Guest NorthfloridaRedneck Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) Can anyone here provide me with a little info on the patterdale terriers, I bought the latest book on them and know pretty much of their history, but I was really looking for some contact with someone who is not a breeder and can just give me some info on the history that they have had with the breed. I am thinking of getting one for just a good'ol dog to carry to the woods and if he happens to find a hog, them good for him...the dog and myself with deal with it as it goes......I would really like to know about the nature of the breed it self, is it very aggresive, will it attack another dog much like a pitt-bull, or will it tolorate alot of games from other dogs? Edited July 19, 2006 by NorthfloridaRedneck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NorthfloridaRedneck Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Does anyone here have any information on Hog bays outside of the USA....And to the Hog hunters outside of the USA this is a competition were you place your dog in a pen about 100' in diameter and get judged on how well your dog does at holding the hog in one place from running off, not holding it with its teeth but by baying at it and not letting it run or break from its position....This sport is in a very sensitive state right now due to animal cruelty laws and the damn tree huggers in the United States.......But you can e-mail me with some info if you like or questions if you have any......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik 71 Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Can anyone here provide me with a little info on the patterdale terriers, I bought the latest book on them and know pretty much of their history, but I was really looking for some contact with someone who is not a breeder and can just give me some info on the history that they have had with the breed. I am thinking of getting one for just a good'ol dog to carry to the woods and if he happens to find a hog, them good for him...the dog and myself with deal with it as it goes......I would really like to know about the nature of the breed it self, is it very aggresive, will it attack another dog much like a pitt-bull, or will it tolorate alot of games from other dogs? i have patterdale's and use them on boar in germany en belgium and a my patterdale's are verry tolorante and will not atac nother dogs but the patterdale is not the best breed for the boarhunt ok i use them on the boar but thats becorse i need to doo something when its no diggingseason if you need a small dog and you whant to use them on boar buy a jagd the reason i have patts is that i like digging more that boar hunts and its easier to keep 5 patts in a small house than 2 jagds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Intresting link not sure if its been posted before http://www.britishwildboar.org.uk/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rabbiter Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 (edited) Thanks Ian,they won't take long to breed up, not long at all but a good number of pigs WILL cause ALOT of damage to farm land .IT would be better to break up the bigger mobs and scatter them over a greater area. Edited July 20, 2006 by rabbiter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lampinglurcher 36 Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 not a chance of me hunting em with my current dogs, maybe someday... ive had one sighting, no pic - obvious reasons!! it was about 30mins away from where i live, didnt see much of it, its was a dull pinkish grey colour with speckles of black and grey, absolutely massive. havent seen one again and this was about 2 years ago. love to see some of our aussie and american buddies over and trying it!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanF 0 Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 (edited) Folks. We have more than a few sightings round this part of the UK. The numbers are definately on the up and as a sporting quarry - I'm all in favour. Think that as a general rule the body size on the wild boar is markedly greater than that of the average feral Oz pig - but the hooks aren't anywhere near as good. I think the first one scored in the UK ran to about 20cm. If you are thinking of running dogs on them in the UK - take a look at the pic attached regarding the size of what you are putting your pups up against. There is a Roe on the adjacent hook for comparison. If you are thinking of coming over my ground one evening.... please don't - I really get upset ! After all, you would get really pissed if I took a walk round your house one evening..... without being asked ! Rgds Ian Edited November 20, 2006 by IanF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alastair Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 superb pic mate,ive also seen em and they are frightning beasts.taste good also.p.s sell us a leg :11: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 434 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Hi Ian Good boar you have their, as big and strong as he is you might be surprised how fast he would pull up and sit down with a good staghound or terrier swinging of his nuts. The South Africans use their sight hounds on Warthog and Very large bush pig they teach them to keep away from the pointing end though. Stevemac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi 4 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 nice boar ian and nice way of asking people not to poach ya land, here's the result of few hundred years of ferel pigs in nz, as ya can see they are pretty close to [bANNED TEXT] ya have running round your place, not my pic, was taken down south Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Kiwi, Are there any differences in the ways pigs are hunted in New Zealand or Australia. Which has a higher pig density? Cheers Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi 4 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 yes there is a world of difference between aussie and kiwi hunters, aussie would have the higher number of pigs simply because it is so bloody big :11: we hunt different terrain and use different methods and dogs also our pigs differ in alot of ways, most of our pigs are sub tropical rainforest/ mountain type and can be totally different than tussock bred, which live in alpine conditions and resemble the true wild boar more. the aussie's have a few strains of there own, partly due to the fact they have both feral european and feral asian pigs that have adapted to living in australia's vast climate, the jaws from aussie's top end are very impressive, us kiwi's tend to hunt more on foot and eat [bANNED TEXT] we catch, aussies catch alot of pigs off the back of 4x4's and not sure if they eat all [bANNED TEXT] they catch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yokel Matt 918 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 When i was in NZ we went hunting pigs with a .243 but looking back i'm thankful we didn't see any! (narrow game paths through thick gorse and scrub... you get the picture ) As mentioned earlier .270 is the min cal and for a good reason as they look like solid buggers... I know there has been a fair bit of debate on guys using dogs on the UK feral pig / boar.. whatever... I have never used dogs so i'm completely ignorant on this but when in NZ the dogs i saw used for this work. Like all pigs dogs / bullx's ect they would need to be solid and hearty but they would also need to know what they are doing ... not to mention them having thick leather brest plate and neck protection for when grabbing them round the ears etc. Sending your pooch up thats used to scrapping foxs and rats and 'hoping' they are going to know their way around and indignant pig is not really in your dogs best interests. My humble opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 yes there is a world of difference between aussie and kiwi hunters, aussie would have the higher number of pigs simply because it is so bloody big :11: we hunt different terrain and use different methods and dogs also our pigs differ in alot of ways, most of our pigs are sub tropical rainforest/ mountain type and can be totally different than tussock bred, which live in alpine conditions and resemble the true wild boar more. the aussie's have a few strains of there own, partly due to the fact they have both feral european and feral asian pigs that have adapted to living in australia's vast climate, the jaws from aussie's top end are very impressive, us kiwi's tend to hunt more on foot and eat [bANNED TEXT] we catch, aussies catch alot of pigs off the back of 4x4's and not sure if they eat all [bANNED TEXT] they catch Thanks for the reply Kiwi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DiStuRBeD 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 they say in a good year there can be more feral pigs is oz then ppl, up to 24million they reckon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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