hogs... Danderous Game???

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

Originally posted by Rik:
Fellow Northwest Bowhunter,

That little video clip probably has a lot to do with why I am going to spend a full month in far northern Australia this summer, living in a small tent and hunting big, bruiser boars with heavy wood arrows.

I blame Bob. I would have been a normal, sane elk hunter totally content to limit myself to the Rocky Mountains if not for him sending me that video clip years ago. Been a big-boar addict ever since.

(Not to mention a Hill-bow fanatic)

You have a good life my friend, I am with you as I am hoping after I meet a couple Trad gang members we are going to scout some southern Oregon hog hunting sites and hope to get a steady supply of fairly free pork.

Bob loves hog hunting above nearly everything else and it is for the excitement of it.  I can hardly wait and envvy you for the trip you are making.  Good luck and bring back stories!!!

[Rik]

Five weeks man, five weeks and I'll be climbing the steps on the first plane.

Three long days later I will finally land in Weipa.

From there, well, let's just say. . . Australia time is way slower than Mexico time, if you get my drift.

Big boars are prime on the menu, as are Marlin, barramundi, goats (the tasty ones), and whatever the winds lead me to.

Hmmmm. . .  I wonder if a 75-pound Hill can put down a scrubber?

. . . Time will tell, time will tell. . .

[Ben Maher]

Rik...75# Hill or Sunset Hill for that matter will be more than ample for a scrubby...
Enjoy our fish , watch out for the crocs and snakes and remember that big Pigs only count when shot with wood arrows!!!
hehehe

looking foward to you posting  pics when you get back ...

Ps I'm In Idaho this sept [area 2 and 21a ]  .....

Ben

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

I think there are probably only 2 or 3 animals on Earth a 75# Hill might be underbowed for.

I can hardly wait to read about your adventures.

[Mark U]

Ric, three days to get there?  Better plan on four or five.  Or did you forget the last time?  

  The incident with the bag of broadheads in the carry on backpack.  Remember?

  The incident with the leatherman tool in the carry on backpack.  Remember?

  The incident at customs with exotic wood.  Remember?

  All the wasted time we spent in airports came about because of Ric getting strip searched.  He evidently fits the profile of some terrorist.  Security zero's in on him like a dingo on a wallaby.

[Mark U]

Here's the mileage chart for where Rik is going.  In kilometers, of course.

 

It's shaped almost like Idaho.

 

[Rik]

Mark,

No worries this time Mate. I've changed my middle name to Muhammed, that way they will know for sure not to "profile" me.

You forgot to mention when they confiscated my ultralight collapsible fishing pole. Apparently it was a highly dangerous weapon capable of incredible mass destruction.

Ah. . . this is all bringing back some good memories. I wonder if they still brew cold, frosty XXXX down there. . .

[texas woody]

Hey Terry,
Outdoor Life Aug 2010 issue, just received it, has an article about whitetail attacks including a man who was killed in 07 in Georgia.

[Apex Predator]

They can be dangerous.  This guy got knocked down and cut from his neck clear to the top of his scalp with one tusk swipe!

 

[Ragnarok Forge]

That looks like it hurt.  Did he get the hog?

[texas woody]

I haven't seen this but I know guys who use dogs that have had to stich more than one dog on the tailgate.

[Apex Predator]

Yeah, they shot the hog.  It was a dog hunting thing, and this guy was the least experienced one in the group.  He thought he could hold down a 300# boar by himself.

[Ragnarok Forge]

That gives a whole new meaning to stupid hurts!  Moral of that story.  Shoot em, don't tackle them!

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

As the Duke said...

"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne

[RC]

That fellers lucky to be alive. What if the cut had started 6 inches lower.RC

[piggy]

This is from one of the lads In Australia who had an encounter with a Hog last week, Hog's dangerous game Yep.
 


You can read the story here

 http://www.aussiebowhunter.com/showthread.php?t=29527

[Ragnarok Forge]

"Tis Meerly a Flesh Wound!"

I might have to buy some Kevlar pants for our trip to Oz next year.  That would put a damper on a hunting trip.

[piggy]

Originally posted by Ragnarok Forge:
"Tis Meerly a Flesh Wound!"

I might have to buy some Kevlar pants for our trip to Oz next year.  That would put a damper on a hunting trip.

You"ll be right mate, its not the wound you have to worry about it's the possibility of infection, some years back a young fella had to have a leg amputated due to the infection from an attack by a pig.

[Ben Maher]

Piggy's right..it is the infection that will do you in . Chewing on carrion gives a good chance to carry lots of great lil' friends around. And if you are chasing them up far north Australia its about as geographically isolated as you can get . But its all about the adventure eh !
Clay ... they don't attack that much, but when they do you just have to be careful.I figure if you can guys can live with bears that'll climb a tree , you should be ok with a measly 200kg tusker!  I'm always more concerned about sows with little ones than I am about solitary boars .

[Rattus58]

Originally posted by tradtusker:
Not Sure
I dont put them in the "Dangerous Game" category.
Sure are awesome to hunt though.

That's probably cuz you've never been treed by one....