Good, Chris that's what we are supposed to shoot, yearlings. We call them "bêtes de compagnie" (= herd animals) or "bêtes rousses" (red pigs).

We have the same saying here, never shoot the biggest, first or last pig out of a band (= leading sow). Big boars are solitary and may be shot but errors do happen if dogs and boars get to fight, so that bands are blown apart and that big "mamas" run alone (this is most certainly what happened to mine).

Thanks André,

I have just recently spotted some boar activity at my lease, I am so looking forward to follow the progress.

Best regards Chris.

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Originally posted by TrackersNZ:
Some great pictures and a good discussion.
Our Wild Boar are not so big by comparison.
The largest boar I have personally shot was 236 pounds (Just over 100 kilograms)
I have always dreamed about shooting a Boar of 200kg.

Apologies for my initial mispell of Slovakia.
Mouse: It is Slovakia where I will hunt.
I do have a Slovenian hunting with me in 2008.

This hunt is a return favour by some Slovakian friends who hunted with me in 2007. I will go there after the hunting exhibition in Salzburg.

From the Slovakians I learned the initiation tradition that you must beat the newly blooded hunter across the arse with a stick, as he lies across the back of the dead animal.
This is when he shoots the first specimen of a new species.
The beating must be done by a hunter who has already killed an animal of this species.
As you can imagine I ended up switching/beating the crap out of the Slovakians, as they shot many species that do not exist in Europe.
However now I think it will be their opportunity to revenge.
I just wander if the Europeon Boar is considered something different than our Wild Boar (sus scrofa) by these same beating rules.
I will also hopefully hunt Mouflon and anything else that moves. With the Mouflon I am safe.

Hey Griff , does this remind you of a "Hilltop scene on Arran"?

The biggest boar can be shot in the Balkans,Romania,Bulgaria and Russia.
The biggest I've shot was 250kg alive and biggest I've seen was shot by my client,340kg.
Genetic is the most importatnt thing to have big beasts and the food can help it.
Unfortunately I don't know how to put a pic here because it would be interesting to see some of them.
I've been in Slovakia and Slovenia for hunting a wild boar and mouflon and the experience was great but driven boar hunt weren't that successful.
This year I'll have a few groups in Croatia for driven boar and can't wait to see the result because the population is 30-50% bigger than in the last year.
When I finish with that I'll go to Slovenia visiting my mates stalking in the Alps.

Artemis1
don't forget Turkey, they have very big boars.

Artemis1
Is the rise in wild boar numbers a regional trend or is it across the whole of Croatia and what is the reason for this 30-50% rise from last years numbers? .
Also where do you run your hunts in Croatia?. I have shot there for the last two years and am going again this next month .

Bob

Hi Bob,
The number goes up because of uncontroled breeding. Last week 2 sows came in front of me with small piglets. The source of food helps a lot as well as global warming. The same problem occured in most of Croatia but some estates shoot them all the time during summer and autmn. On estates where I operate we save them for driven boar season rather. In 4 estates I MUST shoot at least 2000 boars this year. It's not easy and we could have a great fun. Maybe we meet in Croatia because I have to spend there whole November with my clients. Anyway every month I have to go there at least twice just to be sure that my estates are managed properly. Sorry for my bad English, I'm Croatian.
I operate in a few private estates in different regions where we have only limited number of commercial hunts.

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Originally posted by Steve Malinverni:
Artemis1
don't forget Turkey, they have very big boars.

Yes they say so but clients who went this year were very dissapointed in Turkey. In 10 days they shot only a 50kg boar. One of them than went with me to Croatia and shot a 240kg tusker on third night.

At last sucess!!!!
I was in Slovakia for 6 days. We hunted for Roe Deer in the early morning and Wild Boarduring the night. It was the three days before and three days after the full moon, so sitting inthe tree stand from 6pm till 2pm. For 5 nights I see nothing, I heard some but they did not com efrom the bushes. With four of us but only two rifles, we all sat in diffeent seats and in different areas, always my seat, nothing. Two of the other guys shot a Boar each, one around 40 kilo and one maybe 70 kilo.
One guy with no gun had a large Boar walk under his stand.
Finally the last night, a new area, not far from the Polish border. First females come with young. Then a bear. Then finally round 10pm a small dark object in the clear space in front of me. I raised my Bino's to check, and all I saw was Big Teeth...whoooh... the dark object was just the legs and underbelly of a large Grey Boar. I looked to my companion, the owner of the land, he gave me a nod, so with out hesitation, I put the Swarovski crosshairs on the shoulder and bang!!! the .308 Blaser dropped him in his tracks. I thought nice, at last a nice big Boar, what I did not realise was that this was a huge Boar, until I stood in front of him. More than 200 Kilo and with very big teeth. I am exceptionally happy, this is something I have dreamed for, in a long time.







I also got nice Roe Deer, Mouflon and a very big Fallow Deer.
This Outfitter was very good.

Waidmannsheil, my Friend!

That is a VERY nice Porker.

Well Done!

That's bigger than many bears!

Excellent result, especially when you travelled so far for the opportunity.

Rgds Ian

Nice one,can we have few more photos of other animals

Fantastic, that is a great boar.

I'd love to see the other trophies too.

