TWELVE SHOTS FIRED TO KILL BIG BOAR.
(Special to the “Star.”) WANGANUI, May 2. One of the largest wild boars- ever seen in the Wanganui district was killed by Mr R. Barnes during the weekend on Addenbrooke’s farm. The boar measures njne feet from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, and was white. When first sighted it ran one and a half miles before being bailed up bv dogs. Some heavy revolver bullets fired at its head took no effect, and altogether 12 shots were fired before the pig was killed. It was in first-class condition, and its weight would be about 5001 b.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 1
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