Hogs, buffs and mud!
As luck (or lack thereof) would have it, Darwin went into a COVID lockdown just as we were completing the three-day family road trip north to visit our son Macen, now living in the city.
So, we made the most of the down time, enjoying the catch-up by sharing some quality family time. As a surprise, Macen had arranged two days pig hunting with the possibility of buffaloes, through his mate Will, who had been hunting the NT with bow and rifle for several years. At this point, I was wishing that I had brought along my .416 Rigby.
Out of lockdown, with a 3am start, we arrived at Will’s hunting property before sunrise and as it grew light enough to walk, the boys and I tiptoed through the pandanus towards the swamp edge where
