Here are some pics from my recent hunt for wild boar in Argentina using Argentinian Dogos. Having never hunted using a knife, it was very exciting! My son and I each took one. What do you think this animal weighed?

They told me 300 lbs but I am not sure. It took 5 people to pull it up into a tree for the skinning of the animal.






The dogos were quite an interesting animal. They seemed so calm and gentle until something started running away from them. The owner of these 3 animals told me that they killed a water buffalo 2 months ago.

How come you gents from down under do not comment on my boar?

Is he smaller than average for your boar hunts?

Do your boars look like this? I could not believe how long and thick his hair was. He looks nothing like out pigs that we hunt in the USA.

This trip was booked as a bird hunt with Jose Grasso of JJCaceria Outfitters. Jose then subcontracted with Dr. Juan Pozzi for the wild boar hunt. If any of you are interested in the hunt, just contact Juan directly about it.

Here is a picture of Juan in the center and Jose on the left with my son on the right with his hog which was not a wild boar. I believe that it was a "cimmaron or cinammon".



Here is another picture of the dogos, Juan on the left, and Jose on the right.



Here is another picture showing how wide this boar is through the shulders.



To hunt wild boar is very exciting and I was physically exhausted after the kill. I knew that it had an element of danger but I did not understand just how dangerous it was until it was all over! Allowing my 17 year old son to participate in this was not the smartest decision I have made as a parent. The good news was that noone got hurt.

I had never seen a wild boar previously and I was shocked to see how hairy and prehistoric they look.

This was a great hunt but not for the faint of heart!!! Juan and his dogos are excellent.

Ron L

That is a great boar mate, I have never seen a hairy one like that, much different to the ones we get here. Must have been a wonderful time with your son, I think your decision to include your son was a good one, he has had an experience he will never forget and is sure to look back on your time in Argentina fondly for the rest of his life. I never had the opportunity to spend that sort of quality time with my Dad, and have always regretted it.

I think the Dogos are one of the breeds that my State Govt. (Queensland) has banned us from owning, along with American Pit Bulls and Japanese Toza's in their bid to stop dog fighting and also to reduce animal attacks on humans. A real shame as responsible owners of these breeds would never allow them to get in a situation where they could attack.

Fantastic start in the pig sticking game!!

That's a big pig by any standards and must have been an interesting hunt armed only with a knife. I've only ever 'stuck' one pig and didn't care for it much, personally, I much prefer a good .30 cal! Can you hunt them with rifles in Argentina?

Good pig Ron glad you had a good time, our pigs would be of a similar size, a bit bigger in the teeth dept but its the small tusks that do most damage to the dogs. A lot of hunters use breast plates that cover the dogs from neck to over the shoulder
like this.