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« on: August 05, 2026, 11:04:55 am » |
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Monday was forecast to “not” be that hot, so I figures this was my best chance to get the dogs some woods time. I took them to the spot I’ve been hunting recently, I start walking and dogs are in three different directions doing who knows what. I get them all collected up and going in the right direction.
This place is rough, I can feel the briers slow cutting into my forearms as I push through it. All the dogs are out hunting, even that lazy bum Hondo, so I know the hogs are around somewhere. The ground is dry now, fresh sign is hard to discern, we keep pushing, the dogs keep working still no hog yet.
After a couple hours, 4 of them head out and Dan is off to my left, then I hear barking at about 270 give or take, then the sound of a shoat cracks the air. I start going to them and I see Dan coming, he ran past me straight to the action. I push bush all the way there. They’ve got one hemmed up in some vines and junk, I leg the pig and the three male dogs are playing tug o war with me and I ain’t winning. I maneuver to where I can make the stick and get it done.
On the way out there was a guy there from Texas of all places squirrel hunting. He told me just before we got to the road a group ran right by him, two big sows and a group of smaller ones. I just loaded them up and got out of there, I know they like that area and prefer to leave some seed there and not drive them out of the country.
It’s a great day to be alive.
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WayOutWest
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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2026, 12:47:03 pm » |
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Good on ya for slipping out and getting one caught. That tug of war when you are hemmed up isn't much fun. Lol
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t-dog
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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2026, 05:59:26 pm » |
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You got out and the dogs hunted, that’s a win already. Sounds like you’ve got your dogs pretty figured out, like Hondo being a tattletale. It sure is a cheat sheet when you know their tendencies. I don’t blame you for leaving seed.
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Hollowpoint
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2026, 03:52:03 pm » |
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Also found out this new honey hole has a high population of poison ivy. Last two times in there I got it on my arms, that stuff makes chiggers feel like a treat.
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WayOutWest
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2026, 05:58:51 pm » |
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Dang it man, that takes the fun out of it.
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