Boghossian
Well-Known Member
Hi fellas
There was about 6 inches of snow and temperatures were icy for our hunt, this made transport a pain.
As EMcC states, due to the number of guns it took a considerable amount of time to get drives started and the terrain was not a patchwork of forestry blocks so 8-10 drives as practiced in some areas was simply not possbile.
The final tally was 40 pigs, with 2/3 large tuskers (two shots by one fellow with a .270). One lucky fellow went home with 7 pigs!
I managed to hit four pigs during the course of the hunt, two I killed outright, one I finished off as it was still standing though well shot by the next peg, and one sow which was killed by the next gun.
I have done a fair amount of overseas hunting, but this was my first driven hunting experience and the adrenaline surge on seeing a boar (even a small one!) pelting towards you is pretty amazing. The 25kg piglet that ran past me at 2 yards for a virtual point blank shot is my best memory of the trip.
I too would prefer a smaller number of guns in the future and would go earlier in the season, say November/early December. As the going was tough, we often had to hike a distance to our pegs, something which I enjoyed but can understand was very difficult for some in view of the snow/icy conditions.
What made the trip special was the banter. A good time was had by all, you get to know people better in 5 days of living arse by elbow than you would in 5 years of office life.
Not to rub salt in the wounds, but the last two days were better sport, with the snow melting and a new hunting area yielding several more pigs including a tusker. I joined a group put together by mates I met at the Edinburgh DSC1 course, and would definitely do this trip again. As a group, you have a lot more negotiating power with the agent, even on the actual shoot days and I fully understand Eddy's frustration at not getting the same rates/days as we did.
All the best,
Gabriel Boghossian
There was about 6 inches of snow and temperatures were icy for our hunt, this made transport a pain.
As EMcC states, due to the number of guns it took a considerable amount of time to get drives started and the terrain was not a patchwork of forestry blocks so 8-10 drives as practiced in some areas was simply not possbile.
The final tally was 40 pigs, with 2/3 large tuskers (two shots by one fellow with a .270). One lucky fellow went home with 7 pigs!
I managed to hit four pigs during the course of the hunt, two I killed outright, one I finished off as it was still standing though well shot by the next peg, and one sow which was killed by the next gun.
I have done a fair amount of overseas hunting, but this was my first driven hunting experience and the adrenaline surge on seeing a boar (even a small one!) pelting towards you is pretty amazing. The 25kg piglet that ran past me at 2 yards for a virtual point blank shot is my best memory of the trip.
I too would prefer a smaller number of guns in the future and would go earlier in the season, say November/early December. As the going was tough, we often had to hike a distance to our pegs, something which I enjoyed but can understand was very difficult for some in view of the snow/icy conditions.
What made the trip special was the banter. A good time was had by all, you get to know people better in 5 days of living arse by elbow than you would in 5 years of office life.
Not to rub salt in the wounds, but the last two days were better sport, with the snow melting and a new hunting area yielding several more pigs including a tusker. I joined a group put together by mates I met at the Edinburgh DSC1 course, and would definitely do this trip again. As a group, you have a lot more negotiating power with the agent, even on the actual shoot days and I fully understand Eddy's frustration at not getting the same rates/days as we did.
All the best,
Gabriel Boghossian