Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return

hunt it · September 30, 2009, 02:09:00 PM

Roger is busy here fixing some of the best camp vittles ever tasted. We had the pleasure of dining on these fellows two nights during our stay. Boy are they good and when you have a 5 gallon bucket full it's hard to beat.

Benny Nganabbarru · September 30, 2009, 02:34:00 PM

TTT...

Keep 'em coming, lads! You've had a hoot, for sure!

FerretWYO · September 30, 2009, 05:26:00 PM

Great stuff. I wish I could have joined you all looks like you had a great time.

tradtusker · September 30, 2009, 06:22:00 PM

you'l have to come along next time Randy, need to keep you away from killing all the big elk :D

Roger Ivy · September 30, 2009, 08:50:00 PM

Hi folks

First time on TradGang so hello to everyone. Dave, Mel, Nigel, Allan and Andy have assured me that this is the place to be.

First time I've hunted with a trad bow too. Done plenty with rifle and some with compound, but trad bow looks like the right way to hunt for me.
I've got this idea that bringing a single animal down with a trad bow over two weeks gives more satisfaction than a dozen with a rifle.

It was great to hunt with my brother (Allan) again, brought back childhood memories. Also great to hunt with my younger son who got two pigs with his bow, and my older son who also got quite a few (Nigel ... Leopard).

The pic is of my first trad kill. I would have to say I was pretty lucky to actually bring him down, I NEVER expected to have to take my first shot at about 3-4 yds. Threw me right off it did! We were walking through tall grass knowing the pig was somewhere. When I saw him it was so close, but difficult to make out what was what through the grass. I thought I knew where the engine room was, and as it turns out I was wrong but lucky - shot him through the kidney. I was so excited I don't think I drew completely either.

Mel & Dave, glad you guys got back home safely, and it was great to be with you. I aready miss the evening chats. We leave for home this Saturday ... can't wait (I miss my girls).

Rog

tradtusker · September 30, 2009, 08:59:00 PM

A fine trophy for the first Rog Congrats again

, hopefully many more to come

ductape · September 30, 2009, 09:07:00 PM

Great stories guys. Love the pics. Congrats to all and welcome Roger

Guru · September 30, 2009, 09:15:00 PM

Great stuff fellas...congrats all around

kctreeman · September 30, 2009, 09:33:00 PM

Roger welcome to the gang.Mel and Dave are two great guys to share camp with.Miss those days when I was able to keep up with those two. Dave probably walked the entire ranch before the week was over. No stone unturned for him,has to see and hunt it all.Congrats on your first trad kill.

IB · September 30, 2009, 09:44:00 PM

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joe ashton · September 30, 2009, 09:56:00 PM

Andy, thanks for sharing.

Joe

Zenzele · September 30, 2009, 10:01:00 PM

Great thread guys!! Well done to all! Thanks for sharing.

Whip · September 30, 2009, 10:09:00 PM

This is some great stuff! What a trip you boys all had! I'm ready for more

tradtusker · September 30, 2009, 10:26:00 PM

here's Rog putting the finishing touches of lemon on the Bush Prawns mmm they where good!!

Now i spent a lot of time hunting with my Cuz Nige this Trip,

we started out bowhunting together back in South Africa and there in not much that tops hunting together, nothing that tops looking over your best buddy's shoulder time and time again as the arrow finds it mark.

As usual we had plenty of fun this trip, Nige has a Charge story to tell...

cooling off after and keeping the Crocs on their toes

pigs did not take long to eat though one of these

Irish · September 30, 2009, 10:27:00 PM

Believe me, some of the best is yet to come.

Did you know that the weight of a Widow recurve comes in real handy when you need something to bean a boar in the head before he uses his cutters on your legs??

tradtusker · September 30, 2009, 10:36:00 PM

gotta keep on your toes with the navigation of this place, not the place to get lost

bowerbird nest

the road to nowhere...

tradtusker · September 30, 2009, 10:51:00 PM

ya we where giving Mel trouble about his Widow so he demonstrated one of its many useful features ... "the widow bat" executing a well timed Slog over mid wicket on a fast moving razorback

besides he was having to much fan anyway
hows this for a trophy Photo cant beat that smile

Mel with a Chopper of a Hog

and this is not even the one that charged him...

tradtusker · September 30, 2009, 10:52:00 PM

Dave on the look out

for some of these

tradtusker · September 30, 2009, 10:55:00 PM

plenty of Bulls on the place but we never managed to get any on the ground...pigs where hard enough work

here's a mean ol fella

dont forget the fire...its getting closer

LEOPARD · October 01, 2009, 02:08:00 AM

A few of us took a day off for a spot of fishing, and came away pretty successfully. We ate well that night!