my book