The Photo Rave Page Number 4

A bit of a background story to these photos. The boar featured in these photos was believed responsible for killing a large number of wild geese and other bird life near a local swamp to Lockhart River. These birds are hunted by the local aboriginal residents as a major source of food in December each year. It is also believed that some dogs had been killed by the same boar pig from local residents walking their dogs passed the swamp. My mate Eddie and I were called in to locate this fellow. We had walked about 2 miles around the swamp sighting heaps of recent digs but no signs of pigs. next thing the wind changed and the dogs took off and dived into the swamp and swam across the other side. Eddie and I had to run around the edge due to the fear of crocodiles in the same swamp. As we were running around the swamp, we could hear the mallee going on between this boar and the dogs. A tricky fellow, he was hidden in long grass which made it difficult for the dogs to get a good hold of an ear. As you can see from the collars on the dogs, we were lucky that we had put them on before we got to the swamp. Testament of the ferocity of this boar is shown by the tears that 'Boof' got on his ear and neck area. As usual, we had defeated the target.

This photo shows the dogs holding on after he had come out of the grass from the background. The knife wound to 'bleed' him has already been made. This boar was still putting up a good fight when this photo was taken.
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Boof stands closely next to his catch after the boar has been gutted and cleaned to take home.
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These photos show how big this boar is when he is hung up on the racks of my truck.
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The scars of war. Boof shows off the cuts to his cheek, ear, and shoulder. Sometimes even the collar isn't a guarantee of coming out without an injury.
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This photo shows the dogs holding on after he had come out of the grass from the background. The knife wound to 'bleed' him has already been made. This boar was still putting up a good fight when this photo was taken.
Boof stands closely next to his catch after the boar has been gutted and cleaned to take home.
These photos show how big this boar is when he is hung up on the racks of my truck.
The scars of war. Boof shows off the cuts to his cheek, ear, and shoulder. Sometimes even the collar isn't a guarantee of coming out without an injury.