G'day, I have just returned from a five day trip to my cousins station (ranch) 625 mile from my place. His 'block' is 38,000 acres of native scrub that carries no stock at the moment, as he has not restocked since an 8 year drought that ended 2 years ago.
I spent 1 day travelling there, 3 days hunting & 1 day on the return drive.



Wild pigs are just returning to the area, but are hard to find.
The hunting was hard work, I just walked through scrub alone, taking a lot of care so as I didn't get lost. The country is dead flat with no outstanding landmarks & you can't walk a straight line because you are constantly walking around bushes, trees etc. (I must get a GPS!). Weather was very hot and on the last hunting day it reached 109 degrees in the shade.
But yesterday morning (1st Jan) I found what I was looking for; what a way to start the new year! The hard work was worth it. Not just a pig, but a boar!