Thursday, November 25, 2010

Bonanza Hunting Weekend !




Thursday 11th November is a bank holiday in France, Armistice day, and another excuse for the Chasseurs to do what they do best, Hunt!
Chris set off early that morning not having a clue what was about to happen, he and the other trackers found the wild boar on the limits of our commune, St Avit de Tardes and the commune of Neoux, an invitation was given in the form of a 'carte journee' from Hugo, the president of Neoux.
Chris waited at his post deep in the woods for the horn to sound to signal the battue had started, 5 minutes after, all hell broke loose, a wild boar of 56kgs came charging down on Chris, he took aim and PAF!! one single slug saw the boar drop, a direct shot to the heart at about 50 metres.
The pan on the head is what happens when you and your mates drink 31/2 litres of Pastis to celebrate ha ha.
Saturday saw Chris nail his second Chevreuil, 19.5 kgs, and if that wasn't enough, he shot his second wild boar of 46kgs on the Sunday, what a weekend. The other chasseurs explained that for Chris only having his permit for 6 weeks, this truly was exceptional, they nicknamed him the 'destructeur' (destroyer)

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