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Hi Are you still looking for a stud dog? Mike

The price is 1500 euros so I suppose the exchange rate when we decide to book will determine how much it really costs, but I think this will be the same wherever you go. I am fairly certain that this includes flights , transfers, food and accomodation. Last time there were no trophy fees and I guess it will be the same this time

I am hoping to put a team together to go to hunt driven boar in Croatia, probably in November with Tomo Svetic of Artemis Hunting. Is anyone interested?

Hi Remmy Thought it might be useful to post a pic of the dog so everyone can see both sides of the family. The dog is four years old and comes from mainly German stock, full details are available from Brenda at the Teckel Society. He is really good on deer and works well with both air and ground scent. I normally work him on a long line or attach a falconry bell to his collar. Once he gets on a scent he becomes almost completely deaf! I think for this breed the scent of game is the canine equivalent of crack cocaine!! Ruger8 and Compo had pups (any chance of an update or some pics) Look

Approach the deer from behind, grab its ear or antler and hold it down by kneeling on its chest. Pull the head back and cut its throat making sure that you sever the main arteries on either side of the neck. Keep control of the head as this will allow you to direct the blood away from you. On Christmas Eve this year I was driving my daughter back from the Panto in the dark when the road ahead was blocked by an accident, someone had hit a donkey that had got loose on the road. The car had taken the legs out from under the donkey which ended up riding up over the bonnet and making a me

Try Tomo Svetic at Artemis hunting. We had three days in Croatia on unfenced land and shot 30 boar.

Deer dog and hearth rug!!!

I agree with pighunter 150gr Barnes will do the job fine but I would prefer to go heavier in case you meet that 200+kg monster!!!!

I also went with Tomo and had a great time and will go again next year. Accomodation and food were basic, but that's not why we were there. Tomo has done a great job of sorting out the hunting territories and normally they will only be driven once during the season so you will almost certainly be shooting over different ground to us. (I just hope you catch up with the ones that sneaked past us!) One of the guys who was with us shot 5 boar of which 4 were keilers, he spent the whole time with a huge grin on his face. On the subject of Keilers, if you shoot your first keiler in Croatia there

I shot three, all sows One big, one medium, one small. All on the run from 50m to 10m. Very exciting stuff and there were many other boar that broke back through the beaters. on one drive as many as twenty managed to sneak out without getting shot at. Absolutely the best adrenaline rush I've had in years!!

Update on the Croatian trip 3 days 17 Guns 30 boar Updated equipment list Rifle ( the one you are most instinctive with as long as it is big enough) Premium bullets (Barnes?) Good Boots Warm socks Tripod seat/ shooting stick The rest of the gear is pretty irrelevant The pigs are really smart and you really have to concentrate whilst you are on the peg. The drives can last up to 21/2 hours and you have to stay as silent as possible. The seat is really important because if you are not comfortable you will fidget and scare the boar away.

With the video of the guy hunting in Sweden, is the dog intentionally driving the deer back to him, or do you just make sure that you have a good vantage point to deal with anything that comes out? If the dogs instinct is to drive the deer towards you then that is awsome! How would you go about training a dog to do that? Have just got back from Croatia wher they used what looked like Bavarian Mountain Hounds, some sort of Jagdterrier and Teckels to drive the boar. Two dogs got pretty badly carved up by the boar on day one and there were various other minor injuries over the next two days.

I am off to Croatia for three days driven boar shooting in two weeks time and want to make sure to remember to take all the gear that I need. Here is my first go at a list. Have I already forgotten anything and do you have any reccomendations for additional items? Driven Boar Equipment List Rifle: .308 Finn Classic Double Rifle Scope: 1-4 x 30 Burris Back-up: 1.5-4 Bushnell Ammo: 40 x .308 Samson 165gr soft-point Knife: 9.25†Pig Sticker Binos: Steiner 8 x 30 Shooting Stick Hip Flask Camera

If you are serious about this and want to learn how to use firearms, go and visit the Bicester Rifle Club which is just by the Rugby Club. They shoot on a Thursday evening from about 1900 onwards. Ask to talk to Charlie or Roy. These two are both good blokes and if you want to learn to shoot, you will listen to them very carefully. If you have the right attitude you will learn a lot, if not, they will rip you a new arsehole and you will have deserved it. I wish you every success.

Hi Compo, the pup is looking great! Please keep posting pics. I took the dog out the other night to find a roebuck which had been shot through the shoulder there was no exit wound and the muscles and skin closed over the entry wound so there was no blood trail. Eventually walked across the wind downwind of where we thought the buck had gone and the dog picked up on the air scent from the carcasse. First time I've ever even tried it but the dog knew what he was doing. I made a mistake of not keeping one eye on the dog as I gave the guy who took the shot a hard time for not paying more atte