Proof that bushpigs can fly!

Almost as if this pig read my last entry...he also had to show that I wasn't making things up about bushpigs flying.

The flash didn't quite light him up as he was a bit further away but one can still see him "taking off" into the night with his partner looking on in the background.

Amazing picture,amazing animals..

Meet the Superpig...ready get set...

At one of my baitsites last night,my Reconyx Rapidfire camera took a picture of this bushpig in a great pose.

With a physique like that one can understand why I regard them the ultimate pig.Usain Bolt would hardly be over the the 50m mark and this pig would be over the finish line!!

These pigs Can fly.

Twitter Account

I've got a Twitter account going and through my limited Internet skills I managed to get it linked to this blog post.So I'll be trying to give even more updates regarding bushpigs and other wildlife conservation issues in general on privately owned land through sustainable utilization.
The Internet is also playing an important role in wildlife conservation!
Thank-you Silicone Valley!

The heat is on!!

So our show season is over and we are back from a tremendous amount of travelling and moving in the fantastic US of A! As arduous and tiring all the airports and flights are,as accommodating the rest of the great country is.

From the cold winter in North America to the dry heat of South Africa!February is generally the hottest and driest month here.The bit of rain we normally get at this time evaporates quicker than I can down a cold Castle after a long day in the cricket field!

It's certainly not the most favourable time to hunt but the cooler afternoons just before sunset is a good time to be out there although this a relatively short part of the day.The rest of the day is perilous!

Every night the bushpigs are feasting on the sweet prickly pear fruit that are dropping by the thousands from their thorny mother plants. Baiting them at this time is tougher but they are carbo-loading big time right now.

I have just returned from a bait site and my camera took a picture of me in the heat,and it's not even the hottest part of the day yet! It'll probably go to 45C today...118F-check the picture.

(my camera is in the shade)

I'll try get a entry on this post every week from now on for those that are interested in things relating bushpig.

The heat is on!