Wensel Bros pig gig

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[hormoan]

Great stories, and thank you for sharing with us wannabe's      :D

[Curveman]

Hogdancer's successful stalk:

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[Curveman]

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[Barney]

Wow, great pictures and amazing stories fellers....I feel like I was right there with ya!  

[IB]

Here's what it ended up looking like next to the St. Jude's Tippit/Shell...Knife and Sheath........              

 

[knife river]

Barney...  Barney...   Seems like I met a guy named Barney once...    

[Charlie Lamb]

It did seem like every time I turned around Joe was smackin some critter... gotta talk to that man!

As I said before, the days kinda ran together as good times often do. Good meals, good friends and good hunting meld and speed by us way too quickly.
If I could have access to a time machine I'd have gotten in it on the last day and returned to the first day over and over. Alas, I must commit it to memory and a few written words.

One of my vigils on dead hog road (there was a partially eatin pig half way down the sendero), was particularly long and uneventful. I took a little time to play with my camera and got these shots.

Self portrait...
 

Back in the winter I sent "Curly" off to Oregon to have his grip checkered. A little pricey, but worth it in the end I guess... I'm very happy with the workmanship and feel.
 

This doe showed little fear of me and often fed within 15 yards although she knew quite well I was there... don't know what the heck was going on with her neck.
 
 

Armadillo it's not just for breakfast anymore...
 

[Charlie Lamb]

Wayne "Smiley" Hoffman (often referred to on the hunt as "little Biggie" made the hike down to visit with me midday on one of our marathon sits.

It was a welcome distraction from the constant neck craning, watching up and down the sendero.
I snapped this photo as he plinked his way back down the sendero to his post at the "tower of doom"... it's where he climbed up for the view and left his bow at the bottom only to have javies walk within a few feet of it.
 

Here's a couple of the local flora... they are not your friends! This one in particular would get you. It often grows amongst the camoflaging limbs of a green  spineless shrub that almost has an evergreen appearance. I got stuck a couple of times brushing against what I thought5 was a harmless plant.
 

I didn't see many of these, but they are pretty obvious in there armament.
 

And finally the ever present prickly pear cactus. Get to cozy with this one and you'll pay for days.
 

[paleFace]

I can just kick myself for not going on the 2nd hunt.  I just got back from hunt #3 and well lets just say we didn't have no where near the luck that you guys did. We still had a great time hanging out with Gene & Barry, but things just didn't work out on this hunt. Looks like the 2nd Hunt gang really had a blast.

[Curveman]

Please tell us more about week 3. Hogs, javelinas, both?

[knife river]

Originally posted by Iron Bull:
Here's what it ended up looking like next to the St. Jude's Tippit/Shell...Knife and Sheath........                      

 

Vance, that top bead must be the size of a watermelon!!!  That bear-rib knife was in the 7 - 8" range, wasn't it?  Everything looks small compared to that 5 pound hunk of glass!

[IB]

Is that to say you don't like MY BIG "OLD" BEAD...Woodrow and I should not have Photographed it?  

 

[knife river]

VERY cool bead!  What's the story on it?  How many cathedrals gave their windows to make a string of them?  I wouldn't want to meet the gal who could wear it...    :eek:    Or maybe I would...    

[killinstuff]

Curveman, week 3 was 0 for 13 guys. A few hogs seen, mostly after dark and 2 or 3 Javi's but those were off the list of shootable critters. The place is managed for horns, not hogs. Hogs are not welocme.