again we're after pigs

BIG PIGS

no hunting is ever the same which is why it's such an obsession for millions

of us across the globe

unfortunately i'm very much a self-confessed addict and need to have

another wild boar fix

Zoltan is once again guiding me this morning

from the outset we have no problem finding wild boar

but we do have a problem finding the right one for me to get my crosshairs on

so there's a couple of young sows down at the bottom of the hill

they are just feeding

we're looking for an older wild boar male

we don't think there's going to be one there

we've seen a couple of younger sows with piglets

this one looks like a yearling sow

quite small in the body with quite a short nose

but they don't seem too concerned by us

famous last words!

wild boar seem to be hyper sensitive...

...or not give a toss

there doesn't seem to be any middle ground

so while they're being the former i'll take you through the kit I'm hunting

with today

so it's quite dark in here and we're hunting for wild boar

So I've been pretty specific about the equipment I've brought with me today with me today

For my rifle I've chosen a Ruger M77 Hawkeye

This is the 'All-Weather' variant

At £958.00 you get an awful lot of rifle for your money

22"stainless steel barrel

fully synthetic stock

the classic mauser action with non-rotating ejector

in addition to that I can group three shots at one hundred yards on my thumb nail

but more importantly today is this

this is a new Zeiss 3-12x56T* Victory HT scope

Now this is a brand new scope that Zeiss introduced at IWA this year

three to twelve power magnification

56mm objective lens and probably the most incredible light transmission

of any scope on the market. Zeiss claim ninety five percent

so in this dark canopy, that's pretty important

but most importantly above that is making sure what hits the wild boar

has got the right stuff

as usual I've brought my Lapua Mega

185 grain

in .30-06 Springfield

now those bad boys when they hit the target

they pole axe pigs. All we need to do now, is find our keiler

i've always expecting to see something shootable todayand here we have a

good-sized group of wild boar at about 80 yards in front of us

I know their eyesight isn't good but I'm sure they suspect something

the big wild boar male closest to us gives a good stare in our direction

before going back to rooting around in the rich soil

Zoltan confirms he wants me to go for the tusker at the front

knowing my 185 grain Lapua Mega's pack a serious punch

I want to make sure my backstop is soil, not another wild boar

just one pig today, not two

eventually I'm happy taking the shot

the big guy is on his own. I hit him really hard and he is literally blown off his feet

another fantastic pig. Off my knee at about 65 yards I'm really, really

pleased

These Lapua Mega absolutely rock

I'll be interested see if this one exited

the last time shot a pig with one it didn't meaning it imparted all of its energy

right in the body of the wild boar. It did it's job absolutely perfectly

There's something about stalking this close to these magnificent animals

Now I know the wind was in our favour this time. It was kind of

swirling around so has been changing against us during our time here

but this worked absolutely perfectly

thanks so much to my Ruger

Like I said, it groups on my thumbnail and knocks over pigs. What more do you want?

congratulations

Wow

another beautiful pig

It's amazing. But this pig is not as big as some of the ones I've shot

but in comparison its tusks are HUGE as you can see, these incisors... they rub against

the uh... the bottom incisor rubs against the top incisor making them absolutely stuck inside and make them absolute you

razor sharp

this thing here

will cause a dog some damage if you wound it and send the dog in to find it

but he's actually a pretty looking pig. Like I said, not the biggest one i've shot

but a very handsome animal nonetheless

now as you can see

there is no exit wound here

the wild boar and I are given the traditional works

it's something i really enjoy when hunting in mainland europe

So Tamas, tell us a little bit more about the tradition of the leaves here because Hungary's got a lot of

strong hunting traditions

and this one seems quite poignant

It's like when

people die

and at their funeral

you give some

flowers to the grave

so it's

is coming

a nice traditionn

so we

have honour for the game

just almost like a mark of respect and a parting gift

for the bounty of meat we're about to receive

because the game has given its life

for our passion

and for our food

it's one of the things I love about hunting in Europe

there is that age-old tradition, thousands of years a celebration

it's not just sport

it's a harvest

and then we're showing respect for them

kinda makes me feel all emotional

I haven't been the only one hunting in this huge forest today

and all the wild boar make a great display in readiness for the ceremony

so this is what I love the most about hunting here in hungary

to these guys this isn't just sport, it's a way of life

and the celebration of the game shows the amount of respect they have for it

not only should you use the right equipment, you've got to make good shots

and get as close as possible

but as Tamas said before there's a hint of sadness not only are they celebrating celebration

the fact there's been a harvest but they're also slightly sad they've had to take a life

and this is the respect they have for their quarry

I'm really pleased with the wild boar I shot today

his impressive tusks will soon take pride of place on a wall back home

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