Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 01:32:00 PM
I was truly honored to share a camp with this great bunch of guys. This was about as good as it gets boys and girls.
I'll leave ya this evening with a few quotes I heard during the hunt.........
"Nah, I'll just sit out here and cool off a bit" - Ben Moffitt.
"I noticed this cow at my chair with parachute cord hanging out of its mouth" - Dave 'Hunt It' Stinson.
"I'm glad you're down there instead of me" - Charlie Lamb.
"Those things are quite scary" - Conan 'slow walker' Nelson
"Oh no, ....those thorns and cactus was nothing compared to the gashes, stitches, and scars I saw in my immediate future." - JC
"I wasn't going to let that 2nd one boogie" - Jeff 'tippet' Springer
"I think I'm going to go home and teach my wife a little spanish" - Kyle Watson
"This is insane man" - Curtis Kellar
"I'm not too old enough that I can't whoop your butt....don't call me Mr. Kellar again." - Mr. Kellar :D
"You two being experienced bowhunters, I was expecting a more miraculous plan of a technical nature." - Krister of Norway.
See you guys tomorrow......
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/glassing.JPG)
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 01:34:00 PM
Me, JC, and Krister from Norway headed out to the back 40 to find our hidden treasure. We had to negotiate the hub of a wagon wheel that was a maze of fences and gates...some gate opened and closed in two directions......but we found the spoke we wanted to venture out to a sizable tank(TX for pond)with mixed topo features.
We crested the hill and the tank lay below to our right. Within seconds......HOGS were spotted headed toward the upper end of the dry part of the lake bed. We immediately descended and got the wind in our face and quickly closed the distance with a ground that was designed in a stalker' dream.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06b.jpg)
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06d.jpg)
We got into bow range and was just waiting for any one of the seven to give us the shot angle we wanted. BAMB!....180 degree wind change and away they went up on of the two drainages that feed the pond. We all were left with a grin on our face realizing the hunt held promise.
After a brief recognizance we decided the wind had made its final change for the day...because it was now a stiff breeze in a decisive direction....so we headed off the opposite way with more tank to explore.....
Not 5 minutes later we bump another small group of hogs and chase them through an interesting terrain feature. Imagine two small ponds with a narrow damn separating the two....now break the damn in the middle allowing the two ponds to connect. We chased these hogs out one hundred yard finger and across the break to the other hundred yard finger on the opposite side of the lake.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06c.jpg)
Needless to say we were pumped with all the action we'd had our 1st 45 minutes into the hunt.....what lay ahead?....anticipation is a wonderful feeling......
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 01:35:00 PM
I found a higher ridge splitting these two draingages and figured that would be my best approach since it would bring me into the prime area from down wind. I took out my hand pruners and cleared a path for 75 yards or so thought the thick desert to the beginning of the lake terrain where it was much more open. I check the area and didn't see any critters so I pruned my trail a bit more on the way out. I now had a way to sneak into that watering hole nice and quiet like and check it when I felt it needed checking...........
Left View.........
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06g.jpg)
Right View..........
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06f.jpg)
Extreme Right View...........
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06h.jpg)
I then went to explore more of the area around the tank.
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 01:36:00 PM
A fisherman must have lost his boat.....
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06i.jpg)
Nice buck rub
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Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 01:36:00 PM
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06k.jpg)
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06l.jpg)
Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 20, 2006, 01:40:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 01:49:00 PM
I was also wondering what JC and Krister where getting into.....I felt they were in a better place than me for a mixed bag of hogs and javies....as I felt my area lent itself more to hogs.
The time soon came to sneak back down my pruned trail to the lake bed for another look into those two drainages. My approach was easy this time around, and I felt like I was going to be in the middle of the fray at any moment.
With my right foot still in the desert, and my left food just planted into the lake terrain, I spotted movement in the short tan grass to my left....a critter was staring me down...and I dare not move. Satisfied that I was no threat, this animal proceeded on his journey out into the barren baked earth scrounging for what ever he could find. At this time I realized that it was a Javie and not a hog. I was in perfect position as he wondered into a perfect opening at about 25 yards...all I had to do was make the shot on this little TX beast. I watched the arrow sail quickly and disappear two inches over the elbow, and re-appear skipping across the parched earth.
The teeth popping began as he spun in a circle and bounded toward the safety of the desert brush back the way he came. He only made it past the 1st prickly pear.
As I stood there listening, I was soon confronted by his 'buddies' that had formed a front in a semi-circle in front of me. they began bolting to and fro and a huffin and a puffin. The limit in TX on Javies is two a year, and I thought I was going to fill both my tags only moments apart, but those little buggars wouldn't give me a shot, but they sure gave me what for and certainly kept me on my toes for a few minutes.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06e.jpg)
Wow, what a 1st afternoon of hunting....this was no doubt going to be an exiting long weekend....now what had JC and Krister gotten into?
Post by: Huntschool on March 20, 2006, 01:59:00 PM
Said he has some "Fat Boy" stories.... Look out Ben....
Post by: Guru on March 20, 2006, 02:12:00 PM
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on March 20, 2006, 02:14:00 PM
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Post by: herb haines on March 20, 2006, 02:31:00 PM
Post by: Marvin M. on March 20, 2006, 02:37:00 PM
Keep the stories coming.
Post by: JC on March 20, 2006, 03:11:00 PM
Herb, I only shot 2....does that tell ya anything? I saw more javies than bunnies, no kidding!
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 03:14:00 PM
I ended up with less 'stickers' this trip than any previous trip.
Herb,
We saw some bunnies...but these were difinately wired...to many predators on this ranch is all we could figure.....lots of bob cat and yote sightings made the bunnies rocket when they 1st laid eyes on ya....least that's what we figured.
Yeah Melvin,
This one was half grown, opportunity knocked and he's gonna taste dandy.
I'll have some short clips to post tomorrow I hope...if Tom Mussatto is at home.
Post by: JC on March 20, 2006, 03:33:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Texas%20Sweat%20III/Picture002.jpg)
Post by: Guru on March 20, 2006, 03:45:00 PM
Terry I see you where shootin' a Morrison too,which one bud??
Most excellent stuff!!!!!
Post by: JC on March 20, 2006, 04:01:00 PM
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I missed a few shots at javies but mostly cause they were gone when the arra got there. The two rabbits I had in range were both not so lucky :D Oh, and a few other critters fell to the new bow......
Post by: Brian Halbleib on March 20, 2006, 04:26:00 PM
-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com (http://www.bowyersjournal.com)
Post by: the Ferret on March 20, 2006, 04:59:00 PM
Ever notice how hard it is to take attractive hero shots of Javie's? The animals just don't photograph well when dead.
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 05:05:00 PM
Curtis took a hero pic that really turned out nice......I'll make sure it gets posted....but it may be a week till I get it from him.
Post by: IB on March 20, 2006, 06:02:00 PM
Post by: tippit on March 20, 2006, 06:09:00 PM
I'd never seen javies before, never mind having no real idea how to hunt them. Once I got over the snake thing...OOHH YEAHHH some of the guys will have to fill in on that cause CK told this northener that they hadn't seen a snake in the previous 2 Sweats! Much more to come, I'm too tired to type...Doc
Post by: Irish on March 20, 2006, 07:07:00 PM
Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on March 20, 2006, 07:09:00 PM
Post by: Irish on March 20, 2006, 07:20:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 07:20:00 PM
Morrison Shawnee with Arapaho limbs.
Jason,
Thank you Sir.
Post by: HARL on March 20, 2006, 08:12:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 20, 2006, 08:27:00 PM
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06rattler.jpg)
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06rattlersash.jpg)
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06camp.jpg)
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Post by: Ray Lyon on March 20, 2006, 08:57:00 PM
Don't know what it is, but I flat don't like slithering reptiles. Also, Mexican (sans Dos Equis Special Lager) and Italian beer reminds me of the description of a former customer:
"How was that beer?"
"It reminded me of a Hamms that sat out, opened, in the sun all week." :p
Post by: the Ferret on March 20, 2006, 09:04:00 PM
Post by: tippit on March 20, 2006, 09:17:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/TXS%2006/TXS06Hunt4.jpg)
Post by: tippit on March 20, 2006, 09:23:00 PM
Post by: tippit on March 20, 2006, 09:38:00 PM
"I wait til they fester real good and pop 'em out" Terry has a picture of his arms. Doc
Post by: Ray Lyon on March 20, 2006, 09:53:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by tippit:Hehehehe, up north we don't (need to) cover the taste of our beer with lime and salt. We also finish our hunts after cold days, so a coctail would be considered a Basil Hayden bourbon with a splah of spring water. :D
Mickey, Tecate + lime + salt = Mexican Coctail for being in sun all day (Cold beer)! Doc
But those sunsets sure are beautiful.
Post by: tippit on March 20, 2006, 10:12:00 PM
Post by: Huntrdfk on March 20, 2006, 10:13:00 PM
Glad to see you enjoyed yourself Jeff.
David
Post by: BTH on March 20, 2006, 11:13:00 PM
Oh yeah, out here in California after a hot day hunting blacktails in July...
