Redgum Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) When you live in my area you know that when you get a call about a pest in the muckheap its probably not rabbits. I had a call from a lady who found some unwelcome visitors sitting on her muck heap as she went to muck out her horses. She had seen her two paddocks turned upside down over the Christmas period and was just about at her witts end. I set myself up about 50yds of the muck heap and the long wait began. Two early mornings and late evenings of sitting staring through the NV saw nothing, the stealth cam only managed a rabbit and two foxs, oh and lots of lovely horse piccies over two days and nights. On Saturday I had promised to help a mate out beating on a new shoot he had set up so skipped the stake out, my wife texted me in mid drive to say the lady with the muck heap problem had been visited by six boar, they had not really been bothered by her or her two yapping dogs. They took a leisurly retreat when she was within twenty yards of them, she had found their lack of fear a bit unnerving. This morning I set up position once again, the light rain and mist made the NV virtually useless with alot of glare back. Slowly the darkness turned into a very dull morning and I decided that today wasnt going to see any action. I pulled off the NS200 camera from the scope and was just about to sleeve the rifle when a movement caught my eye. A boar had come through the hedge and just stood looking in my general direction but not in a safe shooting position, it proceeded straight toward me across the Menage', behind two more dark shapes appeared. The first boar decided to change direction and walked back across the paddock putting itself into a safe shooting position. This was may be my only chance of a safe shot so squeezed the trigger though the boar was still moving. With a squeal it rocketed forward, straight into the stock fence and dropped kicking its back legs. The two other boar stood momentarily still right infront of the large muckheap, I turned, position the cross hairs and let another shot ring out. As if unhit the boar and its comrade launched themselves back through the hedge they came through. By this time the first Boar had got back to its feet and though obvioulsy hard hit tried to join its buddies, it was a little nerve wracking as I had to wait until it was level with the muckheap before I could safely pin it through the shoulders. That boar well and truly dead my concerns turned to the second boar I had shot, I was pleased to see a big pool of blood by the hedge, sure enough, once out in the ajoining paddock I could see a thick blood trail leading to a dead looking lump in the middle of the field, it had gone a good 80yds. Edited January 8, 2013 by Redgum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) hog roast? the woodland I'm in the process of buying, has listed possible sightings of wild boar, fingers crossed they are correct Edited January 8, 2013 by stubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 That's Awsome, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA Shooter Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well done mate :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 well worth all the stake outs and hanging around i'd say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Nice shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galkoi Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Nice shooting mate well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everycal Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Awesome. Bet that's you won't forget in a while. Eating them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Excellent. What calibre rifle were you using ? They make really good eating I gotta say. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 well done mate :good: so jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well done, 2 nice beasts there. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well done , we occasionally have wild boar sausages and they are excellent tasting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Good work and some good looking beasts. Maybe you'll get a crack at mummy or daddy pig. If you are going to eat them try mincing the boar meat up with some venison and make burgers out of it. We had some of those during the last Croatia trip and they were most tasty. However, they don't half stink when you cut them open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 wicked mate i would love the chance to shoot a boar its a bit of a goal for me one day just got to get my grubbie little hands on a 270. do you butcher them yourself bet its a task Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Good on you, I get very few of them, and looking at their size/condition they should eat really well, even at this time of year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Excellent. What calibre rifle were you using ? They make really good eating I gotta say. I love it. 308 winchester,150gr homeloads, wildcat mod, Tikka t3 hunter. Pigs were both gilts, one just over ten stone, the other 3lbs heavier, probably sisters. I have plenty of minced fallow to add to them. I butcher all my deer but the pigs I let a butcher mate deal with as he has a band saw etc and chiller. I will get them back as sausages,mince, chops etc, he will take his cut from the meat,well worth it for the job he does. Pigs are good eating but skinning the smelly tick ridden mud caked devils is never as easy as deer, first time I have had a brace in one sitting,well chuffed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlennox Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well done, thanks for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotShot! Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Bloody hell ! Well done. You will be one of a handfull that can say I shot two wild boar in this country in the same place ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Well done plenty in this area to shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) Bloody hell ! Well done. You will be one of a handfull that can say I shot two wild boar in this country in the same place ! Suppose not many can say they have had a left and right UK wild boar within 30secs ( prob 15seconds) . The nicest thing is that they have been culled for good reason, the sounder of five that these two belong to have done a few grands worth of damage to the paddocks and menage', probably responsable for a lot more damage in the surrounding area. The cost of keeping them out eg post and rail with stock mesh,two strands of barbed wire, one two inchs down on a five acre piece of ground isnt going to be cheap either. As fruity said above, there's no shortage of boar down here but they are well clever. I'm hoping in one breath that the pigs don't come back for the sake of the landowner and do a load more damage, in the other,if they come back maybe three piggies down within 30 seconds . Luckily its a win win situation for me, as a landscape contractor I will get the fencing job if needed and the chance to shoot the boar as well. Some days just get better. Edited January 10, 2013 by Redgum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogz25 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 well done mate. what area was that in. not asking for exact location. just wondering cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 If I tell ya I will have ta kill ya, no, Soudley mate, they seem to be thick on the ground between there and Parkend but its hard to find them not on FC ground, the lack of acorns and beech mast in the autumn have made them a bit more daring though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogz25 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 i have pmd you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 dogz25, pm sent back to you, hope the information helps you. Remember you will need pig on your license as a condition when you get the 308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogz25 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yes mate all sorted waiting on the variation cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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