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BOZ PEPPA
BY MICHAEL WRAIGHT DANE/BULL ARAB BULL ARAB WINNER
WORTH THE WAIT “I saw Boz go straight into a thick patch of long grass”
WOLFHOUND/PIT BULL

It was just over a year I finally got permission from led to a couple of dams. We got to the last dam, and They were treed quarry at 1.17km’s. I finally got About 20 minutes later, after taking a heap of
the property owner to come out to his place and have the dogs were keen as, so I headed in the direction the within sight and saw they had a good hold of a huge photos and chatting to dad, I yelled out to Kylie to
a look around for a few pigs as he said there a few wind was blowing from, with no jump, we had a bit Sow which I guessed her weight at about 110kg. I come up. Dad and I just went for a quick walk while
getting about after the rain. So my first thought was of a look around and headed back to the dam. About got in and dispatched her, got a photo and we went Kylie and Aidan were making their way up, we got
to call my dad Garry and sister Kylie to see if they 20 minutes later, the dogs flew off and hit the ground back to camp for a quick feed and ready for the next 100 meters and the dogs hit up again, then silence.
were keen to get stuck into a few. They both said yes, running. We looked ahead and saw two good sized walk. We got ourselves ready at our walking spot, I A couple of pigs run past us, but the tracker said
including my nephew Aidan who had been hounding pigs running from the dam. Peppa had hold of a good nominated myself to go high in the thick scrub near treed quarry 175 meters in the direction Kylie was.
his mum to come also. Dad would meet us on the Boar. I dispatched him and rode over to where another the top of the ridge with the dogs. Dad was going I ran down the steep descent to where they had
property at 6.30 on Saturday morning as he was dog Boz had a good Sow as well. Kylie took care of to be a little lower in the ridge and Kylie, and Aidan this Boar held. This pig had some good fight in him
coming from Charleville. We met up with the owners her, and we took a couple of photos, and that was us went out in the open with their rifles. I got around the and was giving it to the dogs. Dad said that was
and had a good chat. The owner wanted to get into done for the day. The next afternoon we went in the bend in the ridge close to where Dad saw the Boar the ginger and black Boar he had seen previously.
his cattle work, so I gave him a quick hand throwing car for a look to see where Dad saw the boar earlier cross the track previously. The dogs were getting keen We dragged the Boars to the closest bit of clearing
some lick bags on the ute. He said he’d give us a the morning before. On the way there Kylie and Dad by this stage. I saw Boz go straight into a thick patch we could get the quad too. The Boar on the ridge
brief outlay of the property as he was taking us to shot a Sow each out of a small mob. After a bit of of long grass where a huge grunt and hit up took wasn’t so easy, and my arms were hurting like hell.
our camp. So we followed him in our vehicles and discussion, the plan was to walk tomorrow late morning place. I stood for a moment to see where the other We hooked up the quad and took the Boars to a
reached our camp and dad said: “Did you see that to see if we could get that Boar. On Monday morning dogs were, and sure enough, they made their way good-looking tree to weigh them. The first Boar went
ginger and black boar cross the track?” I said, “No, Kylie and I went to check the furthermost dam on the to him and lugged up. I got to where I could see the 119.55kg, and the second went 108.15kg. I was
you’ll have to show me where he was later.” After block where we saw some pig tracks on Saturday. We dogs swinging off this massive Boar, what a sight. I stoked and could not wipe the smile off my face.
setting up our camp, we drove off to the back of the got to the dam, the dogs were only half keen, and so tried to tip him, but there was no way I was going to Two awesome Boars, so close together. That was us
property to have a look at the country and get to know I decided we should have a quick walk up through the be able to, so I just held onto him and finished him done for the trip, and we just chilled back at camp
our bearings better. Later that afternoon, Kylie and I gully. We were about 700 meters in, and Peppa,Leo off. After all the commotion I called dad over to have with a few beverages and a nice meal to finish the
jumped on the quad to check out a different track that & Boz took off. a look, he said: “Holy crap, he’s huge!” day. This trip was definitely worth the wait.
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