FALLOW BUCK
Shot in Czech Republic, they were Croaking, saw 6 good bucks, and many females and younger animals.

More Butt Whippin' in Slovakia.
The Roe Deer were about in good numbers, but big bucks scarce. A combination of High Seat and stalking the crop stubble along forest edges. This one was quite long, but uneven points. The boys said "No good for breeding"
Gun was avery old CZ in 300 win mag, with a very blurry Meopta scope. Owner was insulted that I should want to test fire it...
My centre shoulder shot, ended up taking it's throat out...????? Lucky.




Only saw one buck that they reckon would have been silver medal. Got the drop on me.
Great hunting.
Didn't realise what a small target those Roe Deer are.
Wish we had them in NZ.

This was the third time I have tried for Mouflon, previously shot a smaller Ram.
This one around 212 CIC (So they tell me)
So quite a nice Gold Medal Ram.
Stalked in the Mist and falling leaves of Autumn.




Some great hunting available in these Eastern Europe countries, and a very pleasurable experience. (Apart from the beatings)
Every animal shot was accompanied by much toasting and backslapping.
The plonk was nasty...very nasty
I learnt to toast for the 3 legs. Each time a full tumbler of what was probably 80% alcohol.
Jolly times.

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I learnt to toast for the 3 legs. Each time a full tumbler of what was probably 80% alcohol.
Jolly times.

left leg, right leg and ....
I though only us, Estonians, had a habit of drinking a toast for our "little friend"

Congratulations, those are really nice trophies.
I wish you many more jolly times to come!

TrackersNZ

Where did you get the synthetic stock for your blaser?

Fantastic trophies, a really high quality bag!

How many years old was the mouflon?

I think 6 or 7 years. I'm sure some of the local experts on this site can probably confirm. The previous Ram I shot two years ago was similar age, but only half the body size and horns. (Shot in Spain.) This one was a very solid beast, but didn't like the 300 win mag 180 grain slug through the heart from front on. Extracted the bullet, back near the pelvis.

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Originally posted by D99:
TrackersNZ

Where did you get the synthetic stock for your blaser?

I am also curious where you found the synthetic stock.

Those are some really nice trophies!!!

Artemis1,
I had many photos of the Turkish big boars.
Hungary, Romania, Bulgary, Ukraina, Turkey and Georgia too are the countries where I would like to go to hunt Wild Boars.

About your friends, hunt is hunt, if it was absolutely warranted the result we had less pleasure and interest.
I heard story of people unsatisfied because have spent ten days in waiting red deer rut and the rut begun the day after their departure.

But I heard also the opposite stories.

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Originally posted by Steve Malinverni:
Artemis1,
I had many photos of the Turkish big boars.
Hungary, Romania, Bulgary, Ukraina, Turkey and Georgia too are the countries where I would like to go to hunt Wild Boars.

About your friends, hunt is hunt, if it was absolutely warranted the result we had less pleasure and interest.
I heard story of people unsatisfied because have spent ten days in waiting red deer rut and the rut begun the day after their departure.

But I heard also the opposite stories.

Ciao Stefano,
There is no question that in every country you can find some big boar but the problem is that they have every year less and less of them. Money can do a lot to spoil everything.
There is nothing absolutely warranted but on well managed estates you can always make some predictions and that can be the advantage. If that was not a case we could basicaly promise everything, deliver nothing and still earn some good money.
The thing is that on the market you can find so many examples of both but in truth only a few are good in their business.
Even though I've shot many boar and some good trophy I'd like to get one outside of Croatia. Only non feced animals interest me.

Now the trophy hangs on my wall...


Wild Boar Tusks. Slovakia Oct 2008

Does anyone have experience with hunting Wild Boar in Azerbaijan?

I used to travel to Baku alot, never had the chance to get to see any hunting though.

I'm late on this thread, hadn't seen it before Waidmannsheil TrackersNZ, that is a very good Keiler, body size is immense! You had a good hunt, that Mouflon is also very good, Dom.

What a Mouflon and Fallow deer

Waidmannsheil

Seloushunter

The Boar hunt was near a village called Brezno, Slovakia close to the Polish border. It was high alpine country, big fir trees, a wild and beautiful place.
It was a huge pig, as much as I could ever hope for in Europe. The tusks, long but not so thick, but I think still a gold medal.
The Fallow and Mouflon were shot in Czech. The Roe Deer, not too far from Nitra, Slovakia.

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Originally posted by Pric65:

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I learnt to toast for the 3 legs. Each time a full tumbler of what was probably 80% alcohol.
Jolly times.

left leg, right leg and ....
I though only us, Estonians, had a habit of drinking a toast for our "little friend"

Congratulations, those are really nice trophies.
I wish you many more jolly times to come!

I'm going boar hunting in Lithuania again this October. We will have to stop off again at the supermarket in Riga to stock up with enough vodka to fuel all these toasts and bread beer for breakfast

TrackersNZ and John,
I have experience for wild boar hunt and I live in Azebaijan. But actually our wild boar trophies. What exactly you would like to know?

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Originally posted by Steve Malinverni:

Hungary, Romania, Bulgary, Ukraina, Turkey and Georgia too are the countries where I would like to go to hunt Wild Boars.

But the biggest Wild Boars are from Ussuri-Taiga. Up 200+ kg!!!....

and Belarus


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