KiwiDogman

YP, Nice looking dog mate, I reckon it would do the job ok. Was out this morning looking for a pig or possom, got onto some fresh pig sign as I was heading back to the vehicle. The dogs were keen but nothing turned up, maybe a bit late finding the sign, they had been in the area for some time I reckon judging by the amount of sign around, just have to find where they are living. Plucker, I hunt possoms as well, which I pluck and sell the fur, which is quite valuable now, I get $75 a kilo for the fur, which is around 25pounds. I get a few rabbits and hares but not that many really, the areas that have rabbits and hares are hard for the dogs to get them, still good fun though. Yeh I usually eat the pigs I get if the dogs have not chewed them too much, get it made into bacon and pickled pork, hams ect and sell some to peoplel I know helps pay vet bills!! Many of you guys get deer with your dogs, I know it is a bit of a tabo subject, I would love to have a go, mine have got onto them a couple of times but not caught any yet.

Antipo, Sorry mate for not replying sooner, I didn't realise I had replies. I am in Nelson, or Richmond to be precise, top of the South Island.

LB, Mags on way shortly mate, you can come over my way anytime you want, entry at customs is a Bedlington Greyhound in Pup, have one of those under your arm and I'd wave you on through :blink: The best thing about NZ is all these animals I hunt are major pests that destroy our native forests and no-one cares about them being destroyed, the more the better in fact B) Goats are a real problem here as well, though they are probably easier to keep under control than Possoms are. In some areas it would not be uncommon to see mobs of a hundred or more. The guys that hunt for DOC (department of conservation) use heading dogs to bail the goats up and then they just sneek in and pop them with .22 magnum or .223 or similar. They can take out more with bailing dogs as opposed to dogs that kill the goats themselves as often they can't recover them, they need the tails as evidence of a kill. The dogs are most valuable for indicating the goats presence and alerting the shooter and also recovering the dead animal. Regards KiwiDogman.

"Mouse's" size belies her ability on pigs, she is a little goer considering she is not even forty pounds in weight. KiwiDogman.

Very good Stirky!! No I hung the pig that way so the photo would have more light. Think his Trapeeze days are over LOL. KiwiDogman.

And again. 120 lb Boar, which I shot with a 22 using subsonic ammo, bit of a fluke really!! KiwiDogman.

Well since you all liked my other pics so much here are some more Regards KiwiDogman.

It is definately possible, I have seen photos in mags from the states of Russian Boars of 600 pounds or more, so 1000 is not completely out of the question. As for it being a superimpossed picture, why would you bother, unless your'e full of it!! KiwiDogman.

Hopefully this comes out, a good day after goats around 45 minutes from where I live. Most were shot after bailed up by dogs, although they have caught a few. A collie cross is ideal, the guys here that hunt them for the government, use eye and heading dogs as they aren't allowed a dog that grabs them. So mine would not get the job

Cranfield, No mate I mean dogging a pig, that is chasing it in scrub that you can hardly walk through and nearly straight up and down, then sticking or shooting it and then carrying it out back to the vehicle on your back You can shoot anything if you have a big enough gun.

Yeh Aled, He is from New Zealand And no we have no Badgers, and couldn't be bothered shooting them if we had, am a dog man and not a shooter. Far more satisfying to watch dogs work and battle with the quarry once they have found it. KiwiDogman.

Aled, Tried with my 22 magnum, but in the end a knife. Got to put the bullet in the right place (which I didn't) Have killed bigger with a 22 subsonic, but you have to get it in the right place to do the damage. KiwiDogman.

Gidday, I hunt with Lurchers here in NZ catching Pigs, Possoms, rabbits and Hares. Have had a couple of guys from the UK come out here and go hunting with me, I think they were impressed with the different style of hunting here. Our terrain is very rough in places, most of the areas I hunt are very steep with Blackberries and Gorse that the dogs have to contend with. I have four Lurchers, one of them has been bred from a bitch imported from the UK. Does anyone know how to post photos on here and I'll put some up, Cheers KiwiDogman.