1 ICE COLD Tecate,
1 Wedge of Lime,
Tsp of salt,
= refreshing cool down!! Don't sip it either!
Post by: IB on March 20, 2006, 11:51:00 PM
5 years ago this wouldn't be going on!!
THIS IS AWESOME................KEEP ON .......KEEPING ON
Thanks a BUNCH for taking us along :notworthy: :notworthy:
Post by: cjones on March 21, 2006, 12:20:00 AM
Post by: KrEn on March 21, 2006, 04:33:00 AM
Man that was fun! Hunting with Terry and JC was most inspiring and the abundance of game was amazing.
Some lessons learned:
- The desert is beautiful
- but look where you step
- Patience- more patience
- Shoot!
- wait till you dont see their eyeballs
- Rattlesnakes are BIG
- Tecate is OK beer, after a few it is great beer
- dont tell a mexican otherwise
- Dead snakes are good snakes
- Bunnies are hard to hit, but javies even harder
- Retrieving arrows from Pricly Pear is a high risk sport, for several reasons..
- and do LOOK where you step
- A Pick Axe handle is very versatile
- Texas is a great place
- several other things
I had a fantastic time thanks to all the people there that made it a great and memorable event.
Even with the thorns of Mesquite, Pricly Pear, Pencil Cactus, Ticks and even Rattlesnakes i found the desert beautiful and not nearly as forbidding as i might have thought.
Thanks to all, for letting me in and for looking after me, the rookie Norwegian.
K
- "You see something, just whack it"
Post by: the Ferret on March 21, 2006, 07:12:00 AM
Post by: Guru on March 21, 2006, 07:13:00 AM
Will ya do it again??
Post by: kyle on March 21, 2006, 08:42:00 AM
I had only one the whole time down there but sharing it with tippit and slow walker and Scotty G at the table that afternoon was a true pleasure.
Javie's are so cool to hunt 'cuz its not that hard to get into stalking range but closing that distance for a tradbow shot is a true challenge. not undoable but a challenge for sure.
My tally ended up like this
one Javie killed
five missed
one bunny
3 bullfrogs
and more fun and memories than I can report.
Hey y'all ask Stinson (hunt it) what an illegal looks like bouncing off a high fence.
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Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 09:01:00 AM
Here's the pics tippet spoke of.....Charlie aint afraid of a few thorns.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06battlescars.jpg)
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Post by: rabbitman on March 21, 2006, 09:23:00 AM
Post by: IB on March 21, 2006, 09:33:00 AM
Charlie looks to be showing his age WELL
Post by: KrEn on March 21, 2006, 09:37:00 AM
Yes!
The only reason (but its big) i am not absolutely sure, is that going to TX from Norway and back is both far and expensive. So i am also considering Poland or Denmark, but I also really would like to hunt with the same gang again.
BTW. If you hear about a flea and tick epidemy in Norway, you'll know who brought it over.
And also, do someone have a picture of CK with Sweet Spot they could post?
K
- "You see something, just whack it"
Post by: Guru on March 21, 2006, 10:01:00 AM
com'on boys...let's see more pix
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 10:04:00 AM
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06jcstalk.jpg)
Post by: Guru on March 21, 2006, 10:08:00 AM
Post by: IB on March 21, 2006, 10:10:00 AM
I know they were down there.
..........GIVE IT UP....... GENTELMEN.........
Post by: the Ferret on March 21, 2006, 10:19:00 AM
Just saw the pics of Charlie's arms..dang son! Dianne says you need to cover them up with some carharts when busting brush down there.
The-taking a break from shoveling snow wishing he were in Texas-Ferret
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 10:26:00 AM
Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 21, 2006, 10:55:00 AM
Post by: kyle on March 21, 2006, 11:08:00 AM
If so, y'all, that's about where I shot my javi.
That JC, don't he just look sneaky!
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 11:09:00 AM
OK......the next morning for me was a little slow....but I stayed busy checking my area's .....I did expand my territory later in the AM...and found a mini wagon wheel of sendaros .........I decided this might make a good place because of the hub being a great vantage spot to view several long lanes. I spotted a lone boar Javie, and he and I played peek-a-boo 3 different times......and he won all 3.....he was a sharp buggar.
I decided to feed the area a bit and sweeten it up a bit for later if I need another area....this effort wasn't in vain even though I never really got to hunt it. Soon as I layed down a trickle trail of corn out the spokes, I spotted 3 big javies at the end of one sendaro but the wind was dead wrong so I didn't even push it..........back to camp.......
After eating and chilling for just a few......we headed back out for the afternoon. As we approached Krister's area where he'd been bump and running javies the first afternoon and this morning......there they were again. I kinda slung in broadside, and JC and I piled out of the vehicle....Krister was still in the back seat. "Guy's!.....Do you have a plan?" said Krister....my reply was simply...."Yeah, ...we're going after em". ........."Zat want woark" came from the back seat......my reply was simple...."Well, I guess you can stay in the car then" :D ....."Zou two being experienced bowhunters, I was expecting a more miraculous plan of a technical nature" again came from the back seat.....This time I gave him a reply that got him out of the vehicle.....
Me : OK Krister, you see those javies in the road?
Krister : Ya.
Me : You see that fence line?
Krister : Ya.
Me : You see that 20 yard bull dozer path on the other side of the fence?
Krister : Ya.
Me : OK, technically we are going to get on the other side of the fence....we are going to use the mesquite and cactus in said fence to sneak up on the javies with the wind miraculously in our face.....how's zat?
Krister was now with the program. :thumbsup:
I'll have a few clips of this stalk in a bit......till then, I'll leave ya with a few more pics.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06jcstalk2.jpg)
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06jcstalk4.jpg)
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06jcstalk3.jpg)
Post by: Marvin M. on March 21, 2006, 11:13:00 AM
I wasn't "belittling" (pun intended) your Javie. I hope you didn't think that.
I like small ones better myself. Never tried to eat a young animal yet that wasn't tender and tasty. I can't say that for the older, more mature representatives of any species.
Post by: Guru on March 21, 2006, 11:18:00 AM
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 11:29:00 AM
I don't know how you got any idea that I thought you belittled my javie but you need to get that out of your mind cause I sure didn't take it that way.
I flew to TX...and a Javie gave me a clear and clean shot the 1st afternoon, and I didn't size him up for Pope n Young let me tell ya. I didn't even know his big brothers was around till after the shot.
I knew he was't much bigger than a Jack Rabbit when I dropped the string, as you can see here....
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06javie7.jpg)
Post by: Brian Halbleib on March 21, 2006, 11:41:00 AM
-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com (http://www.bowyersjournal.com)
Post by: JC on March 21, 2006, 11:49:00 AM
Krister, really enjoyed your company and the list of your learning experience is priceless! Hope we get to hunt together again.
Tippit....we felt like fools when we stepped off the shuttle and walked inside....only to realize you didn't get off there because you were on another airline. I truly enjoyed your company and sorry I did not get to shake your hand and give you a more sincere goodbye.
Ferret, that's my big but in 1/2 stalk mode...maybe if I'd have turned it full up I could have gotten closer :knothead:
Here's a quick, story until I get more time....
Kyle and I had each had a great day of hunting Thursday afternoon and sat around the picnic table talking to Gary (don't call him Mr. Kellar) about the number of frogs he had seen around the pond right behind the camp. Gary grabbed his vid camera....kyle and I our weapons of frog destruction....and off we went. Lemme tell ya fellers, a nutter don't stop no frog unless you hit em in the eyeball! First one swam to the depths with Kyle's priceless prized gold plated nutter
Course the second one got about a 600gr, tradepoint broadhead right through the eyes! Ol Kyle laid the smack down, on em, mostly with a homemade broadheads....so he lost no more. We were slippin up on the king of the pond and he jumped before Kyle could get drawn....wish we had gotten that one....he looked like the reason we saw no snakes in that pond. The hex's on the heavy carbons pinned the bulls to the mud pretty well....I only had to get to the water quick for one that got hit a little low in the head. Hit em in the eye or the ear and they don't go anywhere (mainly cause they are pinned) but frogs don't really have an "off". You handle em like they are live or a dead one just might jump out of your hands! :eek: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Texas%20Sweat%20III/tx06jcfrogs.jpg)
I soaked em overnight and cooked em Friday for lunch dredged in flour and egg, fried up in skillet with oil, onion and a lil spices. Can't speak for how well the fellers liked em, but there weren't any left.
Post by: kyle on March 21, 2006, 12:34:00 PM
Yeah JC, that one I hit just right never flinched did he? just sorta laid there.
I did get that nutter back tho. It was found two days later by someone. that's one TOUGH frog.
Post by: tippit on March 21, 2006, 01:31:00 PM
Post by: Marvin M. on March 21, 2006, 01:44:00 PM
I've always thought that would be cool to do and it's definitely not allowed here.
