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WINNER

BY LUKE TRAN

UNLUCKY

BIG BOAR

“an absolute cracker, standing behind a tree watching us”

Myself and a mate went out for a mid week run to try possibly picking up the scent from the mob. With this
our luck hitting up on a few pigs. We arrived to block, boar having a fresh set of legs, he was trying to blow
plated the dogs, and set out on our way. We walked the dogs, but they pulled him up at about 600 meters.
a few km and over a rocky ridge towards the creek I said to my mate, you get your dog and come find
below. As we got about 100 meters off the creek the me. So I started running the 600 meters to attend to
dogs took off, as we ran in not far behind them, we my dogs. I saw them battling it out in the creek, so I
started seeing pigs running in all different directions. didn’t hesitate, and I jumped in to give them a hand.
With pigs going everywhere, the dogs split up in pairs Dragging him out and reaching for my knife, I realized
and managed to get hold of a good sow and a little it was missing. I knew it was going to be impossible to
boar. We dispatched of the sow then ran over to other try and get three dogs that were pinned on the ears off.
dogs, as we got to them we noticed another pig not far Having no knife I rolled the big fella over, kneeling on
away. He was an absolute cracker, standing behind a him with all my weight I took my bag off and grabbed
tree watching us. We got in an dispatched the second out a ratchet strap, and tied the big boy’s legs together
pig as quickly as possible to run the dogs on to try and and waited for my mate to attend. We dispatched him
hit up the good boar. We run them on, and my three once my mate arrived and he didn’t disappoint us, he
dogs spotted him and took off after him. My mate’s was a cracker pig. Was definitely a hunt to remember
dog ended up going in the opposite direction, but best to never leave your knife in the car.