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Title: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Noah on April 17, 2011, 08:32:26 pm So we been huntin' this SOB for a while now... Killed a lot of good hogs lately but this is one of those hogs that means somethin' when ya' finally get him!!!
Rancher had this hog patterned for us real good, always rooted the same area of pasture(real descructive hog)... We knew where he came from, knew where he was gonna go... but he managed to whip us more than a few times.... Just one of those real smart hogs.... We've bumped him a few times over the last year or two, Shiner bayed him up nice a few mnths ago but Bucho got his vest hung up in the briars and we about got in a tight spot because of it.... Went in last week and the rancher saw him slippin' behind us as we were tryin' to "sneak in" to catch him out of rhythm... Put a fresh Shine and Camo on his ass and he dumped 'em on a sow at 3/4 of a mile... just one smart son of a gun!!! Frustrated with the heat/time constraint of morning hunts(especially tryin' to get 5/10 mnth old pups started at the same time!! :o ;D)... we been doin' some night hunts out at the ranch and been doin' perty good.... Started out this Saturday night with the wind blowin' 20-30 outta the SW, so we cooked a mess-0 oysters up and talked about the plan while waitin' on the wind to die off after the sun set... Decided to put the meatheads up on top and spotlight the boar's favorite pasture buffet' location before rig huntin'... didn't see nothin' movin' coming in... but as we came up on the spot, we saw a big, black, shadow... shoulder deep, flippin' sod... oblivious to our presence... He was about 400yds out, 200yds from a thick woodline.... I held Snapps until I thought she'd locked on and sent the girls on... They blew off the dog box at a dead out run the wrong direction a hundred yds and completely destroyed a fat skunk rolleyes >:( >:( ;D before "leisurely" deciding to go after the now "supersonic" boar hog, crashing towards his swamp edge he knew he could loose the dogs in.... BUT!!!! Ol' Black-y wasn't countin' on "meat"ing the MEATHEADS out on open ground that night!!! HAHAAA!!!! ;D (These two are deadly if they catch ANYTHING out in open country ;) ;D )(generations of grass patch dogs shining through!!! ;D ) Even with a face full of skunk the girls caught wind of the boar and ran his ass down yds away from his rough edge he always escapes to... Chub nutted him and ol' Snapps was on his ear before he could even turn to see where his left testicle went ... ;D Chub regripped on the other ear as I sent Bucho from the truck to back the thrashing blur of black an white.... We'd talked about this particular boar that evening while shuckin' oysters... "as good as he is... he's bound to make a mistake at some point..." His mistake was underestimating the horsepower of the MEATHEADS!!! ;D ;D (Seriously, I still wonder how these two are still alive... :o ;D ) Lane and ol' Black-y... (http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm192/aprilcmetzger/SamboBlackBoarLane2011.jpg) Alex and ol' Black-y... Alex is the rancher's grandson, has been with us all the times we've come close to catchin' this sucker... was a good hunt!!! (http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm192/aprilcmetzger/SamboBlackBoarAlex2011.jpg) Good hunt, no bad cuts... got straight up smoked by 2 different hogs after that but got some good pup time in all the same! Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Mike on April 17, 2011, 08:38:57 pm That's a big ol' boar Noah... glad y'all got him! ;D
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: crackerc on April 17, 2011, 08:57:23 pm Dang Noah I am going to have to tell you wife to tie that cell phone to you!! ;D I sent you a text this morning and tried to call you this evening, but hadn't gotten you yet. I had to get on here to get the story! I figured you were either wore out from tying hogs or needed to be baled out of jail one....... :o
Good hog though, glad to see you had help. Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Noah on April 17, 2011, 09:04:51 pm HaHA! Thanks guys! Sorry Mark, I been on lock down wit' the wife after pullin' an all nighter last night!!! I'll give ya a shout tomorrow, maybe you can make a hunt with us next wknd if the Monk is healed up!!!!
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Texas_Cur on April 17, 2011, 09:08:01 pm Nice boar. The youngster looks proud of his catch! ;D
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: crackerc on April 17, 2011, 09:12:15 pm Well, now that you got the big nasty out of the way, maybe I can come up and find some nice 60-80 lb crippled sows that my dogs can stop.... ;D
Hope thats all thats left as a holiday weekend is a baaadd time to get dogs wrecked!! Trust me, been there, done that and couldn't find a vet open!!! Monkey still hasn't healed all the way yet, but getting there. Cricket is in heat, Scarlet is in heat......Monkey and Spur are going crazy.....and its a full moon tonight! Plus the coyotes have been yipping which drives my dogs mad....don't know if its because my females are in heat or because its their breeding season. Scarlet is the one that can't stand the sight of your dogo........ Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: hogaholicswife on April 17, 2011, 09:17:39 pm Good Hog! I always enjoy reading your stories :)
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Reuben on April 17, 2011, 09:40:45 pm nice story and good dog work... :)
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: jdt on April 17, 2011, 10:34:54 pm i dont get on here just to say 'good hog' very often .... but that is a DAMMGOODHOGG !
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Pecos21 on April 17, 2011, 11:58:19 pm Some nice Florida cutters there Noah!! Glad the Meatheads got him shucked!!! We have had a few bad hogs down in Polk County growing up that would get in the palmetto heads and whip on some dogs and slip out the other side.....so I know about the one that got away.....lol! We have some pretty salty ones here in the area of Texas I live in now too.... :o
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Silverton Boar Dogs on April 18, 2011, 12:05:22 am Really nice boar Noah, sure is nice to catch one that you have had some history with, well done... ;D
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: TShelly on April 18, 2011, 12:47:45 am Good hog brother! Sometimes you have to go unconventional to catch those smart ones! Glad to see your puppy training is still on track, pretty soon they'll be stopping the two that smoked 'em :)
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: BarrNinja on April 18, 2011, 09:02:18 am Good deal Noah! That's a big nasty boar! Putting an end to a boar that has repeatedly given you the slip is about as good as it gets!
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Boar Collector on April 18, 2011, 09:07:25 am That's a good boar hog. Glad you finally got him. We've had the same happen to us several times on a boar we still haven't caught. We have hit him several times in open fields only to have him dump us into sows about 3/4 of a mile away. We decided the next time we see him were just gonna give him some lead to the head.
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: djhogdogger on April 18, 2011, 09:31:53 am Nice! Glad yall caught that sucker! LOL
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Bump on April 18, 2011, 10:43:31 am Nice one Noah!
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Cull Buck on April 18, 2011, 01:46:00 pm Good boar Noah! Its nice to get the one you've been looking for.
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: chainrated on April 18, 2011, 02:06:58 pm Big ol Boy . Glad you got him... I remember you posting some pics of them dogs and they were built like they could be trouble for any hog out in the open..
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: spazhogdog on April 18, 2011, 08:11:10 pm Congrats on the catching the smart boar. He was a good one. I guess when you catch one like that the smell is forgiven ;D
Title: Re: Finally got him... Hunt 4.16.11 Post by: Tomball Dogos on April 18, 2011, 09:02:47 pm Great story Noah and that is a hell of a hog good to hear y'all got him shut down
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