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SUNDAY MATT & CASEY WINNER

FUNDAY ETHAN, STUART & CASEY

“The dogs were looking keen when Ethan spotted two good boars”

BY MATT TRAINOR We climbed up onto the plateau and set off around the

My mate Casey and I had made plans to go for a ridgeline. As we approached the last rise, we were going
run around one of the blocks we hunt regularly. We to check over. The dogs were looking keen when Ethan
planned to go for a run on Sunday and hopefully pull spotted two good boars, making a break for it. We shot
up some good fellas. The phone call was made to the over the rise and sent the dogs after them. After Casey
property owner, but he had asked if we were able to and I took off after the dogs, we realized neither of us
take a couple of his mates out for a run with us while grabbed our trackers, and the dogs were deep into the
they were visiting. Of course, this wasn’t a drama at neighbor’s property - this wasn’t an issue as we both
all. We set off from town and met up with Stuart and know them well. We worked our way up and down the
Ethan at the property. After saying g’day, and plating creek bank and through some thick Sifton bush when we
the dogs up, we were straight into it. The first creek heard them. Casey sprinted off as I tried to keep up (as
we hit we had a mob-run off. The dogs nailed a little usual). When we got there, we were happy to see the
boar in the creek before running on to get another dogs had landed the better of the two boars and he had
small sow up the paddock. As we headed up into some decent little hooks for the area. We set him up for
the back of the property, the dogs looked keen and some photos. Then we let the neighbors know what had
eventually after a little while we came across another happened and asked permission to go in and collect the
mob. They flew off the back and caught one each, boar so we could weigh him. He ended up going 71.2kg
both around 40kg live as we headed back towards live weight — no monster by any accord but a good pig for
the front of the property. We had one last paddock to this area. He will definitely be one to remember; meeting
check that still held a bit of feed in the harshness of some new mates, Ethan sticking his first pig, and good fun
the drought. all around. Exactly what hunting should be all about! 63
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