Pig Hunting???

[GrumpyTheSnake]

night Tan..


Geez.... what a night you had... that's why it scares the hell out of me when my hubby and his mate go. It's just them and 1 dog!!

 

[mungus]

One of the hardest feral pest to shoot with a longbow is the Fox.
Loooooovvvvvvveeeeee Fox whistling.
If you could see the destruction they cause during lambing season, it would shock you.
Have seen them eating the lamb during birth, not a pretty sight.
Pigs are my second favourite, then deer a close third.
Goats have to be over 35 inches [ horn spread ] for me to hunt them, as now a days the cocky
gets good money for them.

 

[GrumpyTheSnake]

They're getting good money for everything now....even rabbits!! But those foxes are a high priority too.

 

[mungus]

Yer, I heard that.
Some days i'd whistle in 20 or so foxes.
If I'd had a rifle, well there'd be 20 dead foxes.

 

[cris]

Yeah fox whistling is awesome fun, only done it a few times though. It also has the added benifit of bringing in the cats(primary target for me).
I kill ferals because of what they do to the ecosystem, not to protect the farmers destructive stock. The motive doesnt really matter though, its the end result of controlling them that counts.

 

[GrumpyTheSnake]

well for roo, fox and rabbit eradication, it's all shot. But dog and knife for pigs. Hubby's taken the bow a few times, but he's only new at that, so he's not a real good shot yet LOL. But hey.. .he has alot of fun trying!

And so true Chris. We're pretty lucky here... we don't have a huge feral cat problem. There's the odd handful, but no where near as bad as some of the areas.

 

[0_missy_0]

Could someone please explain what fox whistling is...?

As for the pig hunting etc, being a veggo, I think it's barbaric and I'd probably cry if I saw it happening lol, but....you gotta do what you gotta do....

 

[mungus]

A fox whistle mimicks the sound of a rabbit in pain. You find a likely spot and blow the whistle. Hopefully a nearby fox hears the whistle and decides to come have a look to see if there is an easy meal. Then you shoot the fox.

*note* readers digest version, there is an art to whistling

It certainly is an art form.
Thats why I love it !!!
You have to have the right whistle [ home made ]
The right location.
The full on camo gear
The fox [ or foxes ]
The perfect shot [ With a Longbow that is ]
Its definately a challange !!!!

 

[moosenoose]

Them rabbits are getting mighty huge!

 

[White Wolf]

Awww i want a big bunny :lol:

 

[tan]

HAHAHA Moose, you crack me up! Are you bored already at this time of the morning?

 

[moosenoose]

I am bored and the day hasn't even begun....I was robbed of my night last night and woke up on the couch before :lol: (oh well, time to make the kids lunches :lol

I think those guys from Jackass could dress up as a wild boar and run through some of those outback areas - now THAT would be entertaining!

 

[tan]

HAHAHA, I'm sure Stevo would be in it, love those guys! Now go make your lil kiddies some lunch - I'm off to do the same!

 

[RevDaniel]

Many years ago i remember going hunting on the back of a ute with my father and a couple of other guys. It was empty farm land so these guys used strong torches and chased the foxes in the utes whilst shooting them. All together they shot 13 foxes, 1 wild rabbit and a feral cat. It was a most enjoyable hunt.
My partners father lives lives and works on a farm, i asked him if her goes shooting. He told me that the farmers put bait out to poison the foxes.
I am sure that would have some affect on our wildlife though. Such a shame as i would love to go to his farm to go hunting. having been in the army i still have the camouflage uniform and the camo paints. maybe the trainning would come in handy.

 

[Colin]

I've never been pig hunting in my life, hunting is not really my thing. But I has some mates up the coast that used to like going feral pig hunting with just pitt bull terriers and bowie knifes :lol: (had a gun for emergencies). Apparently the dogs would attack the back legs of the pig to bring them down and you had rush in and cut the pigs throat with the knife. But it was a bit touch and go with those tusks.


Bit too excitable and dangerous for my liking.

 

[Colin]

Them rabbits are getting mighty huge!

geez :shock: what would it eat? scrub pythons and little children? Or huge lettuce?

 

[carinacat]

rednut... r u also known as bacon buster on the bulldog forums or was it just a saying u used?
carina aka sky13 (bbd)

 

[elapid68]

Here piggy, piggy, piggy..........

Bow hunted many moons ago (70-90lb variable Bear compound) and quite often used the Crossie as well until they made them illegal. Getting to old for that game now (or should that read "to lazy"???), so I now just stick to the bang sticks. 6.5 for Deer and the 30-06 for bigger/crankier stuff.
Got back from Deer hunting the weekend before last (Mmmmmmmmm nice full freezer).
When we first got to the Deer spot we had a bit of a scout around and found heaps of Deer sign. Sitting around the fire that night I told them I was going to a certain spot to do some passive hunting (laying there and waiting for the critters to come to me). One of the newbies asked if he could come with me. "If you're up you can come but I ain't waking you up". Sure enough I left camp next morning by myself. Found a good spot and got comfy. Had several skippys and bush chooks stroll past and about 2 hours later I see this newbie strolling along the tree line. Dopey bugger almost walked right in front of a loaded and cocked 6.5. Scared the bejesus out of him when I told him not to walk any further. :lol::lol::lol: He had never seen me in passive mode before and took him a while to find me (see below). By this time he's spooked everything so the shoot was over. Went out with the pup (18 months old) later that afternoon and got a small meat animal.
Had another passive hunt next morning and got two more.

We're heading out after the porkers in about 3 weeks. Been ages since the ol' 30-06 has barked in anger.
Be interesting with the pup, she's good on the Deer but never been on the pigs. Should be good to see how She'll go.

Me, Sook and our Deer
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m44/elapid68/Hunting/Hunt1.jpg


Me in passive hunt mode
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m44/elapid68/Hunting/Hunt3.jpg

 

[waruikazi]

I went last saturday with a neighbour and dogs, found lots of fresh holes and tracks but couldn't find a single porker. Oh well here's to hoping for the next time.

 

[nate13]

hi there im into pig hunting i moved ova from nz about 4 months ago havent been out over here yet still looking for a place to go ive got plenty of photos if your looking for some i can post them other wise go to www.lifesaboar.co.nz register then search the useres for me my user name is nate on it iv got some pics on there

cheers