Uhunt Weekend Boars

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  • Posted By : BRISTLE UP
  • Posted On : May 03, 2019
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  • Category : PIG DOGGING » STORIES
  • Description : "All I saw was Panda getting flung in the air like a rag-doll. When I got there, Panda and Ruger had the boar, and Tikka was barking right in its face like she was ten foot tall."

Overview

  • Finally, a weekend of fine weather and nothing planned.  It was arranged to go check out a new property out west.  Along for the ride were my father Daryl Ehrlich and his dog Ruger a Boxer/ridgeback cross.  I also had my two dogs Panda a Bullarab and Tikka a Bullarab x Dane/Bandog. Tikka was only six months old, and this was her first trip. After close to a three-hour drive we finally arrived. We stopped by the river to let the dogs have a stretch and a drink as we didn’t know what to expect for the drive into the camp. As we were driving in I spotted a mob of pigs across the river, quickly grabbing the knife and tracker we let the dogs off. We had to wade across to the other side. By the time we got to the other side, the pigs were long gone, but Panda took off on their scent. 

    In the distance we could see the mob had broken into two, Panda went after the big mob but then smelt a stronger scent of a boar off to the left; after about a km of running Panda pulled up a small boar about 40kg. By the time we got there, both dogs were on the pig, so we finished him off and headed back to the Ute. A short drive later got us to the campsite, after unpacking and putting in some set lines we were off again. There was a big lagoon close to the camp, so we decided to walk it. We got about ¾ of the way around, and the dogs started to look keen. About a minute later that beautiful roaring sound of a big boar rang out.

    We started running towards the sound, and all I saw was Panda getting flung in the air like a rag-doll. When I got there, Panda and Ruger had the boar, and Tikka was barking right in its face like she was ten foot tall. I rolled the boar over which was a good workout as he was about an 80kg+ boar. Dad told me that he thought we had missed out on the pig as he saw about a 60kg boar running off past him.  After some praise to the dogs and a few happy snaps we kept going and decided to come back and get the tusks in the morning. When we got back to camp, we checked the lines and caught a few yellowbellies and had some dinner then went to bed. What a night’s sleep; dad ended up bringing an extra camp chair instead of a bed, so he had to sleep on two dog beds put together. It was so hot, and all I had was blankets in the swag which you had to be under or get eaten alive by mossies. And to top it off Ruger was barking all night at either pigs or a dingo. 


    The morning finally came around, so we rechecked the lines catching a few yellas, and then headed out again. We went and collected the tusks off the boar and then hunted the opposite side of the river from the day before. Only about 200 meters from where we crossed the dogs got keen again, and a few minutes later the dogs had a sow; once again it was good to see the young pup getting in and having a go. We dispatched of the sow and kept going, Dad, and I split up so the dogs would work more ground. I got a call on the UHF from dad saying there were pigs on the fence line, so I raced across there to find a few sows and suckers. Panda ran over to the mob but a little sucker ran past him whom he couldn’t resist, and he chased it around. Tikka was also chasing a sucker around, but it was a bit too fast for her. Tikka came in from the side and hit it head on; it was awesome to see the pup stepping up and catching her first pig at six months old considering it was the third pig she had seen in her life. After taking some photos of the massive beast well in Tikkas eyes anyway, we headed back to camp to conclude our trip. On the way home, we made plans for the next trip out west.

    Written by Boyd Ehrlich