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Author Topic: Cape York Hogs  (Read 482 times)

Offline Michael Baker

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Cape York Hogs
« on: November 29, 2012, 12:07:00 AM »
Well once the season has finished and 8 months of solid guiding has been all completed, the guide got to get some of his own.

I rang my mate and we headed back to the Cape before the wet started. We hunted for 2 days before the clouds opened up and dumped 3 inches of rain on the show. That spread the hogs out and made it hard to get them but we ended up with 16 good hogs.

I attempted to do what I did in January during the wet by taking a Trophy Class Hog with each type of Bow (Longbow, Recurve and Compound). I did it in 4 days then but this time I did it in 5 days but got better hogs including one set of tusks with the longbow going just under 10 inches long.

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The Salt Water Croc on the bank is in excess of 20ft and the one in the water 10-12 ft.

 

Good Hunting all
Mick

Offline The Vanilla Gorilla

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2012, 01:07:00 AM »
Well done mick!  Still planning on a 2nd trip out with you some day!

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2012, 04:23:00 AM »
I'm not shure what looks the meanest, bet both critters could put a hurt on you
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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2012, 04:26:00 AM »
Now those are some cutters!  Nice!

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2012, 06:57:00 AM »
Looks like a blast!
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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2012, 07:51:00 AM »
Awesome cutters on that bad boy!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2012, 09:05:00 AM »
Great job Mick. That the new property?

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2012, 09:17:00 AM »
Congrats, very nice!
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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2012, 10:40:00 AM »
He'd make a great Euro mount with those cutters,congrats.  :thumbsup:
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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2012, 10:42:00 AM »
Holy smokes!! Nice going.

Offline BigBucksnTrucks

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2012, 10:48:00 AM »
Thats a cool accomplishment!

What's up with the hogs snout in the second pic?  Maybe it's just the pic but it looks like he has one nostril hole in the middle of his snout.

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2012, 11:02:00 AM »
:thumbsup:
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Offline bill langer

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2012, 11:40:00 AM »
Nice ivory on those hogs! Well done!

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2012, 02:42:00 PM »
Nice monsters !!!

Mick, is your new property?

Offline Michael Baker

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2012, 04:37:00 PM »
Yes guys that is the New Property and the hogs are pretty good along with some great fishing. During a couple of hunts this year we saw up to 300 hogs on one waterhole. The drier it is the better.I think the best day we saw approx 600 hogs.

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2012, 06:09:00 PM »
Yikes!

That croc is a prehistoric monster! .....the hogs look like they come from a different planet too!

Looks like fun to me!

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2012, 07:48:00 PM »
Looks like some mean critters   :scared:    :scared:
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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2012, 07:57:00 PM »
Way to go Mick! Lord knows I really want to came back over there and chase after those pigs!

Congrats,

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2012, 08:10:00 PM »
Pretty neat stuff. Congrats~
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Offline Michael Baker

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Re: Cape York Hogs
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2012, 08:41:00 PM »
Bisch

Mate your welcome anytime, Hope to get to Oklahoma next year might be able to take a detour your way.

Cheers
Mick

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