Out for a quick early morning hunt. Fog was the standout on this hunt tracking off 200 meters above me before breaking out to the left for about 800 meters then straight down to the bottom of the gully beside the 4wd track that I had the motorbike parked on. Fog did not let out one bark untill he had this young boar well stopped. Me and the other dogs were about 500 meters away before we could hear Fog bailing away. All three dogs Snow, Sassy and Shade went all of the way to the bail. When I arrived I let the dogs carry on bailing to see how they were working on a wild boar. Sassy is an 18 month old brown and white bitch that I have not written much about so far. she was saved by my son Bryce as the current owner was going to shoot her because he believed her to be no good on the pigs. Her only problem was that she was not let out of her kennel and giving the chance to prove herself. When Bryce got her it was with the intention of getting her started on the pigs and then passing her on. He asked if I would put her onto some pigs for him. Normally I don’t like having a bitch in my team as they can be a pain in the arse when they come on heat. I quickly took a liking to Sassy and have been quite happy to keep her on. She has been no trouble and loves bailing pigs. With 4 dogs on this young boar is almost too many dogs and I can see the time in the very near future when i am going to have to split the dogs up as they will start to put too much pressure on the pigs causing them to go in and hold which is what I don’t want. Shade had bailed well but still has a fear of the water which he is slowly overcoming. I let the dogs bail for about twenty minutes before taking this boar right beside the track where I could ride the motorbike to.
