tearem 31 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yesterday we were in Germany for hunting the vinyards along the Mosel river. There was much pig damage. It was hard on us trackers: steep slopes, rock and clay and loose slate, and especially all the thorn bushes of Europe entangled together. There were 3 people with a pack of long haired German pointers....so the terriers (I had 6) had to do the job. The pointers never got out one pig. The terriers took a cat, a few foxes, and they found the pigs quickly and rushed them out. They caught 3 pigs for themselves which we had to finish with the knife. End of day: 21 wild boar shot, and 5 foxes, the terriers another fox and the cat. I think the wine farmers were satisfied, the hunters were, and we (I and terriers) were. Only on terrier, old Semtex, got hit by a big male boar but not badly. They roasted a boar in pieces on the grill which tasted delicious. There was free drinks for all. Needless to say I only went home today, and took a fine 50 kg. boar with me for friends to put in the freezer. Quote Link to post
Reddog83 4 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Sounds good mate any pics of your escapades it whuld be good to see some legal badger digging pics from your country Quote Link to post
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tearem 31 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I can't put any pictures on this forum, sorry, otherwise I would now and then. I tried but the *#$ image shack doesn't work, the pictures are page filling, way to big, and can't send them over. Quote Link to post
Reddog83 4 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I can't put any pictures on this forum, sorry, otherwise I would now and then. I tried but the *#$ image shack doesn't work, the pictures are page filling, way to big, and can't send them over. Try to resize them on piknik or photo bucket mate Quote Link to post
tearem 31 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 If I resize them they still come out big size, doesn't work. Quote Link to post
Reddog83 4 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 If I resize them they still come out big size, doesn't work. Shame that Quote Link to post
crazycanuck 3 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yesterday we were in Germany for hunting the vinyards along the Mosel river. There was much pig damage. It was hard on us trackers: steep slopes, rock and clay and loose slate, and especially all the thorn bushes of Europe entangled together. There were 3 people with a pack of long haired German pointers....so the terriers (I had 6) had to do the job. The pointers never got out one pig. The terriers took a cat, a few foxes, and they found the pigs quickly and rushed them out. They caught 3 pigs for themselves which we had to finish with the knife. End of day: 21 wild boar shot, and 5 foxes, the terriers another fox and the cat. I think the wine farmers were satisfied, the hunters were, and we (I and terriers) were. Only on terrier, old Semtex, got hit by a big male boar but not badly. They roasted a boar in pieces on the grill which tasted delicious. There was free drinks for all. Needless to say I only went home today, and took a fine 50 kg. boar with me for friends to put in the freezer. Free drinks! Wow! The hunting sounds quite good to! LOL. Quote Link to post
Molie1337 35 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Use the code in photobucket, auto re-sizes! All you have to do is copy and paste it into your thread! Hope this helps! Sounds like a cracking days hunting too! Quote Link to post
artful212 394 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 goods days hunting , fed and plenty drink ..excellent lucky bugger lol Quote Link to post
NBW Terrier 16 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Mate, I wouldn't ask any money for the chasing but the free drinks Congrats anyway Quote Link to post
tearem 31 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 As to free drinks, I wouldn't do it for less.... But we always get paid expenses for coming with a dog pack to wild boar, mainly because the boars can grow big, 150 kilo or more, and can kill one or more dogs instantly. Also, this place was 3 1/2 hours drive for me and petrol is not so cheap nowadays. One day 2 years ago in high snow I lost 2 very experienced terriers on one old big male. You get nothing if your dog is killed. Unless you have it insured. But in Belgium there is no dog insurance willing to help if they know you hunt wild pigs. They are big, numerous, and quite dangerous. They are intelligent and don't run but instead, turn and attack the dogs. If you have good dogs which can get the boars out usually, the boar hunters all want you because without your dogs they can shoot none. If they would have had only the pointers they would have had, like, maybe 3 boars that day.... A collegue of mine with a pack of also experienced dogs, had 8 of his 12 terriers badly wounded in the beginning of this season...by one male boar. The year before that, 3 were run over by cars during a hunt. There is lots of risk and we have to go through all terrain in all weather to help the dogs which is at least as tiring as digging, and not many are willing to throw their dogs out as boar fodder and that's why we get paid. Quote Link to post
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