Great pics.
Good to see 'em "dual" purposing 

Some clever & funny comments in there already too 

thats cool man are you in the land down under

Yeah mate!
I'm Northern Territory... Australia

Cheers.here's another "rare" shot

We just sat back & quietly watched while we waited for the dogs to pin point his scent trail....One of those rare occasions where you get to see it all pan out from the jump a few hundred mtrs back, we then just rode slowly waiting for the dogs to work the scent & hit up. We spotted him sleeping before the dogs located him....Was great watching them slowly edge closer until hit up!

Went to one of my blocks to check out some more country i hadn't hunted yet. Got the word from the manager that a few poachers have been in a few spots. So trails cams got loaded & set whilst out there!
Was a good few hours hunting.
Bagged 10 or so good quality boars. Nothing under 80+kg live weight.
Got a few smaller sows which was late in the hunt, so the pups finally got a look at a few on the ground also...
Wyatt also lost his "Pig Sticking Virginity" :lol:
My son Wyatt with Piglet

Me, Wyatt and one of my pups with a boar.

Bryce going in to grab the bailed boar   :lol:  :lol:

Bryce, Wyatt & Boar

Boar trying to drown the dogs

Busta being thrown out for the second time

Muzzle flash

Here's a bit of Video from the 3rd last picture
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Good pics Mick! I'd love to hunt that country over there one day.

Cheers 
It's easy.....all you have to do is jump on a plane someday!! 
 

Great pics. I wish we could get a hog to bay in the open like that...

Thank guys.
SC Hog WIld - the thing is, the pig has no choice. A lot of th ecountry we get the better Boars is open like that with just little creeks..They have no-where to go, & get sick of there balls getten bitten 

Thought i'd chuck some pictures of some our dogs in the fielding doing what they like best
Enjoy!
Outback's Jo one out

Outback's Busta one out

Outbacks' Busta, Jo & my original import Opal

Outback's Jo (nlk/yan) & my newest import Tx Mason's Hope on her first trip recently

Outback's Busta one out again - He will always bail his own boar if multiple are available. I've only recently brought him back from a customer

Opal, Jo, Bo & Toby bailing a large sow

When the bail don't go so well  :shock:

Outback's Toby, Bo & Jo

A few more bailing shots from yesterday morning
This is Bo & Jo with a spotty fella. This was about 12pm yesterday so the dogs were getting very hot & worn out.

Jo, Bo & Toby

A nice boar that led them to the creek from some rocky country nearby

Bell, Toby & Bo

Bell, Bo & Jo on another dry creek boar

  Some good pigs there guys.....awesome!
And YEP, those tusk on boar one are huge 

I owned both parents & bred him.
SIre- was (deceased) Camp-a-while and Blairs Diamond Cutter bred
Gyp- was (speyed) Auscat - Sure find blood

No, we rarely Barr em.......They are ALL dispatched  

Went out for a dry run on Friday night with Bryce....
Not happy with a loooong pigless night we left the bikes at on one of my stations driveways ready to hit another spot for a few hours Sunday morning.
Took a couple of finders & 4 pups/young dogs......
Ended up a great morning with plenty of Boars & a few new "secret" spots found on my block  :mryellow:
Some Pig Damage

My son Wyatt, Me Outback's Rusty (Bryce's Dog) & a boar

Outback's Jo bailing a boar one out

Jo & Wyatt with another boar he had one out


Progression in life lol
Food for energy.............

To Beer as an adult

Great story mate! 
Nice Boar
Dogs done well to stick with him for so long......
Great outcome! 

Cheers Noah, We live in Northern OZ. So the Tropics...We get Dry season & wet season..Dry season it is sunny & warm......The wet season is wet & HOT & humid...It's currently in the transistion from Dry to wet

Well a month ago I got a phone call from one of my regular customers.
"Mick it's Carla, Whoppas (Damien) b'day coming up, thought I might fly us up for a hunt & bring one of the dogs if OK?"
No probs I replied & the flight itinerary arrived on my pc with hours

I picked 'em up Friday night & we hit the road 4am Saturday. Within the first 1 hour we'd managed to bag half a dozen & they were rapt. With them only being average I was happy for 'em but not overly excited...So, i started copping some crap from the visitors suggesting i'm mad & a pig's a pig etc etc.....
So, the rest of the morning & that arvo hunt I let em catch some more 30-60kg boars
The next morning we rose at 5 and I decided "good boars" was the order for the morning before we head home. SO, I told them we have a fair ride & not much will happen for a while unless the dogs pick up scent of a traveling boar...
We pulled to check a water hole on the way & give the dogs possibly there last drink before "hopefully" hitting a few lone boars......I called the dogs back up on the bike but OPAL would not return...I said to the visitors "She only refuses to come if it's a CERTAIN pig about to found! I could see em thining "yeah right mate" :jack: I called her again but before i could call again the "OPAL Yap" cried out! She, true to form outdid all dogs on the ground and found a boar hiding under some roots in a dry creek bed about 200mtrs from us....So we finished his day & went back to the game plan & headed into the dry country!
We ended up with another 4 good boars then headed home.........
Visitors Damian, Carla & Outback's Bolt on my quad heading out

