Razorback Country

MAKE no mistake, Cape York Peninsula in late October is a hot place, and that’s exactly why we were here. Fast-drying waterholes and oppressive heat would hopefully improve the likelihood of getting amongst some top quality pigs and with a bit of luck the fishing might be red hot as well.

My nephew Bronson and I had travelled up from the Gold Coast three days earlier arriving at our destination in good time and without any hiccups. We quickly settled into camp, unpacked and prepared ourselves for the days ahead. When hunting on a large property it’s always good to have a strategy in place as apposed to having no set goal. So, on arrival we put plenty of thought and planning into what we were going to do on the very first day and prepared accordingly.

The following day we left camp early and made our way towards a series of large waterholes and swamps that were scattered throughout the interior of the property. The weather was hot so most pigs would be bedded down by mid-morning and that’s when we intended hunting