All credit has to go to our guide Chris for a marathon pig hunting effort earlier this week.
So at 5am, John was picked up by Chris and the trip to the hunt location began. At 6am they were on the run – 3 men, 14 dogs and on the search for the big boar.
Our client John had arrived in Rotorua from Canada and was keen to experience “real kiwi pig hunting”. Chris & the boys had been out a day earlier and had run into a really big boar, which our pack of experienced dogs hadn’t quite managed to catch up with. Their scheme was to surprise this boar before he “got out of bed” in the morning to give the dogs a good chance of catching him.
It wasn’t long until they heard the pack light up – and it was full steam ahead to catch up with them. The dogs had got on to something alright – but it wasn’t the big boar. By the time the guys caught up, the dogs had already looked after this pig.
So a short time later, the search was on again. This time when the pack lit up, the guys were convinced it was the wily boar from yesterday. The chase went on for an hour or so, before once again the boar gave the guys the slip.
John was disappointed to have missed the big boar but agreed with the guys to keep going. And it was a good call too as it was third time lucky. The dogs bailed up a 70 pound pig and John was in for the kill. It was the first time he had ever hunted a pig and although it wasn’t the big trophy boar he had ended up with, he was still stoked. John couldn’t believe it when Chris refused to let him
carry the pig out, and put it on his own back instead.
Back out of the bush, the guys celebrated their success with a meal & a beer at the local pub. But the day was not over yet. Back on the road, Chris took John to a special location for an evening’s pheasant hunt, flushing and bringing down two pheasants before night fall.
John was driven back to Rotorua at 6pm, a very happy punter. When we rang to see how he was feeling after the day’s hunt, he was already heading to the thermal pools to relax and recuperate after a huge day out. He had reported to his wife, he “couldn’t believe how thick the forest in NZ is”. John had enjoyed a real NZ pig hunt and was thrilled with his Basic Instincts experience.
