EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Posting by request of Phillip ( daisydog )  :D

Since Phillip and Paul (raider54) have found out how good my dogs are, they decided they didnt want to invite me to come up and hunt with them.  :o  :D  ;D

So me and a couple buddies went out to our usual spot.
Caught 3 hogs Sunday morning, First was a good sow that bayed up in the creek.
On down the trail, the dogs split up, and my Saddleback gyp bays a decent boar by herself.
Festus and my Ex-Kemmer Clyde open on another one, so we split up and I take Meathead with me and Rance. Meathead catches the boar, and the other dogs got out ran  by theirs.
On our way back to the trucks, They strike another boar that we end up catching on the edge of a slough, so we stick him and call it a day.

Sow and First Boar
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/laborday.jpg)

Second Boar
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/laborday2.jpg)

Monday morning, We turned out around 4:15, drove back to where we were wanting to go, got there at about 6:00 and decided to take a quick nap.  ;D

About 6:45 we get things going, and before too long Festus struck this Boar hog, who decided to stay and fight instead of run. Dumb pig. Tom made a solo catch on him, and we hobbled him and moved on.
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/SDC10285.jpg)
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/SDC10286.jpg)

They strike again across a creek, and hogs star scattering everywhere. Most were just shoats, and we hear one squealing so we knew Festus had caught one. Ended up being a 20# Shoat.
Due to Graphic Nature, i decided not to take a picture

We get all the dogs together, let them get a short break and then move on.
The dogs disappear so we stop and wait, then we start hearing hogs  rallying and the dogs open up.
They had 3 decent size boars bayed, so we send Tom and Meathead in and they end up catching the same hog, which only had 3 legs.
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/SDC10278.jpg)

My 7 month old pup Molly, took a nasty hit from the first boar, and i was worried how it would affect her, since she hadnt been on alot of big hogs and never took a good hit. I guess it made her hate them worse, cuz she went on to hunt the whole time, and struck 2 of her own hogs. Festus caught the first one she struck which was about a 20# shoat, but we didnt get the 2nd one because it broke in a thicket so we called them off due to it starting to get too hot. She still amazes me how good she is doing to only be 7 months old.

Molly and her Shoat
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/SDC10282.jpg)

Ended up being a pretty dang good labor day weekend, with 7 hogs total.


Heres the video of the 3 legged hog. I was too busy watching the dogs and not where i was pointing the camera, but if you look at the very top, you can see when Tom hits him.
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/th_SDC10277.jpg) (http://s467.photobucket.com/albums/rr31/kaboom1302/?action=view&current=SDC10277.mp4)

nice job

LOOKS LIKE A HECK OF A WEEKEND

good job nice hogs

 Wow! Seven hogs is great. Sounds fun. I like the looks of that yella dog in the fourth pic. :)

Thanks, thats Festus. he found the majority of the hogs last weekend. He was on fire!!!

sounds like yall had a great time. ;D it was a heck of alot better than my weekend at work rolleyes

sounds like a he--a of a good weekend ..lots of good hogs ,great job ..good looking dogs

good job and you have been here several times but i have never been envited up there

Well, i have to call and beg to come up there and hunt with yall!  ;D
Once i figure out next weekends schedule, ill call and invite you and Paul!

 Good deal Trent, Glad your pup is ok and didnt ruin her. Seen a great started gyp like yours get hit about a month ago and she never came out of it. She would bay the heck out of a small pig but when she would come back to the truck you knew it was a good sized hog. Needless to say she was culled this weekend.

Thanks Ben, thats what i was afraid of with her, but it didnt bother her a bit. She was right in there the whole time. Its awesome to just watch her grow and learn. She just keeps getting better and better.
Shes already got pretty good bottom, there have been a few occasions where she would go almost a mile after a runner, even after the other dogs gave up.

glad festus is working for you trenton. i sure do miss that dog he is not even in his prime yet.

Those are some nice hogs! good looking yellow dogs to  :)

Good hogs. Sounds like a heck of a hunt.