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Ned Makim
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« on: January 01, 2010, 02:51:34 pm » |
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G'day everyone, My name is Ned Makim (obviously enough...) and I'm a pig catcher from Australia. I'm 50 this year and have been catching pigs with my own dogs since I was 17. We breed our own dogs (hard finders). That is, dogs that will find the boar and grab him... Anyway, that's it in a nutshell....and here's a pix so you can see who you are talking too... Cheers. This is a local boar, caught one out by Donna (pictured and one of our breed).  |
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cward
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2010, 03:08:55 pm » |
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Glad to have you here we just like to talk dogs and hunting!! I bet Krystal AKA Uglydog is going to like your dog!!!! Welcome!!
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Hog hunting can start more crap than anything I have ever seen!(HDLCrystal)
Remember John Wayne was just an actor the real cowboys is who he looked up to..........
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2010, 04:49:39 pm » |
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welcome Ned...
what's the cross on that dog??
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olde sarge
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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2010, 04:56:17 pm » |
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Welcome Ned, will be good to hear some about hunting the Australian way. Most people here are hound and curr hunters using lead-in catchdogs. Some of us try to run finder/catcher dogs but have a lot to learn. John
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aladatrot
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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2010, 05:23:39 pm » |
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Yes welcome! Donna is an interesting looking girl. Nice boar too. Looking forward to some aussie hunting pics.
Cheers
M
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At least I'm successful at doing nothing right. I guess it could be worse.
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Rockin-P-Ranch
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« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2010, 06:04:30 pm » |
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Glad to have you here. Im also new this board, you should have a good time reading the post on this board, I know I have.
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Cowboys stay in the saddle longer.
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Mike
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« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2010, 06:20:17 pm » |
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Ned, welcome to ETHD. I enjoy seeing pics and stories from hunters around the globe.
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craig
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« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2010, 06:31:18 pm » |
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welcome Ned, glad to have you, looking foward to some of your stories and pictures.
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Ned Makim
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« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2010, 08:20:06 pm » |
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Thanks very much everyone for the welcome. I really appreciate it. I always happy to talk dogs and pigs too. Always keen to learn new things or try new techniques. I'm a great believer in a few tried and true things as well but like to keep up to date in case it will help me get more boars... On Donna, she's RIP now but she was one of our family of dogs. The go back to dane, EBT, wolfhound and Eng mastiff. They've been bred as a family for some time and the emphasis at our place is on proven ability rather than looks. So some are bigger, some smaller, some hairy and some not so hairy but they will all find pigs and stop them. So that's Donna. Anyway, thanks again for the replies. Here's another decent boar I got with Bob the dog. Bob got him on his own despite the steepness of the terrain ( you can seen in the background). The pig dressed 73kgs (160lbs) and that's what I then had to carry back up that hill. Got him last year on my 49th birthday so I was very glad the boar didn't make it any further down the hill.  Cheers. |
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« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2010, 10:34:16 pm » |
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Welcome aboard, nice pics!!
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"pain is just fear leavin the body"
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Noah
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« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2010, 11:40:50 pm » |
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Great to have you! Looking forward to your insights!
You all ever try any good bay dogs over there?
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Welcome to the Gun Show
Noah Metzger 352 316 8005
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Ned Makim
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« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2010, 11:43:51 pm » |
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Another dog and boar. This is Betty and a boar taken in the winter time this year in northern Australia. Cheers.  |
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WAARHEID
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« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2010, 03:14:59 am » |
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Good on ya Ned! Some American translations for you just in case you need them as you peruse this site: | Yankie Dogger <--> | Ozzie Dogger | | Bay Dog | Finder/Bailer | | Buyer | Box Owner | | Cat | Catahoula | | Cur Dog | Pure bred cow dog (not a mongrel) | | Gyp | unbred female (but often used incorrectly for any female dog) | | Help Dog | can't be run one out | | Jam Up | Top Shelf | | RCD | Lugger | | SR5/Tacoma | Hilux | | Strike Dog | Finder | | Yellow Dog | (see Cur Dog) |
There are more, but that covers some of the basics. |
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Ned Makim
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« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2010, 05:25:02 pm » |
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Thanks for that Waarheid. And Noah, we have one dog that bails (bays). It's from our line buit she threw soft and won't lug up. She will however find them and go for her own pig out of a mob, she goes for big pigs by choice and she will run on when one of the other dogs gets there. And very fast. Not normally our style of dog and only got used because my son's girl Kate owns Molly, the dog in question. But she effectively doubles our catch on small mobs. That's Molly lying down on the tray of the truck watching Simon investigate the boar's eating habits. We always open up the guts to see what the boars have been eating, just in case it shows us a pattern over time...The other dog on the truck is Hannah. The black pup is Buster, a son of Hannah's.  This is Molly.  Cheers. |
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Noah
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« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2010, 06:19:08 pm » |
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Good looking dogs! Always have wondered what the buyers do with all those pigs you guys sell? Dog food?
You mainly sight hunting, or do the dogs actually have to hunt to find the pigs?
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Welcome to the Gun Show
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craig
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« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2010, 06:21:10 pm » |
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Ned
do you ever hunt from horseback , or is the country to vast to be practical.
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Ned Makim
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« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2010, 08:55:17 pm » |
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It's 90 per cent nose work for our dogs. Sharp nose is the first thing we breed for.
And did a bit on horses when I was a kid but it's trucks, quads and walking for us. Horse is just another bit of gear that has to be attended to.
Cheers.
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