David, at 06:56 on May 23 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG>> when pig shooting in thick scrub it can be quite useful to 
BG>> have a bit of extra firepower for those animals which have 
BG>> been injured, as instead of discretely pissing off and dying 
BG>> somewhere else, they have this nasty habit of attacking.

BV>> Simple solution... Don't shoot defenseless pigs in the scrub.

BG> Defenceless?  I don't think so, Brenton.  Their tusks can kill.

DD> Are tusks a defensive weapon or an offensive weapon?

Kind of depends upon one's perspective at the time, doesn't it?  :)

Regards, Bill

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