Hey guys – just back from tracking a boar that was shot last night and was hit in the front leg.

We started to track him at 9 am – after a couple of clicks and hours later he finally made a short return trail and a hook to the left and uphill – I knew he was close – after 100m dog lifted the nose so I let the dog loose and games and fun began – at the end I gave him a texas heart shot with 230 gr GSHV that knocked him on the snout – bullet ended in the head somewhere and didn’t exit.

So a cloudy dull morning turned out like an entertaining morning walk - sure better than a day at the office



A friend on the left hit him with .30/06 TIG bullet high on the front leg the night before.

Congratulations on your successful tracking, it's a good size boar indeed!

Weidmansheil to the successful hunter, tracker and dog! Here is to a job well done! Nice piggie, btw!

- mike

Mouse
I always enjoy hearing your tracking adventures and love seeing that beautiful dog.

Congrats on yet another success!!!

Thanks guys - will keep you posted if something interesting pops up - yeah love them boars - wish you were all there - there are only a couple of things in my book that can surpass a tango with a boar in the fresh snow

Very nice, how much did it weigh?

Mouse
My 7 month old Lab pup made her third find today on a doe my son shot. She is coming along very well. We didn't have a camera handy today, so here is a picture of her second find.

Boar was a yearling male live weight ~ 100kg, guted should draw 75kg.

Jeff keep it up, tho frustrating sometimes, at the end it is a rewarding work. Wonder tho - how does a lab behave if critter is still alive at the end and chase is needed?

Well looks like this guy has some more stories to tell - when skinned we found another bullet - wound was completely healed (my guess would be 2-3 months ago) - 7mm soft (my guess it is a Sierra BT) was shot from rear - it penetrated the skin but sliped along ribs and ended infront of his shoulder.



Marked green is a 7mm bullet path and where it was found, marked red is my 230gr GSHV "coup de grace"



Left 9,3 GSHV right 7mm Sierra