Thread: Driven boar shooting

Originally Posted by Danny

I'm just giggling about 'these pigs would piss over the average nz pig dog' story...
I caught a pig today chaps. I'm happy but wet.

Well done on the pig Dan. The European boar are huge! Not trying to take anything away from kiwi hunters, but the boar are double the size of ours. Wouldn't be impossible, but you'd need some serious dogs to stop and hold a European boar.

Kj

or a plurry good ball dog..... bigger they are to be sure but a good balling dog and bailer should keep one stationary long enough to sneak in and pop it.
Ive watched heaps of these videos of this fella...yip he can shoot fast and well...BUT its a big calibre he KNOWS where pigs are going to run and you can bet your left nut the video you see is 5% of what is filmed
give a fella who shoots a rifle for a living the same targets and they would do just as well. heck that's easier than some mobs of goats as they are going in same direction and range is 100yards or less.
size of pig dogs isn't everything in fact at times smaller/ calmer/less aggressive is better. pig thinks "piss off will ya" and stands there as little shit bites his nuts if he moves, he not under huge pressure and thinks he has situation under control..right up till his final headache.
put big agro dog or dogs there and he has two choices..fight really well or run like fuck.

Originally Posted by Danny

I'm just giggling about 'these pigs would piss over the average nz pig dog' story...
I caught a pig today chaps. I'm happy but wet.

well we didn't but got wet and gorse prickles thou, having said that even went for a deer first thing and same result.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

or a plurry good ball dog..... bigger they are to be sure but a good balling dog and bailer should keep one stationary long enough to sneak in and pop it.
Ive watched heaps of these videos of this fella...yip he can shoot fast and well...BUT its a big calibre he KNOWS where pigs are going to run and you can bet your left nut the video you see is 5% of what is filmed
give a fella who shoots a rifle for a living the same targets and they would do just as well. heck that's easier than some mobs of goats as they are going in same direction and range is 100yards or less.
size of pig dogs isn't everything in fact at times smaller/ calmer/less aggressive is better. pig thinks "piss off will ya" and stands there as little shit bites his nuts if he moves, he not under huge pressure and thinks he has situation under control..right up till his final headache.
put big agro dog or dogs there and he has two choices..fight really well or run like fuck.

Yep. Well said. Big boars are often the easiest to pull up and bail IMHO.
My dogs bail.

cheaper vet bills as well

Yip, I ran a pack of 5 dogs for over 10 years myself and have caught one or two boars before. I mainly used bailers too, so I'm not just talking out of a hole in my arse.








Kj

Half a rifle there KJ

Originally Posted by Chop3r

Half a rifle there KJ

Yeah mate, shot 2 pigs that day with it. It stated the day as a whole rifle, but didn't come home that way :-)

we didn't say you had a fat arse, your hunting pedigree is well recorded here. Your input is well received as along with your experience in your job, you have a lot to offer. Ha ha I had a shottie that ended up like that after a bad day with the dogs especially with one dog on possums. Man hug

love the HUGE tail wag in bottom photo...looks like he still bailing for the camera.