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BRENDON LOLLER
CORY SMITH
BLUE DOG
Bullarab x Cattle

GINGER
Pitty/Stag x Bully

BY CORY SMITH & BRENDON LOLLER

HOOKY WA BOAR

Well, the hunt started the same as any other, my they will find that pig that’s trying to lay low. “Sure enough, we heard that sweet sound of a good bail”
I got there and Ace was on one ear and Blue Dog was
mate Brendon & I collared the dogs and headed Brendon & I got out of the Ute and I started on the other. He had a good set of hooks on him. I
south to a property about an hour away from town. to walk towards the water hole when both the yelled out to Brendon who was a few metered behind
We reached the spot where we knew some good dogs took off in the bush, and they were moving me. Brendon ran up and grabbed the boar to finish off
pigs were getting around. It was an overcast day fast. We ran back to the ute to get the trackers, the job. We realized we forgot a knife so Brendon got
not to hot with a nice wind around. Working the watching both the dogs work and waiting to see the dogs off and I made a quick run to the ute to grab
back of the ute today was our 2 bailers Blue dog a if they would hit up. Sure enough, we heard that it. After this it was time to carry the big fella out, we
Bull Arab x Cattle and Ginger a Pitty/Stag x Bully. sweet sound of a good bail, and they had him took turns carrying him on our backs. It wasn’t very
We drove for about an hour with the dogs only pulled up. We had my holder Ace an American far back to the ute but with that boar on our backs and
jumping once going 150 meters and coming back. Bulldog x American Staffy in the box. I normally crossing the creek line it seemed a lot further but we
They were looking keen but came up with nothing, run him in on a lead most days but thought got it back to the Ute eventually. Once we had some
so we kept on trucking through the bush and came to my self, not today. I let him out of the box, photos and we were all set we called it an afternoon.
up to a water hole. The dogs were looking keen and he took off through the bush. Brendon and It was a good Sunday afternoon run for Brendon and ACE
on the Ute. I said to Brendon, “they’re going to go I ran after him, running through the bush we I so we loaded the dogs and the pig up and started American Bulldog
here.” I stopped the ute, but they didn’t jump so I could hear the two bailers Ginger & Blue Dog heading back to town. Once we got back to town the x American Staffy
started to drive off, and they both got keen again, I barking. We got about 200 meters from the ute next thing to do was to weigh the boar. He come in at
stopped again and off they went. They ran straight & stopped to listen. I heard a bark from Ace. 77kg live, not a huge pig but he had awesome set of
to the water then come back to the Ute, but we I turned to Brendon and said “He’s barking, it tusks. We were stocked to be out in the bush enjoying
could tell there was something about as they were must be a good pig for him to bark.” With that what we love to do in Western Australian pig country.
still too keen. If you think there is something around we started running again, crossing a creek line,
it never hurts to get out and go for a bit of a walk. the dogs weren’t to far from the creek maybe
Get the dogs to follow you, and hopefully, another 100 meters.

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