Ned Makim 116 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 The dogs won't be involved. The start of the trapping is all local info with landholders telling me where the dog has been seen, heard or active (dead sheep etc). Then it's about looking for tracks as dogs will use roads and worn stock pads to do their rounds. Then it's a matter of setting up traps and scent lures to work the dog into particular area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cathunter 8 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 What a great read how has the training vid come along? as i'd really like to have a look if at all possible. how did you go with the feral dog trapping? a few months ago i got told of a feral dog trapping course that was held in NSW, but missed out as it was over by a couple of days when i got told about it but that's just life. this thread has to be one of the best reads i've read on THL, if not the best. not pissin in your pocket, got a lot of respect for your morals and your hunting and training style (pig specific). all the best and keep up the great work regards cathunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 What a great read how has the training vid come along? as i'd really like to have a look if at all possible. how did you go with the feral dog trapping? a few months ago i got told of a feral dog trapping course that was held in NSW, but missed out as it was over by a couple of days when i got told about it but that's just life. this thread has to be one of the best reads i've read on THL, if not the best. not pissin in your pocket, got a lot of respect for your morals and your hunting and training style (pig specific). all the best and keep up the great work Thanks. Still working on the wild dog but I have caught a few more pigs while I've been looking...The video will come after the Ebook which has stalled a bit ATM. I'll post some more pix soon. Cheers. regards cathunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BITCH 135 Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 ned, this thread just cost me 3.5 hours of my life but i consider it time well spent!!! if only our countrys dictators had your countrys hunting and immigration laws!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spec 45 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 just read this whole topic start to finish Ned, and have to say you've opened my eyes to a whole new world of hunting. Just wow...I'll keep reading it as long as you keep writing it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Sorry it's been so long between drinks fellas...the Game Council job is taking me out of circulation in some ways and dropping me right in it in others. I've been doing a bit of law enforcement and that has been interesting. I can't understand why blokes just don't get a licence and hunt legally. The government makes available 4,000,000 acres of public land to hunt in my State and provides training, education and support. Crazy that some people still want to steal game... Anyway, this is what it looks like at dawn in the mountains when we are catching illegals... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 On to the dogs and hunting... Paul bred an accidental litter and I've grabbed one of the pups. His name is Trevor and he is a product of BJ and Suzie. They are brother and sister from Kevin and Hannah. Both have the same father, Russell but different mothers. Kevin's mother was Cathy and Hannah's mother waqs Milly. He's very chunky and very hairy and about two and a half months old. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) And just so you don't think I've become a shadow boxer...I'm still chasing pigs... I got this one on Tuesday on a day off. There were a couple of pigs in the open and when I approached a real monster stood up out of the grass. I put Mary on their trail and the big boar ran straight across in front of this boar just as Mary was about to catch. The big boar left his mate to deal with the dog and me, cunning b*****d. This was a good boar but he looked like a pup beside the other bloke. I hope to get the chance to have another crack at the big fella but it might be two years before I see him again...might be two weeks too. That's Roger in the pix with me. He stopped the spinning after Mary did the stopping. Roger hits like a hammer. He's Trevor's uncle. Edited July 7, 2011 by Ned Makim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 By the way, the blaze orange hats and beanies are Game Council stuff. It's a safety requirement fopr hunting on public land. I wear them on private land too to wave the flag and also so the GC will use the pix in its mag or on its website. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cathunter 8 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 some great pics, looks like some great views for up there trevor's a solid looking pup, really like the ruff coat and the different coat markings. hope he goes well for you. please keep up updated on his progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Thanks for the continued interest everyone... And cathunter, sorry I didn't answer your questions before. I'll catch up now...the training vid is all written and just has to be shot...and the dog trapping is on hold because the dog appears to have moved onto a different range of hills in another bloke's patch. I'm looking for more wild dogs though... I'm in the process of tearing down the old shack we live in and having a new house built so I'll throw up some pix of that once it's underway as well. It's been a bloody pain in the neck I can tell you but should be worth it in the end. All that and it was -11 C here this morning and a pipe at the old house burst. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 While all that stuff's going on I'd like to show you a few other dogs. These belong to Luke who features earlier i9n this thread. He still has Saus and Animal but has a few new dogs as well. I'm posting them to give you an idea of some of the different styles of dogs in use around my home town. Snoop Dogg. One of Saus's sons and not 12 months old. Heavy artillery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 This is Saus (as is Sausage), then Animal, then Echo (bred by Dave who features even earlier in the thread) and then Buster... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big game 1 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 G'day Ned, Where are you in that dawn mountain pic mate, looks fairly high & cold. The new pup Trevor looks the goods to mate, Hope he works out for you. Thats a good boar Mary & Roger caught for you, to bad about the cunning fella. You'll get him !!! Cheers Dom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Good to have you back on Ned,we really do appreciate your effort to post something for us to qualm our addictions. Do the cold temperatures affect the pigs in any way.?Anything near zero over here and the whole country comes to a stand still. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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