- 100_5236.JPG (1.06 MiB) Viewed 5277 times
- 100_5234.JPG (1.07 MiB) Viewed 5277 times
- 100_5235.JPG (1.2 MiB) Viewed 5277 times
Well I had an extremely interesting,, educational,, successful,, and frustrating night last night,,,,,, all wrapped up in the one night.
To start with, an hour after setting up, I did a sweep look through the scope, and off to my far left there were two young feral dogs.
They were right out at the extreme limit of taking a sure shot.
Normally that wouldn't frustrate me, as I would just wait till they came in closer, or whistle em in. (Except nothing on this property responds to whistles or the Scotch Predator.)
The REAL frustrating bit was that out approx 800 meters behind the dogs was the owners house.
Cursing,,,,, I sat and watched them for twenty minutes, and they eventually disappeared into the distance.
Then, at just on 1 am a large mob of pigs came into view, heading toward the flat below me.
I watched them for nearly an hour as they slowly but surely got closer and closer.
I could actually hear them snorting and grunting as they fed.
As an experiment, I tried the Scotch Predator caller,,, and they took absolutely zero interest
At one stage I observed some of them just simply laying down and having a rest.
But then I saw what was obviously a young boar mount a large sow.
To my absolute amazement, I just watched,,,, (did anyone know that a boar can hump for 1/2 an hour ??? ,,,,,, I didn't)
After 1/2 an hour I thought I might put an end to their amorous activity,,,,, so I shot the sow from under him.
This time only one shot was necessary because I had a perfect view of her ear canal.
Prior to all this happening I had only seen the two young feral dogs,,, and still no howling, or any other sightings.
So I thought I would make the sow the end of my night.
Edited to say,,, I counted 39 adult pigs in the mob.
I think I need to get a Cat D licence.
I do not fear death itself... Only its inopportune timing!
I've come to realize that,,,,, the two most loving, loyal, and trustworthy females in my entire life were both canines.