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Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:40 pm
by Camfish
So it was decided that a quick trip to roper river way was overdue,

The car was loaded with essensial's and hunting gear and we took of into the night.

the next day started 2 day's of stalking some billobong's out there, hot and hard work in the build up.

the first day spent checking many bilobong's trying to find pig's we lucked out and couldnt even pick up fresh sign till late arvo, we found one that held sign and sighted pig's so we set up camp.

The next day came and we glassed the waterway and put a pattern on the pig's,

the previous trip i took a pig down so it was my hunting buddy's turn, we had a few stalk's threw the day but he lucked out on them all,

felling exausted we hit camp for a cold bevvy and to refill the water stock's.

after failing at a few stalk's the lead was handed to me,



from this moment i had the most enjoyable afternoon, i took 2 nice pig's all up with the bow.
and will certaintly be going back there ASAP!

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:45 pm
by Camfish
number two

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:53 pm
by COOPS
Well done, we hunted a station out there in the build up. It's a good spot.

What are you doing with that pig strung up???

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:00 pm
by Camfish
getting the meat of mate, good chop's/backstrab and loin's

and the leg's go into a big roast or curry/stew

i love eating game.

anything from a yearling or sweet sow to a skinny old boar, i eat them all.

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:06 pm
by nomad
good story
Camfish wrote:i eat them all.
worms and all :lolpoint:

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:07 pm
by COOPS
what checks do you do for worms, TB or any other diseases?

I've done a few legs off pigs from mangos. The pigs we were getting at roper were feeding mostly off dead cattle etc

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:13 pm
by Camfish
have a TB kit to test and do organ check's and visual inspection.

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:42 pm
by BlueyNT
Great post Camfish

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:52 pm
by STANDY
Leptospirosis can be caught when cutting the kidneys

And

brucellosis (porcine and bovine) – a bacterial disease
causing severe long-term illness, undulant fever
and possible infertility, both strains are contracted
by handling raw meat. (leave it boys :? )

Pays to wear surgical gloves when cutting feral pigs up, Cheap bit of protection IMHO

work with vets at AQIS that do feral pig surveys

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:14 pm
by STANDY
Could only find this one untill back at work

http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/documents/Bi ... ld-PA6.pdf

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:01 am
by Manton mad
Was that a old hunt cam thought it might be greener out there by now? Good go'n on the pigs mate good pic of the buffs can you shoot em out there?

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:03 am
by Manton mad
Whats in a tb kit an where can i get one?

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:09 am
by Camfish
Manton mad wrote:Was that a old hunt cam thought it might be greener out there by now? Good go'n on the pigs mate good pic of the buffs can you shoot em out there?

she was taken a few week's back, yes you can take buff's there,

normally you see 2 buff to 1 pig!

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:19 pm
by Timmo
nice pigs there camfish, what's the bow ya using?

Re: Roper hunt.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:36 am
by Camfish
Timmo wrote:nice pigs there camfish, what's the bow ya using?

Bear carnage, love it to bit's!