Oamaru pig hunting comp

IMG_3816The Oamaru comp is run as a fund raiser for child cancer and is well supported by the local hunters. This year the comp was organised by Craig Gibb as the previous organiser Keith Hesselwood wanted a break from doing all the back ground work that goes with running any event. One thing that hunters should do when entering any comp is to read the rules for that hunt properly, one group of hunters turned up with three boars that all had their nuts out when it was clearly written on the rules boars must have nuts in. While they had a good number of entries the boars weighed in was a way down. Their were ninety entries and only thirteen boars weighed in. Talk amongst the hunters was that their just did not seem to be the numbers of big boars out on the hill at present. I don’t know whether this is through hunter pressure or due to the big dump of snow that we have had recently.

Oamaru pig hunting competition
Oamaru pig hunting competition

 

While Craig could not do anything about the numbers of boars coming he had done a very good job of getting a lot of sponsorship for this comp. By the end of prize giving every adult and junior that entered came away with a prize and there were still prizes left over for next years comp. I am hoping that the pig numbers are back up by then.

Results

Biggest boar 139 pounds Scott Ashton

2nd 110 pounds Jamahl Cole

3rd 98 pounds Tony Schofield

4th 94 pounds Craig Gibb

5th 84 pounds Craig Matheson

6th 83 pounds Tim Frame

Average weight boar 94 pounds Craig Gibb

Best tusks Regan Taylor

 

Heaviest boar Ladies section

84 pounds Jesse Gibb

 

Junior section

1st 102 pounds Regan Taylor

2nd 75 pounds Scout Dunn

3rd 74 pounds Bailey Tempelton

 

Heaviest stag

1st 240 pounds Tony Schofield

2nd 239 pounds Kurt Thomas

3rd 234 pounds Shaedyn Schofield

4th 224 pounds Tony Schofield

5th 190 pounds Pete Hollowby