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Garry Tonks · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:54 am Post subject: Couple more oz hogs

Got these fellas all out same mob in a small 40 acre wheat stubble paddock with mountains on one side and a creek on the other.. cleaned em up with 3 dogs and a mate shot 1 as they were bolting for the hills.. all varied from small fella went 90lbs and the biggest guy in middle went 195lbs and had some half decent hooks..

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195lbs

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Burt · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:30 pm Post subject:

Interesting set up on the truck, even has a light on there.
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Randy Tausch · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:35 pm Post subject:

Good bunch of porkies there. Nice cutters on the big one.
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Garry Tonks · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject:

cheers guys yeah burt its all setup for human consumption,, certain guidelines must be met eg hand soap, lighting, sanitiser for knives etc

FrankT · Texasboars Legends Club Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 1754

Gary, Can you sell the meat there? Catch the hogs live and sell them? Or is it all for personal use?

mley1 · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:44 pm Post subject:

Nice haul of hogs there. Nice rig ya got too.
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Garry Tonks · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:01 am Post subject:

yeah frank t we sell them to be exported overseas getting bout 75c to $1 a kilo

David K · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:53 am Post subject:

good job Garry, good load of port, also like the setup with the hanging bar and lights

Garry Tonks · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:25 am Post subject:

yeah shoulda said too that we must kill them straight away and cannot keep them live its a $22,000 fine per live feral pig if youre found with em!!

yeah its a good setup its actually my mates but i have 1 just like it.. holds 48 and we do roos aswell..

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FrankT · Texasboars Legends Club Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 1754

Gary, that is not a bad price, different states have different rules here. I am in Fl and we cannot sell the meat. So tell us about the Roo hunting.

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TxMason · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:43 pm Post subject:

Good Haul
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Garry Tonks · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:41 am Post subject:

roos ok in small doses very lean and healthy for u..

its all run by the government and heavily scrutinised obviously due to us harvesting our coat of arms lol u need to pass an accuracy test and the roos must be cleanly headshot.. u purchase a certain amount of tags relevant to the property size and location and also have quotas for seasons.. there are aerial surveys done and safe zones where no culling can be done to ensure good roo numbers.. roos must be of a certain size and dressed out correctly Wink

heavy fines apply for not complying with rules aswell and loss of licence.. its a full time job for a lot of folks over here.. we get some bloody big roos in excess of 60-70 kg dressed a big red roo male can reach and well over 7ft tall!

Billy F Hillgartner · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:45 am Post subject:

FrankT · Texasboars Legends Club Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 1754

HUey and Colby, this is your game! Gary, that has to be a lot of fun and a real challenge at the same time.

Billy F Hillgartner · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:55 am Post subject:

Garry, I heard that roos in Oz are about as big if a problem down there as hogs are in Texas or as prarie dogs are throughout the Southwestern part of the U.S.. Say, that's an idea! If you don't have any prarie dogs down there, I'll gladly trade you a boat load of prarie dogs for 2 male and 6 female red roos.

P.S. - Would someone post how many pounds equal a kelo. I never did figure out the metric system. Thx
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FrankT · Texasboars Legends Club Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 1754

kilo= 2.2lbs

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Billy F Hillgartner · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:24 am Post subject:

Thanks FrankT & Mark. Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks? (it's just that old dogs can't remember what the new trick was. Smile

) I feel smarter all ready. C'ya Smile

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Garry Tonks · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:38 am Post subject:

haha yeah billy theres a boatload of roos in some parts.. i only shoot part time u know 12 here 15 there.. but mates of mine that do it for a living can shoot up to 50-60 in a night Shocked

tough work aye..

and Frank T can be very challenging when the roos are "bomby" = touchy and add some wind and their lil head at 100-250m it can be fun and frustrating lol i use a 22-250 ruger varmint target rifle with a fixed 8x scope shooting 55grain soft points and 33grains of powder.. they travel very flast and fast.. good for puttin down the odd hog aswell Wink

FrankT · Texasboars Legends Club Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 1754

Billy, I thought I knew but I did look it up rather than giving wrong info on this site!

Great topic Gary, learning as we go, always nice to get another perspective. Is the roo meat sold also or just the hides sold?
Do you live in the country or live and work in a town?

Garry Tonks · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:04 am Post subject:

they sell the meat to large supermarkets for human meat and im not sure of the hide trade.. i live in the country in a large town and work as a zoo keeper but do this stuff on the side.. some roos and pigs i get only a few kms from town Shocked

love it

hog · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject:

Great Photo!
I'd have that picture up on my wall Very Happy

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