Thread: Check out this Pig

Originally Posted by Jimbo

it's actually a drop bear in a pig-suit.

James is more than 3/4 correct... I'm afraid there is a rat in our woodpile.

Every kid growing up in rural Australia has gone pig shooting at one time or another, and just like fisherman, they can't help tweaking the size of the pigs they've (we've) shot when re-telling the stories.

This is an old trick... you photograph the pig at ground level (knealing, sitting) and have the shooter kneal behind it (like that photo) but 10-15ft away from it. The further away the shooter is the bigger the pig looks.

If you look at the photo you can see that the kid has his elbows resting on one knee... if you look at you own leg from knee to foot you can see how big the pig is.

Aside from the gross exaggeration it's a nice pig and a good trophy for a young fella.

8 shots in three hours makes the crack of my bum itch though... that's cruel and unusual by anyones definition. It's true that you can kill these things with a .22 if you like, but it's better to use enough gun to ensure a humane kill with one shot.

Personally I used a 30-30 winchester for pig shooting and on most occasions they fell with one well placed shot. On two or three occasions a second shot was necessary and that's regrettable. Feral pig or not it's still a living creature and deserving of some respect

Greg Frazer