Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return

LEOPARD · October 05, 2009, 03:23:00 AM

On the last afternoon of the hunt, Andy and I headed out into the bush for one last hunt. I managed to drop one last boar in the last hour of hunting...

LEOPARD · October 05, 2009, 03:25:00 AM

Our hunt was closed with a beautiful sunset...

The last morning, packing up...

LEOPARD · October 05, 2009, 03:27:00 AM

My dad, Neil, and my trophy collection of the hunt

We made several stops on the 12 hour trip back to Townsville.

A beautiful sunset over the sugar cane plantations...

Benny Nganabbarru · October 05, 2009, 06:06:00 AM

Good on ya, Nige!

LEOPARD · October 05, 2009, 06:24:00 AM

Thanks Ben!

tradtusker · October 05, 2009, 09:56:00 AM

Very nice! Bro
you need to send that pic of the last Boar for the "Australia's ugliest Boar competition"
still got dry mud all over his sides from wallowing, dulling the braodheads on the way in.

Nige was really getting into at the end killing 2 boars on the last day, or was it 3?

Jorge, you will have a good time! use a nice heavy arrow with solid two blades most of us used Magnus 1s and Magnus 1 4 blades(i realy like these)
Mel and Dave used a Stos
anything around 50lbs and up is plenty

i was using my 62Lb Super shrew deluxe with 700gr arrows and Magnus 1 4 blades and got mostly pass through's

shots can be anything from 3 meters to 35 meters

LITTLEBIGMAN · October 05, 2009, 03:04:00 PM

wild wild stuff!

tradtusker · October 05, 2009, 07:38:00 PM

clean feet after a days walking around

few more of my dads pigs

me telling Mel and Mick about my adventures

tradtusker · October 05, 2009, 07:42:00 PM

Here's a Sow i shot with the New woodsman Elite that Dean sent me..thanks man

pass through she went 30yards

another of my dads boars

tradtusker · October 05, 2009, 07:49:00 PM

this is a hot hunting spot

Dave (anyone spot his new Aus ASAT shorts)

Load up and back to camp we go, we would carry it but we where 10 kilometers from camp :rolleyes:

FerretWYO · October 06, 2009, 12:24:00 AM

It looks like you guys had an amazing hunt. You must must have spent as much time skinning as hunting. I love it. I may have to stowaway in someones bag next time you go.

Benny Nganabbarru · October 06, 2009, 04:31:00 AM

Awesome pigs, again! One thing the pictures can never show is how awfully hot it is out there! Well-done!

Australiamick · October 06, 2009, 05:43:00 AM

I'm sitting here in the southern most part of Australian mainland. Today we experienced rain and hail. Needless to say it was bloody cold.

Looking though the various posts and photos on this thread has taken me away to a warmer and far more interesting place, well for a while anyway.

Thanks very much guys for sharing your hunt with us. Now, I can't wait to head up north again myself to hunt pigs.

Mick Smith

Lonesome Wind · October 06, 2009, 09:55:00 AM

Andy,
Great hunt! Wish I could've worked it out to go along, won't miss it next time!

Neil Ivy · October 09, 2009, 07:05:00 AM

Hi Everyone,
I've just joined Tradgang. My name is Neil Ivy, I'm 13 and I just went on my first bowhunting trip, to Cape York, Australia. I shot my first animal with the trad bow, so here's my story.

I was out hunting with my dad when I shot my pig. We had seen some pigs feeding towards us along the river that we were walking. The wind was perfect, so we just waited on the bank on the opposite side of the river that the pigs were on, waiting for them to feed toward us. Then one sow came right into the water, against the bank that we were on. I didn't have a shot at first, but we just waited quietly for her to walk out. After a bit, she walked out into sight. I took my time, drew and shot. My arrow passed clean through her and landed in the water. She had no idea where the shot had come from. We saw her run and stop and lie down. The shot was a little high and back, so we decided to leave her for a bit, not wanting to spook her. We sat down where we were, without moving and waited about half an hour before going to look. When we went to look for her she was dead.
This was my first trad kill, and was walk and stalk. It was an awesome feeling dropping a pig with a trad bow, and I was glad to experience it with my dad!
I was using a Great Plains Recruve, 54# @ 28". My arrows were Carbon Express Heritage 150s with 250g Magnus II 2-blade broadheads.

Here's how my arrow landed...

ductape · October 09, 2009, 07:36:00 AM

Congrats Neil on your first kill, and what a hunt!! Welcome to the Gang, hope to hear of more adventures in the future.

hunt it · October 09, 2009, 07:36:00 AM

Congrats again Neil on your first trad kill. Pleasure to share camp and adventures with you. I want you to know, that at 13 your one lucky young man to get to go on such an adventure. Make sure your Mom and Dad know how much you appreciate gettting to go along. Take care and keep flingin arras!

LEOPARD · October 09, 2009, 07:52:00 AM

Great stuff bro!

Roger Ivy · October 09, 2009, 08:24:00 AM

That was one awesome stalk!
I think we waited for her to come out for a good few minutes.

Wolfkiss · October 09, 2009, 08:31:00 AM

Fantastic thread guys, thanks for taking us along!

Got to get there sometime soon.