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My friend Brooks asked me to post these photos of his big warthog. He will tell the story himself. Here he is sitting behind his trophy. Note that the tusks looks smallish, but this is due to the very big size of the warthog. Brooks will state the measurement and weight himself.  How do you like this for length of pig? Brooks can state his length himself.  OK Brooks, it's 'over to you'! In good hunting. Andrew McLaren Andrew McLaren Professional Hunter and Hunting Outfitter since 1974. http://www.mclarensafaris.com The home page to go to for custom planning of ethical and affordable hunting of plains game in South Africa! Enquire about any South African hunting directly from andrew@mclarensafaris.com After a few years of participation on forums, I have learned that: One can cure: Lack of knowledge – by instruction. Lack of skills – by practice. Lack of experience – by time doing it. One cannot cure: Stupidity – nothing helps! Anti hunting sentiments – nothing helps! Put-‘n-Take Outfitters – money rules! My very long ago ancestors needed and loved to eat meat. Today I still hunt! | ||
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Andrew, Thats a nice Vlakkie. Congrats to the lucky hunter Gerhard FFF Safaris Capture Your African Moments Hunting Outfitter (MP&LP) Proffesional Hunter (MP&LP) History guide Wildlife Photographer www.fffsafaris.co.za | |||
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n Moerse Vark. Nice Pig | |||
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That's a great pig!! I saw some really big bodied pumba's in RSA but they seemed to have a sixth sense whenever we got into the area. You could see them take off from a long way away while may of the others just hung about. It was the only time I thought Bow hunters would have had an advantage as the pigs were coming to water where the blind was, but I didn't wat to rifle hunt over water. Rgds, FB | |||
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HELLUVA HOG!!!! | |||
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One brute of a Vlakfark.  Arild Iversen. | |||
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I told you in earlier post of hunt to S.Africa how things could go wrong. Where I had lost luggage, plane problems etc. I did manage to take this warthog. This warthog was one of two animals I took while in S. Africa this last August, the other was a waterbuck. This warthog weighed in at 246.5 lbs. The body is so big the tusks looked so small because of its body size.But the warthog tusks came in at 13 inches not the largest but respectable. I shot this in the northern cape while visiting a ph friend. He had heard about it raiding a maize (corn) field and several hunters had tried for it and but no luck. After several days of hunting the warthog. It made a fatal mistake. As you can see it, it is now mine. I am going to have it made into a life size just because of its size and the difficulty of taking it. Brooks | |||
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Brooks, good on ya! After only 1 trip, my favorite was piggie hunting. Mad Dog | |||
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246 lbs is absolutely enormous. May have to do some alterations to a Warthog form to do it justice! Nice pig. | |||
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Well said Wendell Pigs that live in the maize are BIG!!!!! I shoot a lot of them, but that size is special.... Congrats! Charl van Rooyen Owner Infinito Travel Group www.infinito-safaris.com charl@infinito-safaris.com Cell: +27 78 444 7661 Tel: +27 13 262 4077 Fax:+27 13 262 3845 Hereford Street 28A Groblersdal 0470 Limpopo R.S.A. "For the Infinite adventure" Plains Game Dangerous Game Bucket List Specialists Wing-Shooting In House Taxidermy Studio In House Dip and Pack Facility In House Shipping Service Non-Hunting Tours and Safaris Flight bookings "I promise every hunter visiting us our personal attention from the moment we meet you, until your trophies hang on your wall. Our all inclusive service chain means you work with one person (me) taking responsibility during the whole process. Affordable and reputable Hunting Safaris is our game! With a our all inclusive door to door service, who else do you want to have fun with?" South Africa Tanzania Uganda | |||
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Now that's a Toad! Congrats, LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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I saw a monster like that once up in the Limpopo near the Kruger boundary, only he was a very dark gray, almost blackish. And, like this old boy he was smart and not willing to give you any time at all to take a shot. Congratulations on a magnificent trophy! | |||
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