Goats and pigs in the Pilliga
Leaving home at a very respectable time one late January Sunday morning, we headed south. After an uneventful seven hours of sedate highway travel we pulled in at the service station and filled up with diesel, water and food to see us through nearly a week of hunting. This would be my third time hunting the scrubby Pilliga region of NSW with my good mates Simon, Darcy and Tim. It would also be our longest trip away so we weren’t in any rush and took it easy on the dirt tracks as we made our way to camp.
Arriving, we set up, made ourselves comfortable and then headed out in the late afternoon light to see what was about. While we didn’t take any game that first afternoon, we did see some good numbers, which meant the talk around the camp that night was all about what tomorrow might bring.
Hunting in the Pilliga region is a real experience and the sheer size of the place means you really need to prepare for long, lonely days searching for game. Your gear needs to be in good order, it should be well provisioned, and you have to be confident with your