Marvin
Post by: Ray Lyon on March 21, 2006, 01:46:00 PM
These boys gotta remember the small ones are harder to hit. :D
Dang fine shootin for sure and certainly I'd rather eat veal than some old steer any day. :thumbsup:
Post by: tippit on March 21, 2006, 02:04:00 PM
Post by: herb haines on March 21, 2006, 02:31:00 PM
Post by: KrEn on March 21, 2006, 02:51:00 PM
I guess people were quite happy after hunting and stalking all day.
Most probably felt there were enough opportunities during the day.
Some spent the evenings retrieving shot animals.
For me, sneaking around in the dark in dense Pricly Pear and Mesquite full of rattlesnakes :eek: wasnt really tempting. They really scare me.
K
- You see something, just whack it"
Post by: Marvin M. on March 21, 2006, 02:55:00 PM
That has always seemed like fun to me -- to be out there when they are the most active and try to take them on their own terms.
I'm OK around snakes -- unless they are stalking me anyway.
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 03:48:00 PM
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06kristerbunny.jpg)
Post by: kyle on March 21, 2006, 03:53:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 04:03:00 PM
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/krister.jpg)
Post by: JC on March 21, 2006, 04:05:00 PM
Post by: CheapShot on March 21, 2006, 04:10:00 PM
Post by: David M. Mathis on March 21, 2006, 04:36:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 04:59:00 PM
Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on March 21, 2006, 05:08:00 PM
QuoteEverybody clap. I think that's Krister's first bow kill.1st or 101st, I don't care...that's one heck of an impressive shot!!! :notworthy:
Post by: kyle on March 21, 2006, 05:36:00 PM
Score it:
Javies 4
Kyle 0
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2006, 05:45:00 PM
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06group2.jpg)
Back Row Standing : Krister Engvoll, Scott Gibbs, Kyle Watson, Jeff Springer, Ben Moffitt, Charlie Lamb, Scott Nichols, Joe Coots, Dave Stinson, Conan Nelson
Front Row : Ken Thomas, Terry Green, Bob Morrison, Mel Riley, Curtis Kellar, Shaun Web
Post by: the Ferret on March 21, 2006, 06:16:00 PM
Post by: Guru on March 21, 2006, 07:12:00 PM
But ya got "one" in there Kyle :thumbsup:
Post by: Golden Hawk on March 21, 2006, 07:22:00 PM
Post by: tippit on March 21, 2006, 08:27:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/TXS%2006/TXS06Hunt3.jpg)
Post by: hunt it on March 21, 2006, 09:12:00 PM
Arrived home around 1500 today. Long drive from Ticksass to Canada! Little over 5000 miles round trip. It was a great hunt, with a bunch of great guys. Little tired for story telling tonight, will work on it Wednesday. That rain in Dallas was something else! Bob and I managed to hit the back roads and detour around it, it got a little to heavey for driving so we checked into a hotel Sunday night round Sulphur Springs.
Post by: tippit on March 21, 2006, 09:24:00 PM
Post by: Scott G on March 21, 2006, 10:31:00 PM
I didn't draw any blood until the second day. After making several close stalks and a couple close misses I finally scored on one of the little buggers. He was toward the top of a little rise on a caliche backroad and tore into the brush with a foot of arrow sticking out of either side of him. As I approached the rise in the road another Javie appeared and promptly disappeared and, to my surprise, I met another hunter topping the rise.
Imagine shooting your first Javie and then having Bob Morrison just appear all of sudden to help you retrieve it, cause that's exactly what happened...how cool is that! I had inadvertantly busted up Bob's stalk and he ends up helping me look for my critter. After scouring the brush with no sign of blood, except our own from the thorns, Bob says "Well, I think your chances of finding this one are pretty slim", and he was right.
At the time I was feeling pretty low. Nobody likes to loose game, but to come back to camp and share that with this group was especially tough. I think I may have been one of the first to loose a Javie, but in the end it wasn't a particularly elite club. I think all the flea's and ticks they carry keep them from bleeding!
On the last morning of the trip Bob and Krister rode along with me and Mel since we had been seeing quite a few Javies. I dropped everyone off to hunt Javies and went looking for a hog I shot the night before (another story). We had to be back at camp by 9:30 so it was a short morning.
I had already picked up Mel at another place on the ranch and was driving back to pick up Bob and Krister when we saw some Javies in the road. Mel got out to make a final stalk but they busted him and as he hopped back in the pickup I see a familiar figure top the rise...Bob Morrison again. As luck would have it Bob got a last minute Javie at same rise in the road we met previously, but this time we had switched places and he was the one that just made the shot!
I don't know if Bob retrieved the Javie or not. Bob and Mel looked for the Javie and later Krister and I helped but we were extremely pressed for time and had to go back to camp and pack. Last I heard Bob was going back with a tracking dog so maybe they found him, but I don't know yet.
Sorry for the long post.
Post by: IB on March 21, 2006, 11:15:00 PM
Don't WEAKEN guys keep it comming. This is GREAT :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Post by: Guru on March 22, 2006, 06:21:00 AM
Post by: kyle on March 22, 2006, 08:38:00 AM
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/kylew34/Javi1cropped.jpg)
(http://tradgang.com/user_images/kyle1.jpg)
I went and found Ben and we headed back to the shot site. about the time we got there, the others came back out on the road and Ben went into sneak mode and proceeded to absolutely rock one's world with a simmons land shark.
This is a pic of my view of Ben's javie. Its the litle black spot in the road. This was snapped about 30 sec. to 1 minute afore Ben ruined his day.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/kylew34/Bensjavi.jpg)
That's a big boy double for those of you keepin score. We definitly redeemed ourselves from the previous night.
Pictures to come. No really I got 'em, just got to get 'em loaded.
Post by: Guru on March 22, 2006, 09:27:00 AM
Post by: kyle on March 22, 2006, 09:32:00 AM
Post by: IB on March 22, 2006, 09:37:00 AM
EXCELLENT work MAN :notworthy: :notworthy:
Post by: JC on March 22, 2006, 09:51:00 AM
Back at camp we regrouped, ate, headed back out for the afternoon hunt.
Post by: hunt it on March 22, 2006, 10:35:00 AM
Once everyone was ready myself, Jumper (Scotty), Bob Morrison and Ken from Alaska hit the roads. We all took our chosen spots and the hunt was on. The spot I hunted comprised of an L intersection where I couls see 350yrds one way and about 2 miles the other way.My evening was full of activity, not long after parking the truck Javies were sighted 400yrds up the road. After a quick run to get closer the stalk was on! To keep this short, I stalked within 15ft and missed! Clean over the Javies back! Off I go again back to the corner. I no sooner rounded the corner and there was more Javies 150yrds up the road. A short stalk got me within 30yrds, the wind was swirling and these ones busted me and headed for the prickly pear. Back to the corner I go. As I looked up the long stretch there was a big black hog feeding at the opposite end 1 1/2 miles or so, off I go a runnin. Last light was upon me and time was short. As the hog was feeding my way and I had run out of cover I elected to sit still about 10ft from the road. The hog continued to to come my way and as he neared I got ready, at about 8ft he turned quatering away and I let fly. The arrow took the hog in the front shoulder and exited through the rear offside ham. I left the site to go and pick up Scott as he was the closest to me. Upon returning we took up the trail and followed for 100yrds or so with no luck. We headed for camp and Curtis and I retured several hours later and still no luck. The next morning Curtis and Jerry took the dog and came up hogless as well. So, the first hunt was a great evening ending with the unfortunate loss of the hog.
Post by: kyle on March 22, 2006, 11:12:00 AM
Ben and I spent some time one mornin in a shootin house blind on legs. did y'all know they don't make them big boy sized? You should have seen the two of us in there.
here's some good quotes from that mornin.
"I feel like I'm committing adultery sittin in this thing" - Ben
"I sure hope that's whiskey in them bottles and not pee" - kyle
"I feel an incredible urge to say "that one's just not quite what I'm looking for, we'll let him walk" - Ben
"hey look, mexican lottery tickets - we're rich we won 50 pesos" - kyle
"You suck at coyote callin" - Ben
"What if the wind tips us over" - Ben
"if the wind is strong enough to tip BOTH of us over in this thing, we've got bigger problems than tippin over" - kyle
"I'm sure glad they put camo netting over this thing so you can't see us in here" - kyle
Post by: Terry Green on March 22, 2006, 11:21:00 AM
Here's a pic for the ladies reading this thread....
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06flowers.jpg)
Post by: kyle on March 22, 2006, 11:24:00 AM
Kyle
Post by: Terry Green on March 22, 2006, 12:21:00 PM
The CD has been delivered this AM...so I'm just a waiting on Tom.
Here's Ken Thomas with a trophy cotton tail :D
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06kenbunny.jpg)
Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 22, 2006, 01:29:00 PM
Post by: hunt it on March 22, 2006, 01:34:00 PM
Seen lots of illegals! Had 14 of em lookin in my truck windows one night! It's a long story, keep reading, I'll get to it sooner or later. When I was done with em they was a movin real fast should be by your place by now!
Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 22, 2006, 01:42:00 PM
Post by: KrEn on March 22, 2006, 01:43:00 PM
I had lost the Javies i stalked when Kyle saw me, and was sneaking along in the brush downwind of the road (Havelina Highway) to get ahead of another group. After a long and intense stalk pruning Mesquite and creeping around cactus, I was in the right spot, only to have them turn as the wind turned...
Anyway, at last, I was in another position, and they didnt turn. I was on my knees behind a large Prickly Pear at full draw :banghead:
4 pc surprised javies looked at the arrow passing about a foot over the sow and ran away, not even at full speed.
Now for The Excuse:
I shot bows in my youth, and was shown how to do it by my fathers longbowshooting friend. A 40# lemonwood longbow it was too, right heavy at 13-14y. Taking it up as an adult i read my Pope, and i shoot in a club with 99% olympic recurve shooters, I anchor at the jaw...
However, for a newbie, shooting Javi at 9m is a _jaw dropping experience_. Hence the above. Terry might have a pic to explain.
More later
K
Post by: Scott G on March 22, 2006, 03:27:00 PM
When I went to set up at the pond I found an area on the corner of the pond with about a square 50 yds or so of semi open terrain. I had to set up on the far corner of open area due to wind. There was a patch of brush towards the center of the open space that looked like good cover to shoot from. I used my trimmers to cut a space into it and I also made sure I cut a clear path from where I would be sitting to the brush so I could creep in without making any noise. Finally I threw some corn on the far side of the brush within shooting range.
I waited at the edge of the big open space in one of the most comfortable ground blinds I had ever been in. Sitting on my Niff T seat with the shortest bar installed, I sat about 2" off the ground leaning back on the limber limbs of small tree with me feet propped up on similiar limbs in front of me, almost like laying in a hammock, and actually napped a bit.
Around 6:15 I heard some noise and within seconds two hogs, about 30 lb each, came out of the brush about 20 yards to my left heading to the pond. Interesting. 20 seconds later came a 50 to 60 pound red hog, followed a few seconds later by a similiar sized brindle colored hog. About a minute later a 90 to 100 lb black boar came trotting through the same opening. Showtime!
I eased up and scanned the area but couldn't see anything. I started to pull out my 10x25's but decided to just get to my cleared out brush hole before the wind swirled. I duck walked and crawled to my brush pile some 20 yards away. The sweet sound of piggies crunching corn let me know I was in business! I nocked an arrow, eased up ever so slowly and there before me where 5 hogs and the black boar was standing broadside at 10 yards. I felt my heart in my ears goin BOOM, BOOM, BOOM...the way it always does when I start drawing on a completely unsuspecting animal. I released and watched as my ww tipped arrow streaked and then froze in mid flight with not much more than the feathers yet to penetrate the boars shoulder, midway up the body directly above his front leg! He took off like a scalded dog, bouncing off the first tree he came to. I watched him closely as he made a long curved run toward the pond then circling back to the brush and finally disappearing. I made a mental note of his path and eased out to go back to the pickup.
When I got to the truck I was suprised to see Ken Thomas already back, sitting on the ice chest in the back of the pickup, and half a dozen Javies only five yards from the back of the truck. Turns out he already had a Javie down and I wasn't interested in shooting one with a hog to trail so we let them walk. We both told each other our stories, drank a couple "Topo Chico's", and had a good laugh while we waited on Krister (funny how Krister get's into everyone's hunting stories!).
That evening after dinner Curtis and some others went into town to meet the 2nd group of hunters so I went back to track the hog with Curtis' dad Gary. We found the spot where the hog hit that first tree and my whole arrow was there, in three pieces strung out over 10 yards or so. What wasn't there was much blood. Gary was able to follow tracks sometimes, then we would find a speck of blood and on and on for a couple hours. We gave up at one point, but I crawled through another hole in the brush and found new hope that just added another 45 minutes of wear and tear on our knees before having to call calf rope. damnit.
Spent all my time the next morning before having to leave and still didn't find another drop of blood. It's really hard to take loosing an animal after everything fell into place so well on this hunt, but sometimes thats the way it ends up. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gary again for the time he spent helping me trail the animal...it was a great opportunity for me to spend some quality time with a quality individual, learning a few more trailing tricks from a real pro.
Post by: Terry Green on March 22, 2006, 04:20:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by KrEn:Now yer havin fun Krister.....
(cause the corn was on the wrong side of the road ;) )
K
Yeah......I got the video...and will post it in a bit.
Post by: LV2HUNT on March 22, 2006, 04:40:00 PM
Post by: kyle on March 22, 2006, 05:17:00 PM
GO POKES
Post by: BAO on March 22, 2006, 05:22:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 22, 2006, 05:42:00 PM
Krister\\'s legit excuse (http://www.tradgang.com/videos/tg/terry6.wmv)
Post by: Huntrdfk on March 22, 2006, 06:37:00 PM
David
Post by: Holm-Made on March 22, 2006, 07:11:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 22, 2006, 07:49:00 PM
Here's the clips on that stalk's ending....we'll the 1st ending :D
JC\\'s Jummpy Javie (http://www.tradgang.com/videos/tg/terry1.wmv)
Post by: Littlefeather on March 22, 2006, 07:54:00 PM
Post by: Guru on March 22, 2006, 08:02:00 PM
Krister was a victim of the "deaded jaw drop"
Joe Coots missed,say it isn't so....Just kiddin' bud,I've been there shootin' at coyotes...25yd shot,yote was 10ft away by the time my arrow got there!!!
Post by: Bob Walker on March 22, 2006, 08:28:00 PM
StephenR and I are in San Antonio waiting to fly back to Virginia tomorrow. Had a GREAT time with a GREAT bunch of Tradgangers but are about wore out! I got stickers and thorns stuck in places that I didn't even know were places. After some convencing, we talked the hotel clerk into letting us put our cooler of meat in the hotel freezer. Went out and had a great meal without jalapenos (my a$$ needs a rest!). Ready to go have a drink as there have been none of that for the last 4 days, at least that is what I can remember. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!! Talk to ya'll later after some rest.
Bob
Post by: Guru on March 22, 2006, 08:53:00 PM
Post by: Scott G on March 22, 2006, 09:41:00 PM
Post by: clintopher on March 22, 2006, 10:56:00 PM
Clint
Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on March 22, 2006, 11:33:00 PM
Kyle,
That's a great photo! You should send a copy to Bob Mayo at Ace. I don't think he's got a javalina photo in his booth yet.
Post by: cjones on March 22, 2006, 11:56:00 PM
Post by: Whip on March 23, 2006, 01:29:00 AM
Can't wait to check this out and catch up. Got a feeling it is going to take awhile.....
Post by: Joe D on March 23, 2006, 01:46:00 AM
Unbelievable is all I can say. Excellent group of guys! Excellent trip! Excellent food! Excellent hunting!
Great meeting you all!!! :bigsmyl:
"A South Texas Sunrise"
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/joed1223/TXS06-18.jpg)
Post by: IB on March 23, 2006, 08:42:00 AM
LET'S GO HUNTING :bigsmyl: and EAT something :banghead: :banghead:
This is great Thanks for sharing......vance
Post by: Littlefeather on March 23, 2006, 09:28:00 AM
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 09:41:00 AM
There was not really a good way to stalk them through the brush on their road, it was just to thick to get through. The wind was blowing in our faces so we couldn't get in front of em, only thing left to do was keep the brush of the fencerow between us. It was just impossible to crawl fast enough (I tried) so I just kept vegitation between us up the fencerow. 40 yards was pretty easy, getting within 20 wasn't. After about 20 minutes, I just decided to take the best shot I got within range. One big one turned at maybe the far side of 20 or so and I turned one loose. That javie was gone by a good 6 feet when the arrow sunk in the sand. They milled for a little but didn't bail out, they knew something was wrong but weren't sure what it was.
Post by: kyle on March 23, 2006, 09:58:00 AM
Sleep tight Curtis. Enjoy some of that well-earned rest!
Post by: Terry Green on March 23, 2006, 10:07:00 AM
An afternoon with Dave.....Part I (http://www.tradgang.com/videos/tg/terry3.wmv)
An afternoon with Dave.....Part II (http://www.tradgang.com/videos/tg/terry4.wmv)
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 10:21:00 AM
And yes Curt, I missed. 1) I'm not shootin enough with the new much heavier Morrison to be at a level of accuracy that I think I am capable of....but how can you get better if you don't hunt with it? I didn't take any marginal shots, and the lighter bow may not of made much difference, but I know I'm certainly not up to this bow yet. 2)All my misses the animal was gone, thankfully all were clean.
Post by: kyle on March 23, 2006, 10:23:00 AM
Post by: Guru on March 23, 2006, 10:49:00 AM
Joe,Believe me when I tell ya "I've been there brutha". Do you have plans down the road for the heavier bow??? Is that why you're working on going up in wt.?
What was that "crabby" looking thing that guy was eating???
Somewhere down the line here after things settle down I'd like to see a run down on "who killed what",between following this and the updates thread for a week now,my head is spinning :confused: .I can remember who got what.It would be cool to see a list...maybe?
Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 23, 2006, 10:57:00 AM
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 11:05:00 AM
What pic is the "crabby" thing? We ate lots of stuff, some awesome mesquite cooked carne asada with rabbits one night...and course the frog legs were pretty good :bigsmyl:
Post by: Guru on March 23, 2006, 11:10:00 AM
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 11:19:00 AM
Post by: Littlefeather on March 23, 2006, 11:48:00 AM
Post by: hunt it on March 23, 2006, 11:57:00 AM
For all your hard work putting together a great hunt for all of us. And a big THANKS to Terry for giving us all this venue to hang out and make great things like this hunt happen. TRAD GANG is the place!! A life time of great stories and great friends packed into three days!!
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 12:28:00 PM
Post by: Guru on March 23, 2006, 12:50:00 PM
Post by: Whip on March 23, 2006, 01:37:00 PM
Give me a break! You just invited me on the best hunt of my life! It's you and Charlie that deserve all the thanks.
I'd have to dig out my field notes that I took to see exactly how I worded it when I wrote about my impressions of you two, but it was something to the effect that you are both perfect examples of what traditional archery is all about. Sharing your passions with others and passing along what you know. And you obviously get so much pleasure in doing so. But ultimately we, the guys that had the honor of being there, are the ones that benefit, so it is US that get to thank YOU! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Post by: beachbowhunter on March 23, 2006, 01:45:00 PM
Dr. Lamb was exactly as I had imagined from his work on this site, which tells me a lot. Charlie, thanks for the great, but too brief, talks and laughs.
Before coming to TXS06, I'd already been to graduate school(twice). I just finished my first semester at bowhunting school and can't wait for the next! Viva la Tejas Sweat!
Post by: Terry Green on March 23, 2006, 01:52:00 PM
:readit:
Like I said earlier, I was honored to share a camp with each and every one there, and wish I could have shared both camps.
Post by: Jumper on March 23, 2006, 02:03:00 PM
The hunt was absolutely fantastic, I have never hunted a ranch in Texas that had so many javalina. You could not go anywhere on the ranch without running into them. Let alone the hogs. Man, big, beautiful, black tusked boogers. That will raise the hair on the back of your neck when you try to stalk one at dark. Makes you think twice about taking that shot or just letting them walk away. :eek:
I have some great pictures and a video clip of Bob Morrison shooting a rattle snake, that you guys just have to see. I will try and post the pictures later today and get the video to Terry so that it can also be posted.
As Kyle eluded to earlier, yes you will be seeing his broadhead again. I took a POC shaft to the hunt with me and had all of the TXS06 1st hunt members sign the shaft. The head Klye used to kill his javi will be mounted on that shaft and then it will be placed on the St. Judes auction. You guys keep your eyes open for it, it holds a lot of memories from this great hunt.
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 02:03:00 PM
so the rest of these guys will get on here and tell their tales:Terry convinced me to hunt past the pond area he had been hunting since he had seen numerous troops of javies that had not been recently pressured by anyone in our group. On our way to the area to check it out mid-day saturday, we spotted a lone javie and I made a stalk....only to find when he went behind a cactus, he did more than just slip to the edge of the brush but evaporated into thin air.
I set up in a spot well off the trail that would allow me to shoot at them without them knowing I was there....as long as the wind held. I would peak out up and down the road now and then to see if they were headed to/away from me. About an hour before dark, I saw a few emerge from the brush and turn away from me....I waited to see what would happen as javies often change direction on a whim. 6 more piled out of the opening in the brush and headed away from me. This was getting good. I started slipping in there direction, again, the wind remainded cross, but stable. 4 more javies piled out of the hole....
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 02:18:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 23, 2006, 02:37:00 PM
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 02:55:00 PM
You know when you just get lucky? Well the last javie is a real good sized boar.....and he begins to feed away too....but stops and 180's! I freeze, slowly manuvering when I can to get further out of site. I slide off the road and find a spot to shoot through that will put him quartering away. Again, the Lord has mercy and the wind stays steady from him to me. He feeds past my position and I watch his feet through the breaks in the cactus...that's all I can see as I'm hunkered all the way on the ground doing my best to imitate a fat rock....
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 03:04:00 PM
Post by: Littlefeather on March 23, 2006, 03:19:00 PM
Post by: Jim Jackson on March 23, 2006, 03:37:00 PM
Post by: kyle on March 23, 2006, 03:39:00 PM
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 04:05:00 PM
The blood is now pouring on the ground....I mean it's running like he was carrying a bucketfull and dropped it when he rolled. I see I hit em all three times: first shot facing hard quartering away to my right, entered in front of the right ham exited just in front of the left shoulder. Killed him and he didn't care. Second shot was through the guts, clipped the liver post mortem discovery. Third shot severed the spine bout mid back. First two were buried in dirt, cactus on the far side of the road, third totally shredded the vertebrate and broke when he rolled.
This is the 3rd animal out of my last 5 that I have hit more than once....not sure what that says but I ain't never ashamed of layin on more wood to em if they ain't fallin down.
Had some real purdy ivory, a set of huevos that would have done a young bull proud, and more fleas and ticks than a feller can pick off himself after the drag.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Texas%20Sweat%20III/Picture010.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Texas%20Sweat%20III/Picture005.jpg)
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 04:12:00 PM
JC\\'s Harrowing Tale (http://www.tradgang.com/videos/tg/terry5.wmv)
Me scratchin in the video is cause I haven't had a shower...and the fleas was thick. Incidentally, I didn't hit that tequila in the foreground, but seriously considered it
Post by: CheapShot on March 23, 2006, 04:48:00 PM
Post by: Scott G on March 23, 2006, 05:09:00 PM
Gotta pile on with the other guys on the thanks to you two. Not many people out there get covered in fleas and ticks to help out their fellows, but both of you were in it, and Gary as well.
I have 3 or 4 places I pulled ticks off that are whelped up and aggravating. Figure you guys had four or five times that after the FIRST hunt.
Thanks again and hope to hunt with you again soon.
Post by: Guru on March 23, 2006, 05:42:00 PM
And Ol' Bob sure makes a pretty bow!!!!!
Post by: IB on March 23, 2006, 05:50:00 PM
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 05:54:00 PM
And thanks,yes he sure does make a fine bow. But I truly fell in love with Tippit's longbow......oooooh son! He's lucky he got it home without warping from all my slobber. I gotta go through the stable and see what I can sell to get one on order. :readit:
Post by: larry on March 23, 2006, 05:56:00 PM
Post by: the Ferret on March 23, 2006, 06:01:00 PM
Gee guess nobody mentioned to you fellas about the garbage bag and flea spray trick huh? As soon as we shoot one we drop him in a garbage bag and empty a can of flea spray in there and tie the bag up. Wait about 1/2 hour or so and it manages to kill about 75% of the fleas so ya only get bit about 100 times instead of 300 times when you're skinning them.LOL
Post by: larry on March 23, 2006, 06:14:00 PM
Post by: Littlefeather on March 23, 2006, 06:21:00 PM
I think it was the next day in the exact same spot that 35 javelina of rivaling bands arrived and roughed each other up around the pond, Gangland style. There was blood and hair flying and so on. Those javelina will absolutely STRAP IT ON!!! They kick up a dust cloud when they fight. I took some pics until another javi entered the 5 yard range. She quartered away from me and I ran her through from one end to the other. I thought I was going to have to give her some boot when she almost ran over me. She made it another 10 yards and went down. 190 Ribteck took her out. CK
Post by: Guru on March 23, 2006, 06:59:00 PM
'Ol Tippits a pretty cool guy,isn't he....and quite talented too!! I really enjoyed meeting/hunting with him at the bunny hunt this year.
Lets see some more pix guys...there has to be a ton of them???
Mickey,That's exactly what I do with deer that come in to the shop from tick infested area's around me.Raid works real good.An hour or so in a plastic bag and the ticks fall out by the hundreds sometimes!!!
Post by: JC on March 23, 2006, 07:05:00 PM
Post by: Jumper on March 23, 2006, 07:27:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00380.jpg)
kyle knapped heads for us before entering the ranch.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00384.jpg)
jc and kyle put a whippin' on thr frogs a couple of times. then jc even cooked them up for us, how can you beat that now?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00386.jpg)
curtis getting ready to head out with "sweet spot" to help dave stinson track a big tusker
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00397.jpg)
sitting around picking cactus spines and ticks before thelunch meeting. some of the beststories cameout during those bull sessions :thumbsup: kyle, scotty g, bob morrison, dave stinson, and me.
