Several years ago two friends of mine went boar hunting with flintlock muskets. They were spread out and the older one saw a sow come out of a shrub line, followed by piglets. He held his fire knowing the boar would be at the end of the line.
He fired, the boar rocked with the impact , turned and chrged him. His brother tells the story that "In the best tradition of the British army, Dick reach back, fixed bayonet and prepared to receive boar. The animal dropped dead just before it reached the tip.
The bullet had passed through both lungs and the heart, the boar had attacked on put cussedness.
Boars are bad news in the wild. A former insurance agent related how he had been boar hunting in a Jeep with buddies in California when a boar charged the Jeep. Mike shot him in the forehead with his .45 pistol. The boar staggered and came back at them until he was felled by a second shot. When the boar was butchered they saw why the first shot had bounced off – the skull was 2 inches thick at the forehead!
Maybe the musket will scare him away. If not, you should be able to keep the king between yourself and the boar — under the “I don’t have to outrun the boar, just you” theory of survival.
Darth_Walrus_1975 almost 5 years ago
Just like in BC, mighty hunters they ain’t.
juncarlo almost 5 years ago
Is that a wild boar? It looks like a hippopotamus, it’s very big.
jagedlo almost 5 years ago
looks like they may be boared to death!
Airbender almost 5 years ago
Rodney is not a boar hunter, he’s just a bore.
wirepunchr almost 5 years ago
I see two boars, one hairy and the other has a crown.
Zebrastripes almost 5 years ago
Rodney needs to get an elephant/ boar gun for hunting tripswith the fink.
Kaputnik almost 5 years ago
Is it people stomping season?
Wizard of Ahz-no relation almost 5 years ago
Several years ago two friends of mine went boar hunting with flintlock muskets. They were spread out and the older one saw a sow come out of a shrub line, followed by piglets. He held his fire knowing the boar would be at the end of the line.
He fired, the boar rocked with the impact , turned and chrged him. His brother tells the story that "In the best tradition of the British army, Dick reach back, fixed bayonet and prepared to receive boar. The animal dropped dead just before it reached the tip.
The bullet had passed through both lungs and the heart, the boar had attacked on put cussedness.
rshive almost 5 years ago
The deer hired him as a personal bodyguard.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Okay, that is a common hazard among hunters. Suddenly and unexpectedly becoming an item on a real predators buffet.
squireobrien almost 5 years ago
Bad news: It has 30-50 buddies.
flagmichael almost 5 years ago
Boars are bad news in the wild. A former insurance agent related how he had been boar hunting in a Jeep with buddies in California when a boar charged the Jeep. Mike shot him in the forehead with his .45 pistol. The boar staggered and came back at them until he was felled by a second shot. When the boar was butchered they saw why the first shot had bounced off – the skull was 2 inches thick at the forehead!
Mediatech almost 5 years ago
They need someone to save their bacon.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 5 years ago
Maybe the musket will scare him away. If not, you should be able to keep the king between yourself and the boar — under the “I don’t have to outrun the boar, just you” theory of survival.
cuzinron47 almost 5 years ago
What a big boar!
Dgwphotos almost 5 years ago
This strip is such a boar.
montylc2001 almost 5 years ago
If they have guns why do all the battle scenes still use bows and arrows and swords.
jmworacle almost 5 years ago
Sir Rodney and bravery are a contradiction of terms.
oakie817 almost 5 years ago
I don’t have to hunt – - bores find me
rlstephens57 almost 5 years ago
Wait…… knights had guns???