We have had a great few days hunting out of the Jet Boat ,with plenty of Deer & Pigs taken. Part of the reason l wanted to spend a few days now on a hunting trip ,was l knew the Deer would be out feeding on the fresh green pick after weeks of flooding rain & wind & the Pigs would be out in the open hammering the soft ground ,as the water inundated soil makes digging down & finding grubs & roots that they favor much easier ,we have made the most of it & bombed up some good numbers of pigs & filled our walk in Chiller with Deer over the last 4 days that we donate to Charity .
The big bonus has been with the extra in the field training & the extended hunting trips we have done over the last few months since the Lock Downs ended, our Vizsla, Sako & GSP X pup, Muttley , will now seamlessly switch from tracking Deer to Pigs & Goats on command mid hunt .
My old mates "The Godfathers of Salami" will use Boar meat after it has been properly field processed ,ie bled & family jewels removed immediately & carcass is hung & totally Skun with fat removed .They Brine & pump it with marinade after hanging & is used in recipes like a traditional Italian Boar & Fennel Ragout , Pastrami ,Meatballs & Salami's , Cabanas ,Bacon etc , they take all l can get & share it amongst their old traditional Italian & German community ,which is a great use for meat we use to just turn into dog tucker .
The private land we have just recently been given sole access to is owned by a family that has not allowed outside shooters on for decades ,l was only granted access because we had good recommendations from my previous life as a Guide around the world & other Kiwi property owners whose land we have managed their Fallow Deer herds on & hunted /controlled Feral Animals on for decades .They also know as a Farmer myself l will not only look after their stock's well fare , but their lands as well . We are the only people given access to the land outside family in 26 years ,the sons believe through using my Jet Boat to reach out of the way areas we are the first Whitefellas to hunt in those regions of the property .
Beauty & The Beast
The Beauty
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Rachies ; Smoko & Dog Soak Spot ,missus found while we were on a Xmas Jet Boat Hunt & she hunted low with Sako the Viz & l took Muttley high .Sako lead her to this spot, that was covered in Deer tracks where they had been using it as a drinking point.
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The Beast 192 pound ugly Mutha Fucka. l dropped it at 20 meters with the NF 2.5-10 x 32 on the 284W wound down to 2.5 power & my all round hunting load of the 140gn NP at just under 3100fps ,in thick fern cover after Muttley scent tracked it for 20 mins .
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