Ned Makim 116 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 G'day, I've read a few things about boars and boar hunting on your site so I thought I'd add these from 2009 for interest's sake. The dogs are our own family (Makim dogs) and we expect each dog to be able to find, stop and hold whatever boar they meet. Sometimes it means you have one dogs on a boar on his own but a smart dog with heart can do it if you do your bit and get in and put your hands on the boar. Anyway here goes. That's me with dogs Ted and Stan and two boars we caught at the same time 50m apart. Son Paul with a couple of boars. The dog is Betty. The dog in this pix is Donna. She caught this one. Ted got this one. Bob (Ted's brother got this one. Cheers 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Son Paul celebrated his 24th birthday in October with a 10 pig haul including two good boars. Hannah holds one of the boars. (We don't stand off taking pix on the battle. Paul just clicks as he runs in and whatever comes out, comes out. This method has produced some outstanding shots when cropped etc). Paul and Hannah and their catch. Our mate Simon and Tess one of our dogs bred by another mate of ours Scotty. The boars on the truck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Paul with Stan. Me with Gina and Mary Paul with Mary. The dogs find the pigs and grab them and then the hunter either rolls the pig and ties it up or kills it with a knife. We might have four dogs on the truck but only one or two are free to hunt out at any time. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davidlloyd 16 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 (edited) first clase pics of good dogs well done. david Edited December 25, 2009 by davidlloyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Thanks mate, Here's another pix of Hannah working.I bred her and she works for my son Paul. She has also produced a litter of pups that has made an outstanding start. Very happy with them. Hannah is an energetic and effective finder and she has a ton of guts. Lovely passive bitch the rest of the time... Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waidmann 105 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 nice looking dogs doing some good hard work there mate whats the average weight of the ones in the pics? they all look to be over 100kg! and some good tusks there too( if the same as in europe where 2/3 are inside the jaw?). on a couple of the pics the dogs have ear holds is that something they have learned? lots of pack"stoppers" use this to draw them to a halt but soon let go when they learn they are at the wrong end ( i have worked boar with terriers and they tend to latch on anywhere the best holds have been the snout,balls,tail. obviously we need more dogs to cover). i hope to see some more of the same pics mate. atb and merry xmas to you and yours. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 The pigs in the pix would probably average about 70 kgs to kgs dressed weight. The dogs grab the ear or the cheek and hang on. They don't care they are at the pointy end. That's the point of the dog. With the boar held like that it leaves the back end free for the hunter to grab. We grab the back leg and then either stick the pig in the chest standing or flip him over to tie him up or stick him in from the throat into his chest. It's fairly physical. This is a 94 (dressed weight) Russell (the dog) stopped in the sorghum about the beginning of April 2008. We got four for the morning after a sneaky walk-in at about 4.30am. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 And re the tusks. Yes like icebergs, most is in the jaw. Around here a set of teeth three inches or 75mm of ivory out of the jaw is a good set of hooks. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Very nice dogs mate, What a lucky man you are,, Atb For 2010 fella Yis T 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davidlloyd 16 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 thay are a game bunch you have mate david Quote Link to post Share on other sites
INTO THE DARKNESS 0 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 thay are a game bunch you have mate david yes mate some very nice looking dogs there a tb for 2010 i.t.t.d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awen 29 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 great pics mate wish we had quarry like that,happy hunting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullmatt 5 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 AWESOME. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wee gemm hunter 8 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 You guys must be as gemm as your dogs, wish I would have went to Oz when I had the chance this country is fxxxxd,long live the Aussie P.M. Awrabest guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Great post and pics Ned, Lots of folk on here enjoy reading articles from abroad.Keep em coming MERRY XMAS OZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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