Got my first pig on Thursday night!
Under the expert guidance of John DM and Gerry Merry, my mate Mark and I went out and shot my first pig.
A very enjoyable couple of days/nights enjoying the hospitality of John and his better half. A great introduction to wild boar, I did"nt appreciate how big and solid they are until I saw them up close.
My thanks again to John and his Mrs, and to Gerry.
good shooting

pics mate, put up some pics!

Myself Kim and Gerry all agree it was an absolute pleasure to take you both out.Weighed it in today, it weighed 193lbs ( I was out on my weight judgement,soz about that).
V good shot under the circumstances and the game dealer was over the moon,no carcase damage ( I expect everyone will hear about the perfect shot placement)
The ole 30-06 aren`t too bad are they B.S ?

Mighty pig Brass.

That's a bit bigger than the two combined I have shot to date. Nothing like a slug in the ear to switch them off.....

nice pig!!!

Waidmannsheil!

Gentlemen, why don't you call them boars instead of pigs?

P.S. nice boar, Brass thief!

Because boar in English is the term for referring to a male pig. There is no specific name for wild pigs (like cinghiale) but for some reason it had become common place to describe wild pigs as "boars" which is really quite stupid.

Congratulations, that is a nice pig in anybodys book.

Well done.

BT,

Thanks for sharing and great job.

I don't know why but I seem to get this hankering to reach forr the .308 every time I see Piggie Piccies!!

The official party line is that we have them in our area but I haven't a clue where as I've never seen one.

Rgds,
FB

Brass

it was a pleasure to meet you and take you out on the Boar. Have you dried out yet?

Excellent fun and they never cease to get the juices going.

Congratulations BT, a rally nice boar.
Were you lamping or "moonlighting"
Are they found all over England, or restricted to sertain areas ?

Well Done BT... I'm green with envy!
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brass thief: Weidmannsheil!!

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Originally posted by brass thief:

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Originally posted by john.d.m
... Weighed it in today, it weighed 193lbs ...

Live weight or dressed?? The way John describes weighing it, it sounds like the "day after" - and so I assume: dressed weight. But when I look at piggie, it looks like a 50 kg size (dressed) to me. So what is it, dressed or live weight??

- mike

It was 193lbs with just the guts removed.

BT,
Well done!!
Hope you didn't frighten John when you turned up in that transit.

regards
griff

87 kg clean - thats a nice fat one! Congratulations, nothing better than pigs....they make deer look easy!

Rgds Ian

No matter what you call it, pig or boar, it's a nice beastie, well done!!

BT

Congratulations on a very nice boar.

Can I ask what county you were in?

Waidmannsheil Brass Thief, sounds like you enjoyed the hunt, Dom.