Thanksgiving Hunt 3

[savagman]

The better camera finally gives me a glimpse of the angry beast.

Trashing on stink pigs!

Let the dogs go back in a bit so I could teach them about trashy pigs. A couple of Tritronics taps and we left the little piggie safe at home. They liked it so much that they hit another track a half mile down the road. Followed the dogs out and saw Javelina tracks so I hit them with the training collar again. Neither dog has seen Javelina before so it was a nice morning of trashbreaking.

Eric

[slowandeasy]

Eric,

Please consider yourself lucky. I have never come away from one of those deals without having something get hog cut. It has gotten to the point that they even start hunting me when I get in amongst them. And there is no worse cut for infection then those stinking pigs. Don't know what it is about them but they must truly be nasty when it comes to germs. Because the dogs most always get some kind of infection. I am putting the penicillin to one currently.

Take care, Willie

[savagman]

Yeah - I am Thankful that I had a chance to discourage pig chasing without any dogs getting cut up. Seems there was only one an maybe thats part of it. I know they will pursue and attack dogs and not just fight back. Hard to hunt where there are no pigs though. Any tips on pig breaking? Do you have incidental contact or dogs chasing them?

[slowandeasy]

Eric,

yes that is probably why you had no problem because there was only one. Actually yesterday I really felt bad for the dog that got cut. It was one of the three that I have that are pretty trustworthy. But I have about a nine month old that basically is just a hell raiser. And I really haven't started to drop the hammer on her too much because she hasn't been on anything good. So basically, the other three sort of just hunt with me while she is on her reign of terror. While I remind them constantly hey hey hey you better behave. Well the juvenile delinquent took off out of their. So I turned the four wheeler off and was listening, when I heard a locate bark followed by a few chops. So I said to myself can't be she's gotten that lucky to pop up a lion or bobcat. But I headed that way to have a look around and see if anything actually was treed. Well you guessed it, when I got right in there to the location that I felt she may have been trying to tree. All hell broke loose and the three angels were heading for the truck. When the one took it in one of her hams. I am sure the three that are normally trustworthy were probably wondering what in the hell is he taken us in here for. But I will have to hand it over to the delinquent she knows how to stay out of trouble and keep herself from getting hurt. Be careful if you get in amongst those son of a guns, it can get really ugly in the blink of an eye.

Take care, Willie

[tcinkgm]

I don't know the answer to breaking them, other than lots of electro therapy, but if you get it figured out, let us know. My dogs have a hard time avoiding them and my mutts are not very gritty, always seem to get the worse end from those saber toothed skunks!

[savagman]

I can see it being hard to avoid them. Seems like they are everywhere nowadays. Really thick in some areas. Seems like they are doing quite well. Hopefully the change allowing a guy to take 2 will thin them out a bit.

I think I might try a deer breaking tip from Wick Kill a pig this spring and keep the hide. Hang a piece of it in the he yard with wire wrapped around it. Attach to hot fence box and let the dogs teach themselves that the stink is no fun.

[TomJr]

I have only been able to stop mine from trailing them... if they come in hell bent to fight there is usualy going to be contact. Those tusks are sharp...

I even had three come into my dogs while they were treed on a fox this year. And they came in hot and mean looking for a fight... I have 6 dogs right now so they stopped short and ran back off when I shouted and tossed rocks at them.

I remember another time a dog came running back when I called and was 5 feet from me when two big javalina came busting out of the brush. One caught the dogs hind leg and flipped him up in the air 3-4 feet. My other two dogs at the time rushed forwards and bowled the Javalina that hit over and then we had a stand off with me thinking seriously about shooting both Javalina... But a few well place rocks sent them on thier way.

I think the best thing is to just get a realy good handle on the dogs and call them in when you know those things are about so you can try to keep the contact to a minimum.

[pegleg]

I've shot more then a few at point blank range my feelings are if they're close enough to touch with a gun barrel and I've been doing my best toavoid them then that's self preservation. One thing to remember is those javalinas will come in when 5hey hear a hound trailing or treeing. Game and fish say they've never had a confirmed attack and I say BS! I've provided them with carcasses that I have absolutely zero doubt had I not fired I would've gotten stitches. On the other hand I've had them calmly walk right past three feet away and never even glance at me with the slightest intent . But when you have a dog with you its a different animal . Be it hounds bird dogs or cow dogs keep a eye out for them

[slowandeasy]

I believe what to Tom said is probably as close to the truth as you can get. I can get them to stop trailing them. But for whatever reason if you get in amongst him and there on the fight it's ugly.

I used to just put my backpack on put the rifle on my shoulder with the sling underneath the chest strap on the pack unloaded and just had out. Well let me tell you it will be unloaded no more. If you would've had a video camera one day. You all would've laughed like hell, dogs heading for the high country Willie struggling to get the rifle off of this shoulder. Fishing around in his pocket for the clip while poking at the son of the guns with the gun barrel. So you see they have no religion they will try and put those got darned tusks in you the dogs and anything else around them. And You don't have enough eyes in your head to keep track of all of them and what direction they are coming from.

I personally wouldn't care if there wasn't another one on earth.

Take care, Willie