Introductions - New Dogger

[jimmyhunter]

Hi all,

Ive been a keen shooter and bowhunter for 10 years now, and have recently had my first experiences dogging pigs. I absolutely loved it! Best time I have had in ages. I have a young purebred kelpie bitch who is looking promising as a finder / bailer, but she needs more time in the field.

Im from Sydney and work in defence. I have my r licence and shooters licence, but am having trouble finding mates to go hunting with. If anyone lives close by and is keen to give a young fit guy and his pup a run on weekends - please let me know!!

Thanks,

Jimmy

[AndrewL]

welcome mate, i hope you find what your looking for

cheers...

[arnold]

Hi jimmy i am new here too.

i am pretty keen on taking up some bow hunting in my adventures,

i am concerned on how effective can you be with a bow though?

what sort of range and what can be included in your prey??

[jimmyhunter]

Hi Mate,

Assuming you have the correct gear and have put in the time and practise, you should be able to effectively hunt anything with a compound bow that you can with a rifle. I would suggest maximum effective range is 40 meters, but the closer the better.

I would also say that if you are using dogs - you cant use a bow. Its far too risky when you have dogs on your pigs. Stick with your trusty knife or a rifle.