Capreolus 0 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,172 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 That is some result! But you forgot to mention, as part of the equipment: the dogs doing the driving! LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddywoodcock 0 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Thanks for the update, how have you done yourself? Any luck? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brimmer 220 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Wow! serious pigs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddywoodcock 0 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Wow! serious pigs! The Wildboar is not a pig. The wildboar (in latin Suscrofa) is an ancester for the pig (in latin Porcus). They are different animals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capreolus 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 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!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boghossian 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Absolutely the best adrenaline rush I've had in years!! I agree 100%, my next trip is in January and I can't wait. Who did you go with, I'm with Tomo Svetic/Artemis Hunting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddywoodcock 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Superb picture, lucky you I wish you a nice trip boghossian, hope you will enjoy it as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capreolus 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 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 is a little legal ceremony that has to be gone through If you are flying from Heathrow make sure you arrive as early as possible as their capacity to screw the paperwork up is phenomenal. If you haven't been to Croatia before then the sight of shot up and abandonned houses is disturbing and makes you appreciate that life over here is not too bad. Something to sit on during the long drives is in my opinion essential as is the ability to stay very still. Have a great time and make sure you post some pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiny-nioclas 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 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 is a little legal ceremony that has to be gone through If you are flying from Heathrow make sure you arrive as early as possible as their capacity to screw the paperwork up is phenomenal. If you haven't been to Croatia before then the sight of shot up and abandonned houses is disturbing and makes you appreciate that life over here is not too bad. Something to sit on during the long drives is in my opinion essential as is the ability to stay very still. Have a great time and make sure you post some pics. Looks like a great trip lads, i must try that sometime, what exactly is a keiler? is it a male boar or just a male boar thats over a certain weight? id say their an impressive sight tearing through a forest! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harvey-the-lab 0 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 there's some serious sausages to be had there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddywoodcock 0 Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Keiler is the word used in German for the male wildboar. The male becomes a Keiler when his hair turns black. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j davies 8 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I shot three, all sowsOne 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!! hi i just like to no do they bread faster that you shoot them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpb82uk 138 Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 that all looks good fun how do i get my self on a boar hunt like that and do you get to keep 1 if you shoot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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