Opals Dry Creek Boar

Busta pulled this one out of a mob & held him one out

Opal reminding this fella whos boss

Damian, Bolt & Boar

Damian & Boar

Cooling off

The ute is 2004 Toyota Hilux.
Rear tray is set up into one large cage at the front of the tray with the two side doors removable for winding on the station/ranch tracks.
The rear part of the ute is two half size cages...One that houses my car fridge to keep the beers cold & the other cage is for young or injured dogs.
The Quad is a Can-Am Outlander 650max & the UTV is a Can-am Commander X 1000cc for getting off the tracks & through the swamps 

Tx Mason's Hope is finally getting a chance to run free & settle into the pack now. Training & her being settled has been a bit delayed due to the fact she has been on heat since she got here
So not only did the second "NEW" arrival in a month stir up the kennels a tad  her being on heat just added to the "TENSION" around the yard 
So i've just stood back & let things ride a tad......
She did get a ride with us on Sunday morning. I went out to shoot a bit of dog meat for the freezer. Took a few hounds "in case" a few hogs were to be found 
The dogs jumped from the ute within 2 minutes of arriving & bailed a boar about 800mts in. Waiting on an ankle re-co I thought this would be a nice opportunity to "slooooowly" walk Hope in for an intro into bailing boars in Oz (of course, i couldn't drive in because it was over the fence in the next paddock !) I took my time paying attention to her reaction to wallabies & other new smells.... She didn't care, she was just nose down, head up(to noise) then nose down & head up again in the direction of the noise going on up ahead... Pulling like a steam train.......Once we got there she wasn't so eager lol..
But after a minute or so settled & had a few good meaningful barks.
The next one i let her out of the cage once the others had hit up, with the third she was let jump & follow the others on the scent trail... Will still being distant, she was barking with intent & gave me enough to smile about for now!
The next 3 boars she was made to observe or listen to from the ute!
A bit more one on one time with her over the next few weeks & she'll be inserted in a pack fulltime
Hope being led into her first "Bay" in Oz!

Hope getting a bit more intent

I believe we as the people and/or breeders who put these pups on the ground are obliged to get them every opportunity we can to make the grade.... We all have different expectations from a dog so opinions & cull suitability will vary...
I personally do it a few different ways....

I only breed for myself if I am trying to improve or add/remove a trait (good or bad) from one of my lines.
If i'm using dogs that have matured & I know them like the back of my hand, I will wait until I have 4 or 5 suitable customers on my waiting/pick list with deposits down. I will then breed and let the gyp raise the pups unaccompanied by me (except the usual wormings, weight checks & microchipping) until 7 weeks. I will obviously observe (at every opportunity) the gyp & pups interacting, teaching & learning & trying to pick the pups that are close to the parents traits with the added or removed trait that i desire (if possible at that age), then spend a few days with some basic obedience which is only the "here" command. I then make my decision on 4 or 5 pups. The others are moved on to customers.....The remainding 4 or 5 are kept until 12 weeks, decide on 2 & give the other few to hunting buddies ( i still own the dogs).
The ones my mates get are there for my kennels use if I require. This way I actually have access to 20-30 dogs (3 or 4 different lines) but only have 12 in my yard.  

ALL pups that are sold to customers have an "18mth Hunting/Working" Guarantee!
This allows a risk free investment to customer & assures me, I will ALWAYS here of any faults that my lines are producing..    

If I'm breeding an unknown or new line I will keep ALL pups on hand and/or give a few to some close trusted friends that HUNT on a regular basis & are  competent dog people.. This is what will happen with my new import TX Mason's Hope's first litter....

I rarely cull prior to 12 mths. But I believe there are a few traits that must show up before then....ie - natural drive. Overly timid dogs will go before then!

Good thread

most of my gyps come right back in 6 months later..........Litter or no litter! 

Yeah, works on most! I have used a similar method when required but with two bicycle wheels mounted to stakes. Seperate each wheel around 10metres apart with a rope looped around the wheels & joined. Tie a clip to the bottom rope run & you can do both - cast the the dog away (i say "GO") by grabbing the rope or wheel and send/spin it away.....Do the opposite for  "HERE"..... 
I'll see if i have a picture of the set up 

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Hard one to answer for sure when all scenarios, traits & rearing techniques are only 100% known by you. 
Also depends on if you have or are willing to put the time & money in with the possible end result being the same anyway.

I have had two dogs (both female) in my packs that have been similar. Yes, they were tightly bred so an out cross has been made to try eliminate that trait that appears 1 in 20 times from this gyp.
-The first timid one (still hasn't relaxed) hunted real well but was sometimes difficult to get back on the ute or bike because of timidness (would cower at a raised voice).... She was recently speyed & given to a family friend as a guard/family pet on a small farm.
She is already doing fantastic & has settled well. She is 2.5yrs old.
-  The second one was 12months old last week. She was also culled last week. She was bred as a future replacement for one of my older gyps. Initially i thought i got it right with my plans. ie - Bred to be taller, slightly deeper in the chest but keeping the same natural prey drive resulting in a fantastic work ethic....Well, she was timid from about 8weeks old which i thought i could get past. I was careful not to reprimand her whilst young beside the normal scruff of the neck shake. She was very loyal & quite aggressive towards other dogs in the yard. Unfortunately, when she decided not to come when doing the wrong thing she would lay and cower in the paddock for hours, she would find a hog no probs but as soon as another dog arrived she would leave it & if she saw me arrive with the rifle she would dissapear a hundred yards away.....  
She wasn't showing any signs of improvement with one on one work or pack work....She bacame a CULL