Both of us were in ultra-high spirits so much in fact, that 18-year-old Jody felt little resistance from the dead weight. The large, black carcass of an animal my dogs caught the eve before, slew with the knife was tied behind his slim waist with a rope fixed to the boars’ jaw as he dug…
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Jun
Jun
Keep the stories coming through. Here’s a little adventure my little brother and I went on after months without hunting. We needed meat for the freezer and knew just the place for find it. Be sure to subscribe to see more videos like this, you won’t regret it. Subscribe to Hooked on Boars to view…
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May
May
3pm, I’m walking into my sons school to pick him up when I get a call from my skipper, “mate, land lords just seen a big pig in her paddocks, do you wanna come try catch it with ya dogs?” My walking turned into jogging once I had got Malakai (my son) from his classroom, explaining…
02
May
May
I have a we yarn. On the 16.1.2021 Myself Shane Wilson, partner Katt McQueen, my father Ron Wilson and mates Simon Smith and Rodgers Set, put on a ballot hunt in our local pine forest. We had some entertainment when we landed a 65-pound sow. Yum-yum, pork on the back. My partner Katt got to…
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Apr
Apr
I hope everyone is getting through the 2021 roar safely and with some good animals taken home. If you haven’t already, now is the time to get the dogs fit for winter. The Canterbury weather is a bit hit and miss for day hunting lately and even on some nights but recently the cold has…
05
Apr
Apr
On the Sunday, Mark, Rob, his son Ethan and I would meet at 5am at the servo and head to the forestry. Although it wouldn’t be light until 7am, I wanted to beat everyone else. Finally the alarm went off and I flew out of bed. I had three brews, grabbed my gear, let the…
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Mar
Mar
The day couldn’t finish quick enough, work was dragging out & I had big plans for a day’s hunting tomorrow and I was bloody excited to get going. I’d been super busy at work of late so I’d let a mate of mine Roman run my old dog for the last month. He’s got a…
14
Mar
Mar
Prepping the meat – Words from a Butcher A lot of us hunt to feed our family and friends so making sure we prep our wild game properly is key to utilising our meat. I had to yarn to Brent Shearer from Shearer Homekill asking a few questions for some tips to help us hunters…
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Mar
Mar
It was around two years ago when I first started to look for a pup to join my pack – I thought I was a keen pig hunter then, but today would put up a fair argument against that. I wasn’t sure where to get a young dog so posted an add on Facebook asking…
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Feb
Feb
My youngest daughter Pippa (8) is always keen to get out there hunting. It’s awesome to be able to show my kids my passion, having them outdoors and doing it together. Teaching them life lessons, how to be patient, respecting our rifles, our dogs and trusting them to do what they trained for. One day…