Post by: Jumper on March 23, 2006, 07:41:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00400.jpg)
looking at that last picture sure takes me back to the hunt while i sit in this chair at the computer and watch the snowfall outside :D i thought that i would pass out for sure when i first got off the planein thst texas heat though!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00408.jpg)
while helping dave track a javi he hit one morning, i found this hidden feeder. didn't take me long to move the tripoddown wind and brush it in for the evening hunt. the guys have mentioned how fast a javi is earlier but i'm here to tell you that the first javi to come in spun a 180 and was completely gone before my arrow hit dirt where he used to be. :mad:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00417.jpg)
this one wern't quite so lucky. i waited until he had dropped to his knees to feed and let him have the bite from my widow longbow. got to love that baby
Post by: Joe D on March 23, 2006, 07:42:00 PM
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/joed1223/TXS06-16.jpg)
Post by: beachbowhunter on March 23, 2006, 07:45:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/TXS06/TXS06042.jpg)
Post by: beachbowhunter on March 23, 2006, 07:48:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/TXS06/TXS06044.jpg)
Post by: Jumper on March 23, 2006, 07:53:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00446.jpg)
i took this six footer the next day while staalking through the thick brush around the back of a tank.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Scott6231/DSC00428.jpg)
Post by: Terry Green on March 23, 2006, 07:54:00 PM
There's a lot left to tell by many, so I best get my last one out of the way.....
After filming JC and Krister's stalk.....we split up again for the afternoon hunt. Krister wanted some Javie revenge, and JC wanted another crack at those hogs he'd seen the night before, and I was open for anything.
I started my 'rounds' again and soon got caught up wind of a group of Javies that were out in the middle of the wide open at a cross road. Not sure why this area was so open, not sure what the purpose was, but someone spent some time on a dozier there for some reason. I was 60 yards away from this group and the wind was flirting with them. They would often hackle up and point their noses to the clouds desperately trying to get a better snoot full. Twice one of the little beasts walked directly toward me nose high. At about 40 yards he'd hackle up and pose all arched up....then huff and prance off back to his bunch. I played cat and mouse with the wind and the Javies for quite some time, and finally had a chance to get into a more cross wind position were I could move in and try for a closing stalk.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06javiepair.jpg)
To get to that position, I had to hide behind one low single scrub bush after the next across this wide open area, .....dashing from to to another like we did as kids playing army in the local wood lot trying not to get caught. Once I got in behind them the wind was still chancy, flirting with alerting the gang in front of me.....lady luck was with me, but she was going to toy with me for a while..........
It was nip and tuck for a while, as I just couldn't seem to catch up for a shot, but on this stalk I wasn't going to have to catch them. The lead Javie did a 180 and came strolling back toward me flanked by another Javie....they just kept coming, and I was almost caught in the open with only a sparse limb in front of me.
I ever so slowly began to raise my bow, hoping that I would have it raised enough before they realized I wasn't a prickly pear. Somehow I even managed to get to full draw without them seeing me, and the arrow was off to its 15 yard target. The target flinched and wheeled and bolted for the nastiest little patch in my area. It was close, real close for the shot to be too far forward. You can basically kill them dead one inch from where I thought I hit him. If you are pretty forward yet slide inside that most forward leg bone joint its lights out, and literally one inch more forward and you are outside that joint and will get the base of the neck and may or may not get the jugular.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx06javiegroup.jpg)
I knew exactly where my hit Javie dove in and I waited about 3 minutes for the rest of the gang to settle down and I crept slowly to take a peek. He was in there facing me with a look on his face daring me to come in after him. He was quartering to me and even though he's not much to stop a quartering toward 650 grain arrow, I just had no hole to shoot through. When I tried to maneuver to find a hole he swapped ends and took a step giving me what I thought was a big enough hole to get my broadhead through. The shot ricocheted off and looked like it hit him angling in toward the off shoulder........he exploded out of there and left pieces parts of my arrow lying on the parched earth. The nock end with the feathers still in tact was broken but still connected at the cresting, and broke again about 6 more inches up. I figured he was toting the rest of the arrow. Low light set in real fast and I didn't find any real sign of him from the direction he went and passed over a little sparse patch in the desert, and my flashlight wasn't doing much but reflecting off the sea prickly pear...........DANG!.........I'll have to come back for him..... chance of the song dogs getting him before me...........Hmmm......DANGGIT!...........(yep, to be continued)
Post by: Jumper on March 23, 2006, 08:06:00 PM
conan, ken, kyle, and jeff telling the tale after a sucessful hunt
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charlie with a bigtusker he took on one evening hunt. now that's meat in the freezer for ya. oh by the way, flees don't die if you put the hog whole in the cooler, they just migrate to the warm legs of the next person to go into the cooler, thanks charlie!!!
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here is a nice jack that i took with a beautiful recurve bob morrison brought along. it was a dream to shoot from your knees because of the 54" limbs. And suprisingly little finger pinch or stack for such a short bow. my hat's off to ya bob, nice job :D thank you for giving me the chance to use it.
Curtis and Charlie, thanks for yet another GREAT hunt fellas! You guys are awesome
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Post by: Joe D on March 23, 2006, 08:12:00 PM
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Post by: B.O.D. on March 23, 2006, 08:16:00 PM
Mr. Stinson is a super nice, highly entertaining guy ain't he??? Great pics and videos folks. thank you.
BD
Post by: Joe D on March 23, 2006, 08:40:00 PM
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Post by: Joe D on March 23, 2006, 08:56:00 PM
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Post by: Joe D on March 23, 2006, 09:00:00 PM
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Post by: Terry Green on March 23, 2006, 09:48:00 PM
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A bit of luck met me as I started from where I'd seen him last.....just inside the cactus from the road the thick stuff opened up on one side for about 10 yard all the way to the pond damn, and I knew there was narrow road at the base of the pond damn. I searched these two open and clear ground areas as extensively as I could, and I just couldn't see any blood anywhere as bad as I wanted to.....and lying on the ground looking under the super short canopy from different view points proved the area was void of a find. I then took a stroll broadening my search 'just in case' and finally gave up and trying not to beat myself up.
I set up again in my little hog ambush and chewed some jerky still trying to figure out where my javie went, and just enjoying the solitude of the morning. I could see in one direction a half a mile, and about 60 yards in the other direction. Every so often I'd ease up and take a couple of steps out and have a look the other half mile beyond the 60 yards.
Bought the 4th time I looked, the road was speckled with black critters at about the end of that half mile up hill behind me. Satisfied that my search was to no avail, I decided to climb right back in the saddle during this 1st opportunity to do so. I hurried at a pretty good clip till I got within about a hundred yards and started closing the gap..........
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THE MEMORABLE RECOVERY VIDEO (http://www.tradgang.com/videos/tg/terry2.wmv) Click to View
Post by: Guru on March 23, 2006, 09:56:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 23, 2006, 10:08:00 PM
I got within 25 yards of the group, and wanted inside 20. Two walked into the catus while the other's kept milling forward. As they sometimes do, they walk out from the exact same place they go in, as did one of the two only I'd sneaked another 5 yards and was waiting.
He walked out at 15 yards and stopped at probably 18 yards quartering away slightly up hill from me. The arrow made solid contact entering well behind the shoulder and stopping at the base of the skull dropping him in his tracks. As I walked up I coulnd't believe what I saw....dried matted blood covering a Zwickey Delta 4 blade hole at the base of the neck. What are the odds of that?
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Post by: IB on March 24, 2006, 12:43:00 AM
Keep it comming P L E A S E :notworthy:
Post by: cjones on March 24, 2006, 01:36:00 AM
From the sound of things, it shouldn't be real hard finding some javies on this ranch.
Post by: the Ferret on March 24, 2006, 07:18:00 AM
Chad you are going to have so much fun if the sun/heat doesn't kill ya.LOL
Post by: Whip on March 24, 2006, 07:51:00 AM
Post by: Whip on March 24, 2006, 08:01:00 AM
Curtis came back to the ranch after dropping a hunter off somewhere, and by then I had unpacked enough for an afternoon hunt and followed him off to an area containing small pond. We corned the road, and Curtis bid me good luck and left me to my own devices.
I slowly walked down the road, and climbed a deer tower stand to get a perspective of the terrain.
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This was certainly different than anything I had ever been in before.
Post by: Whip on March 24, 2006, 08:19:00 AM
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What an awesome find the first night of my hunt!
I cleaned the rack off a bit in the water, and then worked my way back to the road to see if any javis may have discovered the corn trail. From the tracks in the road it was obvious there were plenty of animals around, but nothing other than a lone coyote showed.
It was difficult to sit still on the first night of the hunt, so I eased back toward the pond. I came into it at the same place I had found the whitetail rack earlier, and not 10 feet away from the first find noticed more antler tines. As I approached to investigate these I suddenly froze in place when I saw a bobcat laying in the mud next to the antler. I had walked up to within 15 yards of him, and he just layed there staring at me, obviously hoping that he blended in. After a 30 second stare down, and he finally jumped up and ran off. I had missed the initial camp meeting, but I was thankful that Shaun Webb had taken the time to give me a breifing earlier and he had mentioned that the ranch managers did not want bobcats shot during our hunt, or that if we did the cost would be $500. I didn't need one that badly, but the experience of seeing him was a treat.
Post by: cjones on March 24, 2006, 08:24:00 AM
Post by: Scott G on March 24, 2006, 09:18:00 AM
Tie rope to critter.
Sprinkle with Seven Dust
Flip critter
Sprinkle with Seven Dust
Drag critter off leaving fleas and ticks behind.
