We checked out a couple of new hunting properties that hubby had lined up through some friends of his in the territory. The first off the bat was “Woody” near Port Keats, S/W of Darwin. While not many pigs were sighted (they had been hit pretty hard here), the fishing, camping and bush in this area was spectacular. I managed 11 barra from the Billabongs and nearby beach. I’d never fished with lures before, so it was a bit of a buzz for me. This was to be the relaxing part of the trip.
- My First Barra
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- One For Johnny
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Day 3 on this place we checked out another creek. It was like someone flicked a switch. This creek twisted and turned on itself with a pig on every bend it seemed. I finally managed to ground my first pig, and it was a respectable boar at that (the monkey is finally of my back). Bent Stick managed to take a nice spotty boar soon after.
Day 4 was more of the same. We split up again with Bent Stick and Ben working a stretch of the same creek, while John and I drove up another couple of clicks to give them a bit of room. I managed another good boar and a nice little sow. Johnny got greedy and floored 3 boars in a couple of hours. What a place.
All too soon time was up and it was time to head home. The only silver lining was that Hubby got a phone call about a job opportunity in Darwin, so it looks like we’ll be up there for a couple of years soon enough. Look out then piggies.
And a cracker to boot 
