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« on: March 18, 2008, 11:37:07 am » |
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I say it was my best, because I took my 6 year old son with me. He had a blast. Simply having him with me made it the best hog hunt I've ever been on. It was the first day that I'd been able to take him, really. He's on spring break, as are many of the local schools, and one of my buddies brought his 2 kids & their Kawasaki Mule. My son has a bad habit of getting in close to the action, no matter what the situation is.... so I figured this was a perfect opportunity for me to throw my son in that Mule, and head to pig country.
We hit a spot over by Wellington, TX today & as soon as we pulled through the gate, there were fresh hog tracks in the pasture road since the morning rains. We knew we were at the right place. We roaded the dogs through the mesquite pasture for a little ways until we met a creek. Looking across the little valley, I spotted some hogs on the opposite hillside. I bailed out of the Mule and took off running towards the hogs, and it wasn't 30 steps & the dogs were roaring off to the pigs. They winded, took off, and had a hog caught within about 20 seconds. My buddy Bray and I sprinted to the bay, uphill I might add, and stuck the little boar hog. We told the dogs to roll out, and they just continued to catch, and roll out..... catch, and roll out.... We ended up with 7 hogs in about 45 minutes, and all the hogs were caught within about a mile of each other. None of the hogs were monsters (most were 100lbs or less) but the kids got in on the fun, and we had a great time.
3 of our better dogs vanished on us in the melee, and we didn't find them for about 2 hours. They were far enough away, that I couldn't even track to them..... absolutely no signal. We hooped, hollered, and finally shot a pistol a couple of times. It wasn't just a little bit, and they wandered back in. One of them was missing a cut collar, and my Ann gyp was missing the end of her ear. Besides that, they were none the worse for wear. With those 3, they were probably bayed up the whole freakin' time & we just couldn't get to them.
Believe it or not, I didn't take a camera today. I had my son, my buddy Shawn and his 2 kids, and my good friend Bray and one of his work buddies Lindy all with me. None of the kids nor Linday had ever been on a hog hunt before. 4 newbies with me and I forgot my freakin' camera. Oh well. My son is still chattering his head off about the hunt, and I know he had a great time. That's what matters the most to me.
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Sean
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2008, 11:44:27 am » |
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always cool to get the kids out there! i got to see my 5 year old nephew with his first hog. the grin on his face said it all,lol. good story, next time don't forget the camera though  |
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Mike
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2008, 11:53:37 am » |
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That's awesome Jarrod... sounds like he's hooked for life now.  |
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Bryant
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2008, 12:00:02 pm » |
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Great story! My oldest son is six also and he goes with me on about 95% of my hunts. The only time he doesn't go is if it's just me and one other person. I always like to have two people at the bay, and for him to come along a third person is necessary who can hang back with the kids if things get hairy. It's funny because every time I go to a function at his school or we run into one of his teachers somewhere, I get to hear about how all Braydon talks about is hog hunting. He and I have also had a few conversations about things that should stay among us hog hunters. (ie. injured dogs, etc) Keep him in the woods....we're making memories that these boy will never forget! |
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A truly rich man is one whose children rush to fill his arms even though his hands are empty.
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jlingle
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2008, 12:15:04 pm » |
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Realdogs, that was one of those "physically demanding" hunts. We kept hearing dogs caught, and we'd sprint to the bay..... stick the hog, and try to catch our breath, then sprint to a bay, stick a hog... repeat. Every caught hog sounded like it was just around the next patch of mesquites, so we would just run. By the time we got to the last hog, my buddy Bray was spewing his lunch everywhere. I was cramped up, tired, and had swallowed the better part of a dip of snuff. But the kids were cheering us on, and we were having a great time. It sure makes it hard to quit when you've got a cheering section following you around. |
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Silverton Boar Dogs
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2008, 04:23:22 pm » |
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Supper hunt Jarrod it great when you can take your kids along, Glad Dan and Ann are pulling their weight.
Paul T
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Clay
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2008, 04:55:25 pm » |
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always a good hunt when you can take young ones along
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Texas Dog Hunters Association
Texas Trappers and Fur Hunters Association
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OutdoorGirl
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2008, 06:12:47 pm » |
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It is the great seeing the outdoors through youngester eyes.  |
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Stacy
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mley1
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2008, 09:54:10 pm » |
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Sounds like ya'll had a great hunt. Congrats! Good to hear you're getting the youngsters out there. |
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God bless and good hunting,
Marty Ley
Santa Fe, TX
NAHC Life Member
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WOOD
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2008, 11:37:42 pm » |
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PAUL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN DAN AFTER IT WAS ALL OVER WITH. HE WAS GIVE COMPLETELY OUT. WORSE THAN I WAS, BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT.
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« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2008, 12:52:17 am » |
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Old Dan has always been good about pushing all his chips to the center of the table, never seen him quit but at least you can call him out when you want, his is a great dog, I am very glad Jarrod has him to hunt behind and enjoy.
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