If you do that before bringing animal back to camp you won't have nearly as many vermin hopping around your camp. I think a lot of the bites Charlie and Curtis got were from having their tents too close to the cleaning station.
Post by: Whip on March 24, 2006, 09:37:00 AM
I had been looking closely before, and had been able to see the two small portions of tines sticking out of the mud. There is just no way that I could have missed this shed. The picture below shows the point of my arrow laying in my boot track I left as I walked over to investigate on my first trip to the pond. The shed lay no more than 20 inches away.
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My evening ended without a single hog or javelina sighting, but somehow the experiences left me feeling more than satisfied. I could only take it all as a sign that this was going to be a very special trip indeed!
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 24, 2006, 09:40:00 AM
Post by: Terry Green on March 24, 2006, 09:47:00 AM
Post by: rabbitman on March 24, 2006, 10:26:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by cjones:Chad...I only agreed to that for one of the following reasons:
Mickey, I'm looking foreward to it. I ain't much on heat. Dick has agreed to give me piggy back rides everywhere since my knee is shot. If i have a heat stroke he can tote me back to camp.LOL
1...I wanted you close by if a big tusker boar started after us. I figure you'll be one of the few guys in camp I can outrun.
2...I'm just a super nice guy.
3...I lied to ya. (and remember I use to lie for a living and I'm really not that nice)
:bigsmyl:
Post by: hunt it on March 24, 2006, 11:08:00 AM
Just got my pictures back and have them on a disk. If any of you talented guys would be kind enough to post a few for me, I know how to email em but thats the extent of my picture posting skills.
Post by: Terry Green on March 24, 2006, 11:10:00 AM
Post by: tippit on March 24, 2006, 11:56:00 AM
I also want to thank Curtis & Charlie for allowing me to participate in one of the most exciting/fun hunts I've had in years. You guys made it so easy for us to just slide in and begin hunting. I can't think of anything to complain about except having to leave!
My last post was tracking the javie I shot on the second day with Dave, Scott, and Bob. The arrow was a pass thru high in the shoulder but we didn't find any blood. What we did find was a large rattler. Dave yelled it out just as I saw this snake slithering in front of me. Scott got it cornered while Bob (the only one with a bow) shot it. That was enough excitement to hold me over til next year! Lesson 2--Javies don't bleed much!
The last night Curtis droped me off near a deer feeder and I got to see my first big black hog. Never got close enough for a shot. Just seeing him plus all the javies, cayotes, and bobcats was amasing. Even though I didn't have my thing on the ground I was awe struck by my surroundings.
Down to the eleventh hour, sunday morning Terry said he thought I might get a chance at a javie where JC shot his attack javie! So we head off to a spot where 4 senderos came together. Terry corned the roads while I picked the down wind corner. I nesetled back in with 2 shooting lanes cut open and waited. At about 7am they started coming out & kept coming...15+ javies were milling around me. Now if they would just pick one of the 2 sendaros that I had covered. Finally one was coming my way. As he started in to my opening I came to half draw but when he stepped out he must have scenced something was wrong. He was only 15 feet with the wind in my favor and I was well hidden, still He knew enough to get going. Lesson 3--get ready quicker.
Well finally another one come the exact way and stopped at the same small bush in the senderos. This time I was at full draw when he stepped out. My WW went thru him so quick all I saw was a silver dollar size round pink/white spot on his chest. Now the waiting game. We had so many Javies hit and no blood to find them and we had to be back at the ranch to pack up by 9am. I decided to sneak out and walk toward Terry. When I got about a 1/4 mile to him I got witness his stalk on a big hog. Unfortunitely that stalk ended up in favor of the hog. So Terry came down to pick me up and we walked down the sendaros. I walked the road and Terry started searching the cover. About 10 yards down the road I saw blood, now just spots but lots. We had a great blood trail for about 40 yards ending at my javie. So much for lesson 2, sometimes you get a good blood trail. My whole experience was great but this was the cream. Thanks Terry!!
FYI that's a Morrison Shawnee with Dakota limbs 51#@28. One of the many Morrisons in camp and Yes I did hide it from JC when we were packing up...tippit
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Post by: Littlefeather on March 24, 2006, 12:03:00 PM
Post by: Guru on March 24, 2006, 12:06:00 PM
Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 24, 2006, 12:15:00 PM
Post by: TexMex on March 24, 2006, 12:21:00 PM
Glad you back, great picutres. :thumbsup:
Post by: Huntrdfk on March 24, 2006, 01:16:00 PM
David
Post by: tippit on March 24, 2006, 01:34:00 PM
Post by: JC on March 24, 2006, 02:00:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 24, 2006, 02:14:00 PM
Post by: OH at work on March 24, 2006, 02:20:00 PM
Joe :notworthy:
Post by: kyle on March 24, 2006, 02:30:00 PM
Kyle
Post by: OH at work on March 24, 2006, 02:33:00 PM
Joe
Post by: tippit on March 24, 2006, 02:36:00 PM
Post by: Shaun on March 24, 2006, 02:45:00 PM
Post by: Littlefeather on March 24, 2006, 02:45:00 PM
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Like I said earlier, I shot over the first javi. I was sitting too close to a log I was behind and slapped my bow limb upon release. I managed to redeem myself the next morning at the same distance. 5 yards.
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and the hero pic.
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CK
Post by: OH at work on March 24, 2006, 02:48:00 PM
That is a great pic (that bow is a good looking bow too!!).
Joe
Post by: the Ferret on March 24, 2006, 02:50:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 24, 2006, 02:54:00 PM
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Post by: HARL on March 24, 2006, 02:57:00 PM
Post by: Littlefeather on March 24, 2006, 02:59:00 PM
Terry, did I miss something? CK
Post by: tippit on March 24, 2006, 03:20:00 PM
Post by: bayoulongbowman on March 24, 2006, 03:26:00 PM
Post by: Littlefeather on March 24, 2006, 03:36:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 24, 2006, 03:40:00 PM
Jeff,
CK's pics are on the Trad Gang server so you should be able to view them just fine and dandy.
Post by: OH at work on March 24, 2006, 03:51:00 PM
How do those ribteks work on those javies and hogs? Looks pretty good from what I saw!!
Joe
Post by: beachbowhunter on March 24, 2006, 04:11:00 PM
In fact, the night tracking may have been my favorite part of the whole experience. :knothead:
Post by: Littlefeather on March 24, 2006, 05:54:00 PM
Here is a final pic for the weekend. My spray season has begun and there will not be much of anything but work for the next few months. Dad shot video one evening as I long shot for frogs around the ponds. I think the final tally was 9. We got every shot on film. Good weekend fellas! Hope yall get some bowhunting in somewhere before Monday. CK
Post by: Bob Morrison on March 24, 2006, 07:36:00 PM
Post by: Many Arrows Lost on March 24, 2006, 11:25:00 PM
It is true, everything in Texas has stickers, fleas or ticks.
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I'm still pickin' the prickly pear stickers from various spots from top to bottom.
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There was some really cool stuff to like several vaieties of Quail in amongst the 4 legged critters.
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There was a good assortment of handcrafted stuff that folks were packin' around.
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This is my Javalina...fell to a shot that was a little high and severed his spine. Very short blood trail! No charging, no sitting on cactus...just whack and down it went!
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It was fun to have CK's dad in camp...he's a pile of fun.
I also saw lots of whitetails, a turkey, and my first wild hog. It was a big black brute that was just a bit too skittish to get a good shot on. All in all it was more fun than I've had in a long time. It was hot though and I sweat my share of sweat. A couple of days before I left it was -30F, it got up to the mid 90s F while in Texas. It was HOT.
Post by: Randy Morin on March 25, 2006, 09:13:00 AM
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Post by: Mike aka bowjunkie on March 25, 2006, 01:28:00 PM
Post by: Van/TX on March 25, 2006, 08:22:00 PM
Post by: Ray Hammond on March 25, 2006, 11:52:00 PM
Post by: JC on March 27, 2006, 09:01:00 AM
Post by: TexMex on March 27, 2006, 09:24:00 AM
Post by: Terry Green on March 27, 2006, 03:01:00 PM
Nice personal touches of the hunt....thanks guys.
Post by: Ray Hammond on March 28, 2006, 10:25:00 AM
I'm happy you guys got to share that time together in a great spot!
And on top of everything else, you probably got enough capcasin (spelling?) that stuff in the hot peppers that kills cancer, to ward off all kinds of stuff for the rest of your lives! What could be better than that????
Post by: JC on March 28, 2006, 03:28:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 29, 2006, 05:10:00 PM
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Post by: Whip on March 29, 2006, 06:13:00 PM
Where is Dave with the stories anyway? I think everyone needs to hear some of his adventures. :scared: We got second hand versions with group 2, but they need to be shared with a wider audience!
Post by: Terry Green on March 29, 2006, 07:06:00 PM
I've learned......take pics and get clips when the opportunity arises. :readit:
Post by: Littlefeather on March 29, 2006, 08:13:00 PM
Post by: Whip on March 29, 2006, 11:21:00 PM
Post by: jindydiver on March 30, 2006, 01:04:00 AM
You guys look like you had a real ball.
