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NitroX
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Re: How to hunt bushpig?
04/01/03 12:47 AM

I read a story by Harold Wolf (of Hatari Times) where he hunted Bushpig with hounds plus a boar spear. I believe he almost came to trouble with the bushpig being quite aggressive. And the hunt required a lot of personal fitness which would count me out currently but hopefully not in the future.

A question - is it ethical to hunt bushpig with a spotlight?

Using spotlights is always a contentious issue, and some game I feel it is OK. Leopards over bait, I feel is fine. Bushbuck - I prefer to take them at dusk or dawn. Small cats? Not sure but I can see unless one is very lucky, then it may be the only way to plan to take one. They are fast and elusive during the day. All I saw in Zim in 2002 was a streak from a waterhole. I think it was a civet (?) What about Bushpigs - OK to spotlight or not?

And if hunting them with a spotlight is OK, how do you go about it? Drive or walk around spotlighting around or sit over a pile of "bait" to bring them to you? Do they stand still under the light or bolt fairly quickly?

Thanks for the replies and any new info.

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John aka NitroX

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How to hunt bushpig?	NitroX	03/01/03 02:03 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	butchloc	20/05/05 05:38 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	NitroX	21/05/05 12:13 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	470Nitro	17/05/05 01:04 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	cchunter	17/05/05 01:23 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	SafariHunt	19/05/05 02:46 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	Oldsarge	15/05/05 02:16 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	SAHUNT	15/05/05 03:26 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	SafariHunt	03/01/03 07:58 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	NitroX	04/01/03 12:47 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	SafariHunt	04/01/03 01:53 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	NitroX	04/01/03 02:29 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	original500nitro	09/01/03 08:56 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	mdshunter	13/01/03 01:24 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	NitroX	13/05/05 04:15 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	McLarenSafaris	15/05/05 12:57 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	NitroX	15/05/05 04:05 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	larcher	15/05/05 06:35 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	larcher	16/05/05 06:03 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	NitroX	21/05/05 12:15 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	larcher	21/05/05 10:21 PM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	DPhillips	13/05/05 09:39 AM
Re: How to hunt bushpig?	cchunter	03/01/03 06:49 PM

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