b'days earlier, we headed off around mid-afternoon, parked the PolarisCraig commented the boar was in superb condition and had and headed up a valley beside the25mm of fat across its back.Motu River.We could hear the odd moan from a red stag across the river on a neighbouring property but nothing on our side, all we managed to find for our efforts was a hind and spiker which we left alone.We were almost back to the Polaris when we decided to have one last try up a small valley where we had spotted animals earlier in the trip, and we had only walked for around 10 minutes when I saw what I thought was a Black Angus cow around 70m away.A quick look through the binos confirmed that it was a massive boar!It was wandering slowly towards us and unaware we were there. I lined up on its shoulder with 6.5 Creedmoor and fired, the boar spun around and headed up hill away from us, it went 10m and paused just long enough for me to take another shot.I was confident in both shots, so it was no surprise when my mate Benny said the boar was down.It was lucky he saw the boar fallIt took both of us to drag it out of the scrub, we then had to because it was almost completelyhitch a rope from the pig to the Polaris to get it up onto the obscured by the thick Manuka it had fallen into. I dont often get to shoottrack and then onto the tray of the side by side, which even many pigs, so I am not a great judgewith two of us was a real struggle.of weights, but this thing was big.It took both of us to drag it out of the scrub, we then had to hitch a ropeThe handy TravelVac portable 12V from the pig to the Polaris to get it upvacuum sealer is ideal for hunting trips onto the track and then onto the traywhen no power access is at hand.of the side by side, which even with two of us was a real struggle. By this time, it was fully dark, so we headed back to the bach for a feed and a couple of cold ones.Although this trip was supposed to be about hunting red stags, I would have to say that getting that pig was the highlight of the trip for me. It was in excellent condition with around 25mm of fat across its back and will make good eating. I guess thats hunting, it doesnt always go to plan,VISIT ZEROPAK:and you take your chances as theywww.zeropak.co.nzare presented. /FISHINGINGODZONE77'