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When booking a new African safari some hunters like to shoot little pieces of white paper, sometimes even moving ones. Others like to shoulder their cannons and aim at the TV. Others prefer to practice their long range skills on metal plates. Well Aussies like pigs. And like to practice on a lot of them.    Alan Moon, an Aussie outfitter who hunts in Cape Yorke Peninsula of Far North Queensland, wants to help you prepare for your next safari. He is offering a wild boar and scrub bull hunt set aside for double rifle hunters. Of course you know us Aussies only hunt pigs as preparation. Sometimes it takes many of these hunts to truly prepare for a safari  | ||
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John, All I can say is that I really regret not having hunted while I was in Australia for a few months in 1988. Looks like you guys have some good fun downunder! I was told by some guys in Cairns that hunting boars with knives isn't uncommon. Being young and having more guts than brains at the time (which might still be the case! ), I was intrigued, but we had to move on so we didn't get a chance to join them.Were they bullshitting us? Have you tried this? Is it as dangerous as it sounds? Erik D. | |||
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Quote: Erik Absolutely not, they were not bullshitting you at all. Thousands of Australian hunters hunt pigs with a knife or bayonet. They hunt the pigs in thick country with a small pack of dogs. These are holding dogs but also may have baying dogs as well. The pig is sighted or the dogs get excited indicating they can see or smell one. Then the dogs are released and the hunter runs after them following by sound. Eventually the pig will tire and stand to ground and the holding dogs will go in and attempt to hold the pig. Obviously they need to be quick to avoid tusks. The hunter will come in, flip the pig by the hind legs and stab it with a knife to the heart, despatching the pig. You gotta be fit! No I haven't done it. You need to be nearer to good populations of pigs to keep the dogs in, or travel to them more often. A friend of mine locally has 4 or 5 dogs he uses for this. The dogs sometimes are outfitted with heavy studded leather breastplates for obvious reasons. | |||
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In Hawaii, they call that "Poka Da Pig." They also like to hunt pigs with a pack of dogs and stick 'em with a longass knife or a bayonet. The last trip I took back there was about three years ago and everybody tried to get me drunk with that cane hooch and go hunt pigs that way. I got so out of it with that moonshine that I passed out so they could never put me on one of pigs with a pig sticker.   | |||
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Want real cape buffalo charging practice? Try one of these. Aussie scrub bulls. They often charge on sight of humans, some say are tougher to put down and much meaner than a water buffalo. My bet is you will get more charges from scrub bulls than either cape buffalo or water buffalo anyday. See Alan is using a nice U/O double in .400/.350 and not for no reason (when he isn't using his .470).  The old "red bull". Details of the hunt from Alan: Quote: And remember if you have wives and a family along, the Cairns area doesn't  have much for a family to do, except pristine long white sandy beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, an Aboriginal cultural centre including boomerang and spear throwing and also art, some propaganda, didgeridoo playing (and buying), a mountain hippy colony, Port Douglas is just to the North, wonderful golf courses and fantastic seafood restaurants. Your President Clinton even played golf there and ate at the "Rock Lobster" (name?) restaurant. Me too, the giant mud crab is devine!  Your wife may want you to hunt there again! Alan has done a good job on me by sending me all these photos. I may be hunting on the hunt myself. Just to get the Jeffrey in practice for a cape buff, of course  .There is also a thread on the Australian hunting forum: Double rifle hunt in the Top End If you are interested Alan's contact details can be found here - Alan Moon Safaris & Videos< !--color--> | |||
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Well I went hunting scrub bulls with a bolt action and then I wished ........ < !--color-->  | |||
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You have trophy fees for scrub bulls? I thought that they were vermin. | |||
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Most outfitters charge a trophy fee on scrub bulls which can be very reasonable. Ask Alan for his prices. We are not talking African prices here. You would find the trophy fee substantially goes to the landowner. A lot of NT outfitters even charge hefty trophy fees for pigs on a buffalo hunt! Everything introduced is classed as vermin here if you ask the "authorities". From rabbit to water buffalo, and everything in between. If you asked the Aborigines they would probably add the "white fella" too. Fjold I don't know whose profile graphic is more dangerous, yours or mine. People have said it to me, now I will say it to you, "Stop pointing those at me!" or at least smother me in them | |||
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NitroX, You know some good advice? If beaten, admit it! You beat me very well. I admit it. For some time now I've been thinking of a suitable snide remark about Fjold's profile graphic. Every time I see it, I think about the making of a snide remark. But only for a moment, then I start thinking about the profile graphic, and the making of a wisecrack remark is forgotten! Verewaaier. | |||
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