Big Game Hunting New Zealand Sep/Oct 2015 | Page 16

Shaun with the ute loaded ready to head home Shaun Monk on the carry CLICK HERE TO WATCH FULL VIDEO Watch trailer below Grant drove the ute in as close as possible, we collected the shot pigs and dragged the lot down to load onto the deck. The farmer was as chuffed as we were with the result and we now had a load of very good pork to add to the catch from the previous day. Back at our base we caught up with the Mitchell team who’d had another successful day as well. The trip total was 14 pigs and all were put to 16 BGHNZ Issue 8 Sep/Oct 2015 good use as meat for everyone’s freezers, a much better purpose than being culled to waste. It was great to see a few young guys getting into it and also a fantastic opportunity to pump a few pigs through the pups. Although it’s not hard country and we didn’t get any massive hogs, every pig is valuable experience for the trainees. www.bghnz.co.nz www.bghnz.co.nz 17 BGHNZ Issue 8 Sep/Oct 2015