Good on Curtis for putting on such a great get together
Post by: hunt it on March 30, 2006, 08:53:00 AM
Been kinda busy, got time now so here it goes.
Day two: am kinda slow seen couple of javies missed one at bout 20yrds could not get any closer ran out of cover. Whent back to the scene of the hog hit first night. Although Curtis and I and Scotty and I had done a fair bit of lookin we ran out of sign. I hate given up on hit game so I wades back into the prickly pear for an hour or so and no luck! Unknown to me Curtis, Jerry and Banjo looked again couple hours after me with no luck either. Thanks Curtis for trying and all your help. Now the evening hunt was much more exciting! Wasn't long after I got to my prefered spot and the javies were onsite. As I stalked, more an more of em kept comin out of the prickly pear. As I stalked the main bunch there was more comin outa the cactus all around me! Curtis's comments on watch those javie when grouped up kept comin to mind. But hell they was everywhere and close, some 8 or 10ft away! So this is what a guy dreams for right? Game all around me and the wind was perfect, so as one passes at bout 8ft I let go and all hell breaks loose! Javies flyin everywhere, but I know one is a hurtin real bad as I saw the arra hit right where I wanted it to go! Now as I survey the situation this big javie and his second commander is a stalkin me! As they round the nearest pricly pear at about 7 or 8ft! I decide it's time to forget what anybody said bout shootin critters in the head and go into self defense mode! Whack! Right through the right eye at eight feet with 64#'s of Morrison!! The javie goes ballistic and ends up in the middle of a big prickly pear which he sheds to pieces an splits! Now, all this excitment has got me a shakin little bit and there is one pi$$ed off javie with a real head ache lookin for the guy with the Morrison! I back out there an go lookin for the first javie. Blood trail was great an it was recovered within 30yrds of shot. The evening is still young an I stll got more arras so I hangs the javie in cattle corral an guts it an goes a huntin. Within 20 mins more javies a spotted! After a good stalk and gettin within 15yrds I shoot clean under a good javie. Write this miss off to too much adrenaline a flowin. It's gettin close to dark and I head to pick up Bob and Gary who have been trying to get some video up the road. Man was Gary in the wrong spot that night! The past hour on video would have been priceless! Garry, Bob and I continue to look for oneye with no success. Day two comes to an end. One javie in the cooler, one more to go!
Post by: RayMO on March 30, 2006, 12:51:00 PM
Post by: hunt it on March 30, 2006, 01:15:00 PM
Post by: Jumper on March 30, 2006, 03:14:00 PM
Post by: JC on March 30, 2006, 07:41:00 PM
Post by: hunt it on March 31, 2006, 08:45:00 AM
DAY THREE: The Main Event.
Terry posted a video clip earlier in this same post for live action on this story.
Saturday was another beautiful hot day. The wind had picked up some and was keepin the javies on high alert. The morning was rather uneventful. The evening started off with me dropping off Scotty and Jeff Springer at their chosen locations. I moved on to the cattle corral and parked the truck. Not long after I spot this big lonely (KRISTER'S Description) javie bout mile and a half down the road. So off a runnin I goes. I close the distance to 25yrds or so but the wind has this javie a jumpin all over the place and with the wind a swirlin he gets a wiff of me an splits. So, I start a runin back to the corral to see what is movin on the other stretch. I'm a runnin pretty good when all of a sudden my eyes lock on trouble four feet out in front! I come to a stop just in time to avoid a trompin on a six foot diamondback! As I'm a lookinn for big stick he is headin for the thick stuff. Finally I thow some dirt at him an he coils up. A low shot pins him mid body to the road. He's a mighty pi$$ed off at this point but it gives me time to find a big stick. After a poundin his head to oblivion and then some I cut the head off an hang him in a tree. Not carrying this one around! Last one I carried with no head on him still coilled up and tried striken at me, kinda erie feeling even know he's got no head! So now were back enroute to corral as I get three hundred yards or so I see's a bunch of colours a movin by my truck. I ease on into the cover and get out the binos. The clour belong to t shirts, fourteen to be specific! All worn by illeagals standin round my truck! Where is JSOG an that pistola of his when ya need him! I has but five arras and slightly outnumbered! I think about Curtis's comments bout dem locals as harmless but hen he said there's no need for snake boots either! Guess what he was wearin all week? Anyways I think about hittin the remote starter and the alarm an scaren the schnit outa dem but I has second thoughts when I figured they would all run my way to hide! So, I wait em out and they finally move off an round the corner. I gets to the truck an starts it up, let the turbos warm up an locks in the 4x4!! I comes around that bend goin sideways and accerate up to bout 80 or so and heads straight for the boys! There's a water jugs flyin everywhere and locals caught in barb wire an prickly pears but they all dissapear pretty quick! They will think twice bout eyen up the HUNT IT mobile next time!
As I get back to the corral to pick up my folding chair there stands this cow with the last 6 inches of my 3ft long bag for chair a hanging out of his mouth! Just not my day! I head off an pick up my snake and go get the boys.
Post by: Firstarrow on March 31, 2006, 09:14:00 AM
Sure glad I took the advise and did not have anything in my mouth.
Post by: McGeeM on March 31, 2006, 09:23:00 AM
What licenses does a non-resident have to have in order to hunt hogs in Texas?
I'm thinking of making a trip next spring on my Spring break from school. It would be a 5 day hunt.
Post by: Littlefeather on March 31, 2006, 09:30:00 AM
Dave strolls up to me and says,"you know how those deer have a hard time with those high fences"? I say, "yea"... Dave says,"The Illegals have a hell of a time with em too"! He then says,"they don't have a damn bit of trouble running through cactus though"! Oh man, I about killed myself laughing!!!!!
Post by: Shaun on March 31, 2006, 09:47:00 AM
Nice truck with full security - even the topper is alarmed with blinking warning light - and lisence plates "HUNT IT". Bet that one will be told around the fires of our guest workers' traveling camps for a while - as they pick out the prickly pear thorns.
Another Sweat hunter (Vincent) reported a crew checking his Bronco and trying the doors and rear hatch to see if he left it open.
Real close to the boarder at this ranch and near a popular ford of the Rio Grand, just a couple miles past the main highway immigration check point. Never saw a walker or a snake the whole 6 days, but they were there, part of the south Texas experience.
Thanks for sharing your story again Dave. Reminds me of the evening sharing sessions around the big table at the camp lodge. And thanks for making me feel like my drive from Iowa was not that far.
Post by: McGeeM on March 31, 2006, 09:54:00 AM
Post by: Brian McIntyre on March 31, 2006, 09:55:00 AM
MacGilla
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Post by: hunt it on March 31, 2006, 10:14:00 AM
I hope none of them guys end upkin in my neck of the woods! Great havin you along, can't wait for 07 SWEAT!! TEXAS SWEAT ROCKS!!
Brian:
This guy from the north ain't used to no snakes either. But after awhile you kinda like em. They real good on a Morrison bow!! I liked snake huntin as much as javie huntin. Though next year I will have my own snake beater and hog bat - watch out liddafella! Beuford Pusser is comin to TICKSASS in 07!! Oh yeah liddafella can ya see what ya can do bout gettin US BORDER PATROL to give a bounty on dem der illeagals? Guy could pay for his hog huntin just rounden dem up!! Can bring paddy wagon next year!
Post by: Brian McIntyre on March 31, 2006, 10:29:00 AM
Not a bad idea. You could take the first day or two to scout the land for game and gather illegals. Is there a size limit on them?? How 'bout a bag limit?? I work for the Postal Service. Since it's a federal job I could switch to border patrol. Then I could round up illegals and be in prime hog/javie country!! :D Coming from Maine to Texas, any month for me would be Texas Sweat. :bigsmyl: I have every intention of being at one of these glorious events SOON. Snakes and all. Put 'em up, put 'em up...........
MacGilla
Post by: Doug Campbell on March 31, 2006, 11:14:00 AM
Post by: Jeff Strubberg on March 31, 2006, 01:25:00 PM
Curtis, let me know when you are ready to take checks for next years hunt!
Post by: hunt it on March 31, 2006, 02:17:00 PM
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Post by: kyle on March 31, 2006, 02:22:00 PM
Post by: Gary Kellar on March 31, 2006, 02:34:00 PM
I still have a great many pictures of "hero" shots taken of both groups.
Sure have missed all the action and fellowship this past week. Although . . . nobody's called me "Mr. Kellar" since I left. Sure is a relief! Gotta love Kyle and the Kinslow's, although Kyle needs some of that memory medication (spelled Tecate).
GK
Post by: Whip on March 31, 2006, 04:14:00 PM
Post by: hunt it on April 01, 2006, 03:53:00 PM
Post by: HARL on April 01, 2006, 04:18:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on April 30, 2006, 08:29:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on April 30, 2006, 08:32:00 PM
Post by: MikeW on April 30, 2006, 08:36:00 PM
Great thread, stories and pictures.
It was almost like being there.
Thx Terry
:thumbsup: