Thread: Taking the 6mm-204 & Veitnamcam for a stroll.

Originally Posted by Dougie

Good stuff men! Do the pigs not really give a shit with you bashing around on their territory or do you have to be ninja?

I have shot plenty sneaking around in the bush.
They are noisey buggers and fairly easy to sneak up on, I think they think the noise you make is one of their mates.
The wind direction is everything !!!!
Their sense of smell has to be seen to be believed, even with their noses deep in the ground they can smell you if the wind changes even for a split second.
They are hard to see in the bush being so close to the ground, unlike a Deer.
I can't be bothered chasing them with dogs either, call me soft if you like, but I don't like what the pigs do to the dogs & what the dogs do to the pigs.
Even with my biggest cannon I will get more meat off a pig compared to most of the ones I see at the Butchers.
They are quite hard to see in the light until you get used to looking for them, the black/white/ginger ones are very difficult to see from a distance especially if they are muddy.

Sounds really cool, Greg! I would imagine they are pretty good cammo but from the pig rooting I have seen in the south island I can imagine they can make a hell of a noise! Do you take them to your local butcher or just chop them up yourself for roasts for another day?

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

I can't be bothered chasing them with dogs either, call me soft if you like, but I don't like what the pigs do to the dogs & what the dogs do to the pigs.

This is my idea of a pig dog.... (puppy is from the same rescue joint I got my dog from, down in Chch)

I cut up the sub 40-50lbers for roasts, the bigger ones get processed.
I have shot so many over the years & can't be bothered roasting crappy ones, sausages, salamis, patties etc are a far better idea for the ones I get, in the areas I get them from around here.
This time of year nearly every old ute has a dog box on & even a lot of the flash ones as well.
The pigs around here get hell from the dog chasers, GPS units haven't made the pigs lot any easier.