Eddy wrote long and regular letters to his family on the farm while on his extended honeymoon in New Zealand. The letters gave news of his adventures which included pig hunting. There were a large number of wild pigs and goats in New Zealand at the time and Eddy joined friends to go hunting. He explained that the hunters used dogs to chase the pigs and capture them by pinning them to the ground. The hunter would then use a knife to slash the pig's throat. Guns were carried but only used in case of real "distress".
I am not sure if Eddy meant on the part of the pig, the dog, or the human.
Pigs were introduced to New Zealand in the 1770s by Captain Cook. It is considered a traditional sport and dogs are specially bred to track the pigs and then pin them down until the hunter arrives. The traditional way of killing the pig is with a knife. The boars can grow to 100 kilos and have large tusks, they are predominately black.
Murray Ball is the author of the above cartoon strip. He has been writing this highly successful comic series titled "Footrot Flats" since 1974.
I am not sure if Eddy meant on the part of the pig, the dog, or the human.
Pigs were introduced to New Zealand in the 1770s by Captain Cook. It is considered a traditional sport and dogs are specially bred to track the pigs and then pin them down until the hunter arrives. The traditional way of killing the pig is with a knife. The boars can grow to 100 kilos and have large tusks, they are predominately black.
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