Canadian Hunter returns after 16 years to target bushpig

Last week Darryll Hartwick from Canada returned to Blaauwkrantz to target bushpig.Darryll hunted here in 1997 with my Father,Arthur Rudman as his PH when he bagged amongst others a very good "black" bushbuck ram.

After multiple other African hunting destinations and 16 years later Darryll was unlucky on the first evening of his 2nd Blaauwkrantz hunt when the pigs caught our wind, so it was all up to the last evening of his short four day hunt  to taste bushpig success.In between he managed to hunt a fine common reedbuck and grysbok too and so not only was he lucky in dropping this fine 150lbs boar in its tracks but the pigs actually got to the bait before complete darkness, making his twilight shot quite a special occurrence in itself.

Well done to Darryll, our current Bushking!