05 February 2022, 20:49
Charlie64A last minute 'Keiler'
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I had been sitting on a maize bait since 20:00 hrs. A couple of roe deer came and went. I decide that at 01:30 hrs I would call it a night. Sweeping the the ground with my thermal camera at 01:15 I picked up a single pig. He approached the edge of the clearing and then went back into the woods. This happened a number of times over then next 15 minutes and then, without hesitation, he walked to the furthest 'maize hole', broadside on to me, and started feeding.
I put the crosshairs on his shoulder and the Norma .30-06 did the rest. A 10 minute wait and then my Springer bitch led the way to the dead pig. 85 kgs dead weight and 3 pushing 4 years old. I was pleased. A good pig to take.
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06 February 2022, 02:14
30.06kingHi Charlie,
I noticed you had not posted for a while and guessed maybe it was due to hunting. Good to see your continuing success with pigs and that's a very nice Boar. If that was mine I'd be keeping that jaw.
Cheers
GRANT
06 February 2022, 06:53
Big Wonderful WyomingWaidmannsheil, nice keiler!
06 February 2022, 09:59
georgeldHowdy Charlie:
Been missing you mate.
Just wondering since you shoot so many.
While in the Army over there. We spent a month
each fall at Grafenwier. Romels training grounds.
I ran a watering point. I never saw any pigs, but, tracks every morning. I couldn't leave milk and containers of food in the creek or they'd be torn up next morning.
One of the guys stopped there on a road grader
and shut it off to wait for me so he could wash the mud off.
Jim was plumb scared when I got there. Said a bunch of hogs had treed him and he had whacked several on the head with a shovel and didn't seem to discourage them any. Of course at the barracks that was fresh ammo to rag him about.
Good to see you're still playing the game.
George