Some nice ferals there John. I used to do a fair bit of hunting myself back up in Darwin and Katherine. Unfortunately around here in Perth and down south i have been relegated to bunnies, foxes and the odd feral cat. Have seen some dead pigs on the side of the road near collie but think dogs are the main way to get them. Even some Deer if you are willing to put the time in around Boddington. But alas would love to get back up North into the bigger game country again.

I too love eating camel though its very hard to find anywhere in perth that sells it, only compounded by the fact that last i heard there is only one functioning abattoir for camels and its in Peterborough? SA

Used to hunt pigs for the game meat trade in Darwin. We got 40c a kilo. Was pretty good times, a few big porkers paid for fuel, food, piss and ammo for the weekend!!!!

In regards to the public display of hunting pics, personnaly i like seeing well taken pics of it, but i have learnt from seeing threads like this and comments on various other sites from pics people have posted up, that you are better off; keeping the pics to yourself, hanging them around you home for mates and guests to see(if your missus will allow it), putting up at your local gun store or chucking up on a dedicated hunting forum. Just it always seems to stir to much controversy. Almost a bit like someone posting up a pic of a Blue Groper take spearfishing.......... always seems to ruffle feathers.

Good onya for doing your bit to try and lessen the problem these feral animals cause to the natural Australian bush(and having some good old fashion adventure too). I think if some city people actually got out to some the remote center or north of Oz they would be shocked by A. how many of these feral animals are around and B. how much destruction they cause.

To hunting and gathering :)

Good stuff Big John.

I've got no problem with the photos personally but then again I'm one of those country boys that was brought up butchering our meat with my old man. I can understand the people that don't want to see this kind of stuff, some people just don't have the stomach for it. Perhaps a clearer title would make all the difference "Latest bang bang trip" might arouse people's curiosity & they are not prepared for what they find. Maybe put in brackets: (Hunting Photos) - so it's clear what's in the thread & then the people who don't want to see know to stay clear.

As for the comment about leaving a bunch of blowies sitting on a jetty, Big John is hardly leaving these animals where dozens of people are going to be. They are out in remote places that not that many people go to. They don't need to be cleaned up, other animals & a couple of weeks will take care of that. Unlike the blowies that get left on jetties & some poor bugger has to come along & clean up the mess that someone else left.

Yeah I know Rob, that's why I never refered to them as a feral animal. They annoy the crap out of me but I actually release them unharmed, killing the few I catch isn't going to make the slightest difference to thier numbers. I'd rather release them than lug them off to a bin or give fisherman a bad name by leaving them laying around.

BJ (not sure thats such a good acronym )

It would seem you have had an overwhelmingly positive response to your post, take it and run with it I say.

Maybe as suggested just put up a better title and we will have better grounds to drill the naysayers.

this has got me pumped for my over night shooting trip in margs on sat night, love to drop a pig or donkey

 good stuff big john, looks like an awsome trip.

Great pics Big John & I enjoyed the last post of your hunting trip away. Quite ashamed by a couple of posts here, hope it doesn't deter future posts mate & nothing like keeping the content flowing! 

Good stuff mate. Keep having fun and killing ferals.

Next time a few more dead cats please!!!

Love your work BJ. Surprised by some of the negative comments though. One thing I have noted though is where on earth is your esky on the grizzly???? Unfathomable that such an incredible beast is not adorned with such precious cargo. The mind boggles.

I dont have a gun but I do get out with a few of the boys chasing goats up the coast or pigs up river but there is ALWAYS a full esky on board. Never know when youre gonna get stuck. Hahahaha. Biggest challenge has been shooting goats off the reef from a boat. Certainly tests the skils. It really is quite amazing to see  100's of goats standing out on the reef edge chewing weed. The bastards will eat anything. Or perhaps they like shellfish!!! Hahahaha

We also chase the little red roo's for a good feed. Bloody delicious. Do them up as a rolled roast at the footy club. Fresh rolls, gravy and rolled roo roast....mmmmm

keep them coming,people can't live in a cocoon all there lives,reality bites! 

Strewth John you got em going here! I dunno, I didn't like the pics, but then I've never done it. Some think it automatically makes you a greeny tree hugging liberal city slicking knob if you don't get a chubby over them. No, its just not for me, but like Zoe I had no idea the feral animals were that much of a problem.

Must be awesome to hit something scoped at long range, I am one who has only done it on game software, and it gave me a buzz, didn't help anyone either. I reckon if I had the opportunity I'd love to give it a shot (heheh) 

Every forum I know of has off topic areas not relevant to the apparent purpose of the forum. I didn't expect to see pics like these in a fishing site, but as soon as I saw the first one I (same as all) could hit the back button.

Looks like your still havin a ball up North BJ.

How much longer do you have up there? It's been a while now.

People that have a problem with Big Johns pics/post...are the same people that have a problem with culling great whites, stopping boat people and generally frowning on everything that might be politcally incorrect....You are why our society is like it is!!! If you disagree...have a good hard look at your self!!

I'm jealous Big John....just to give you the heads up...saw a couple of fat looking deer on the Roses track last sunday morning that had your name on them..

Pigs are a bloody menace. Before I moved over here a couple of years ago from North Qld, I used to hunt them (with my dogs and a knife though) for the box. Australia exports quite a lot of feral pig meat, as we have the only completely disease free population in the world and the Germans and Austrians especially, love the stuff.

I remember a few years back, the DPI in NSW said that 1/3 of all lambs that die in Australia each year are killed by feral pigs. If you've ever seen live sheep that are stuck in the mud getting ripped apart by the bastards, you'd know what needs to be done. That's not to mention the effect they have on the habitat. They destroy whole paddocks and around Townsville where I am from, the pigs will go into a sugar cane paddock and just destroy the lot. It'll look fine from the outside, but inside there is acres flattened to the ground. They were in plague proportions up that way when I left. All pigs do is destroy wildlife, habitat and livestock. The less of them, the better....

Finally I get to have a say. Firstly good post and pics BJ. The pics are good in that they bring a reality highlight to the feral problem in the bush. Saw no one whinging On Buz's post on UFO"S with all the feral cats strung up, it's a dead animal whoopee doo part and parcel of life. Plenty of ferals at the markets in Darwin BJ  that could use thinning out ;)

 what a laugh piss off all u wowsers. what would you eat if you didnt have an iga or maccas down the road. dont like it dont look. nice hogs mate good shooting.