European Boar and Roe Deer hunt...

[1899]

I was looking through my photo album and decided to scan a couple of pictures of a hunt I did in Yugoslavia more than a decade ago. The boar was shot with a Mauser 66 in 8x68S using factory RWS H-Mantel ammo. We spotted him crossing the canal, and I shot him as he got to the top of the embankment. He took the shot right to the shoulder and that was all he needed. The shot was about 80 yards, and we found the bullet under the hide (after it broke both shoulders). The 8x68 is a powerfull cartridge, similar to an 8mm RM, but man those boars have tough armour! As a side not, I redeemed myself for missing a monster the night before.

The Roe deer was shot on the same trip. I used a Steyr Mannlicher in .243 Win. I shot him from a dyke along the Tisza River. They are excellent eating, but as you can see from their size, you pretty much use the whole thing up if you are having a big feast.

 

[Boer seun]

Nice! What would it cost to hunt there?

 

[1899]

The cost was very low because the fellow in the pictures is a friend...and a game warden. The Boar cost ~$250 including one night lodging and meals. The deer was gratis, as it was in my friend's hunting territory. The price is still relatively low in this area due to the lingering effects of the war. I have also hunted boar in Hungary, with my mother's cousin. While fun, the more I hunt abroad, the more I appreciate what we have in this beautiful country. Our freedoms really are a blessing.

 

[DarrylDB]

Nice, it sure would be a blast going overseas hunting.
One day...



Here are a few pics of other boars I've got here.




Devilsedge and I.

Me and my piggy

My first boar hunt.

2ft tall boar in three to four feet of grass. I wouldnt have seen him unless he crossed the river. Which he tried to do

 

[Sasquatch]

DarrylIDB.....Ontario boar??? Escapees or on a hunt farm?

 

[DarrylDB]

Ontario boars, both, but not escapees. Farm hunted at www.Bigtusks.com

 

[1899]

Nice animals! They don't look like they've been "contaminated" with domestic stock. The one thing I didn't mention was a boar hunt I did at night (that was in Hungary). Well, actually I did two hunts but in the first hunt I passed up a shot because I just didn't feel comfortable shooting. It is, for me anyways, exceptionally difficult to judge distance at night and shot placement is tricky too. Being so used to shooting in the daylight, it felt like I was aiming at a black "blob".

 

[DarrylDB]

At night eh? Now that would be an interesting hunt.
Do they jacklight them, or use dogs?
How did you guys get em?

 

[1899]

You can not use a light on boar. They instantly scatter. The most popular ways are driven (sometimes with dogs, but mostly by other hunters) in the day, or from a stand at night when there is snow on the ground. I've never tried with snow on the ground, that in combination with a full moon supposedly makes it much easier. The one in the picture was shot just as the sun came up. The other one I shot was from a ground blind at night. IIRC boar and varmints are the only game you are allowed to shoot at night.

 

[TimC]

If any of you fellas want some english deer woodland stalking I may be in position to offer Fallow and possibly boar for a low price this coming year. Just PM me and I'll explain, no scam and no rip off. I am a hunter too and manage land in the South east of England! Some Stalking can even be paid for by putting in some work on the shoot or doing some pest control, pigeon, rabbit shooting etc!

 

[Sasquatch]

TimC.........any red stag or roe available?

 

[TimC]

Roe are available aaround here but not for free, possibly £50 to £75 a day. Muntjac depending upon the area can be free but really big reds are to be found in Thetford Forest and smaller ones in scotland. I cant do those but I can put you in touch with outfitters! I can sponsor visitors firearm permits or you can use a local rifle, its up to you!