Ned Makim 116 Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Maybe one in a thousand will have something gentically weird like a strange head or unusual foot. You do get ones with healed injuries more regularly, bullet wounds, rips from other pigs...missing ears. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_Smiff 2 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hi Ned, I've just seen this epic thread for the first time and spent the last two days reading through it - great reading! Really paints a good picture of what is obviously fine hunting. Makes a nice change from the usual threads about hatson escorts and 22lr vs 17hmr in the gun forum! Keep up the good work (and the updates) - it's good to see you've been recognised for your skills, knowledge & effort by getting a job involving what you love to do. Here's hoping your old punters haven't let their gardens get too scruffy!! Thanks & best regards, Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Thanks Dan. I consider myself very lucky to have the lifestyle I have. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Had a tough night last night. Went for a solo run into the mountains and Bob the dog went for 3.7kms following a scenet and trying to stop a boar. He couldn't, exhuasted himself and when I found him he could'nt walk so I had to get out the little silver space blanket and wrap us both up and have a bit of a camp on the wet ground until Bob recovered enough to start the walk out. Went in at 1.20am and back out at 6.15am. Very cold, very wet but real happy to get back to the truck. No pigs but a bit of an adventure. When you blokes see the pix of all the boars, it never shows what it can take to get them. This was one of those trips where the fun gets balanced out by the grit. I'm still cold and it's 12 hours later. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
judge2010 196 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 some pics from a friend from Oz Some action shots- Pure boxer pig dog- Pure cane corso pig dog- Neo x bullmastiff pig dog- Fuzzy bullygrey- Tough looking bully grey- More bullygreys- Some nice bull arabs- And an ebt x apbt from the early 90s- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king squirrel 53 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 some pics from a friend from Oz Some action shots- Pure boxer pig dog- Pure cane corso pig dog- Neo x bullmastiff pig dog- Fuzzy bullygrey- Tough looking bully grey- More bullygreys- Some nice bull arabs- And an ebt x apbt from the early 90s- some fine looking beasts there really enjoy this thread atb biza Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Some of those dogs would be ok for the way I hunt and some are for 'enthusiasts'. the cane corso for instance would get laughed out of town... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
judge2010 196 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Some of those dogs would be ok for the way I hunt and some are for 'enthusiasts'. the cane corso for instance would get laughed out of town... how come? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Some of those dogs would be ok for the way I hunt and some are for 'enthusiasts'. the cane corso for instance would get laughed out of town... how come? A dog like that is largely unnecessary. It would hold a pig no doubt but no better than a thousand other smaller general purpose dogs. That type of dog generally indicates a new bloke or a dog enthusiast rather than someone focussed on catching pigs. My town has a strong pig catching culture and here it is all about efficiency...dogs have to find and hold and do it over long distances in rough country. The working dogs have to be mobile, athletic and usually let go on command. That's why I say it would get laughed out of town. Part of the culture around here (and in lots of hard core pig catching) is having the minimum dog necessary to do the job. That's what gets the respect. It's a bit like shooting bunnies with a 375 H and H. It certainly kills them but it's just unecessary for the job... Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rascal_2005 79 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 ned could you get some more pics of what you keep in your kennels? john boy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MOO 730 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 A true joy of a thread ...good to see lads with a passion for there dogs and there sport ...and working a mix of breeds of dogs that are being used for there origonal purpose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdigger13 114 Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Judge ain't that bottom pic of the ebt x apbt bitch, berts of ozziedoggers ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Makim 116 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) I'll redo the pix of my current dogs when I get a moment to set up some decent shots. I've got three major things underway at the moment. I'm just about to head off into the bush for three or four days hunting illegal hunters. It's part of my job for the government and I'll be in the bush for the next few nights seeing what I can see. The second thing I have on is I am hunt master for a pig cull on about 40,000 acres of government land. Volunteers (licensed pig doggers) will be doing the catching and my job is to co-ordinate the while thing over about 10 days. The third thing is I have had a call from a landholder who, along with a few others, is having trouble with a rogue dog, a hunting dog (they think) that's gone bush and is living on sheep. It's working a big area of private mountain country and I am being given a crack at trapping it. If I can pull that off I'll be a bloody legend in that district and it will open up a heap of pig catching country for me (more than I'll be able to handle ha ha). I'll let you know how it all goes... Cheers. Edited April 21, 2011 by Ned Makim 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
judge2010 196 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Judge ain't that bottom pic of the ebt x apbt bitch, berts of ozziedoggers ? more then likely but as i stated i got the pics from a friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 How will you go about trapping such a large and mountainous area Ned?, and will your dogs play any part.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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