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« on: August 07, 2010, 02:08:58 pm » |
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Me, Mike, Chris, Mandi John and Ray met up last night to make a round and pick up pups from Mike. We turned out about 10pm or so and by 1:30 still no hogs so we went over to where we knew some feeders were throwing and not five minutes later we had this guy bayed up. He went to work on the dogs in the thicket and then to a lake were e continued to hand out the arse whoopins. Mike and chris went out into the lake and Mike got a snout rope on the swimming hog and they were able to drown it. My pup who is only about nine months old was able to get in on the action and was givig that hog hell witht the old dogs. Then the reality of what kind of hog his was sat in as we started assessing the damage to the dogs. Lizzie had a really bad cut about 12" long on her back leg nearly to the bone, neveral other dogs had pretty bad gashes and pokes and then we tracked to Annie and Chris found her with her with a severe thorasic cavity injury. I have never seen a dog in that kind of shape and it was hard to see her in that shape. We feel confident that this is the same hog that is responsible or killing meat head nearly a year ago. Annie passed at the vet and Lizzie had to have a bunch if stitches to get her back together. This hog was rank and knew how to hurt a dog on purpose like no other hog I've seen. Very glad he is gone and I hate that he was able to cause soo much damage in his life. I'll miss you Annie Bell, a dog that will always be missed and all other dogs will be compared to.  Went 290lbs   |
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2010, 02:12:04 pm » |
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sorry to hear about your dogs atleast that sucker is dead
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2010, 02:23:30 pm » |
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sorry for your loss and congrats on drowning that booger!
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2010, 02:27:47 pm » |
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Matt,
Mandi and I were talking on the way home and we realized this is also the same hog that nearly gutted brandy last year, at the same time he got meaty. Interesting that one of my best memories of Annie and worst occurred with the same hog a year apart.
He was one bad dude, and I gotta admit that I am glad he is out of the woods.
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2010, 02:32:40 pm » |
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Sorry for the loss of your dog. Glad you got him. Sounds like he was a pretty rank one.
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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2010, 02:34:18 pm » |
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man im glad that hog was out of those woods he cut joe pretty bad  (RIP ANNIE) |
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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2010, 02:54:27 pm » |
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O man sorry to hear about your dogs. It's gotta feel good to get the one that got away. Hope the patched up dogs get well.
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« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2010, 07:05:55 pm » |
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I sure hated to hear about Annie. Hope all the others heal quickly.
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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2010, 07:10:02 pm » |
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That's a bit of bad luck for you Matt,...I hate that for you, we all know it can happen but it still gets to you when it does. Glad you finally got a dog killer out of the herd.....hope your dogs heal up fine.....keep us posted.
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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2010, 07:20:35 pm » |
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Very sorry to hear about your dogs. It is ironic that the hogs that take something near to your heart are the same hogs that you remember for a lifetime. That hog is built like a picture perfect stud boar anyone would want from a genetic standpoint. He is built right, and smart enough to test the best dog.
Bad day for a great memory. I feel for your loss.
Regards,
Josh
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« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2010, 07:22:47 pm » |
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Chris you are right, I know for a fact I have never seen a hog that went for the middle of a dog like this one. The dude had his technique down pat....
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« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2010, 07:39:37 pm » |
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Sorry Chris and Mandi for your loss, but nice job killing that sucker.
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« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2010, 07:44:46 pm » |
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I keep replaying last nights events in my head..... an epic battle in its most raw form. It seems like time stood still and I can't tell if the entire episode took five minutes or an hour. It's funny how one defines a trophy boar can change after a battle such as this. That hog took the best dog I have ever owned, and one of the best I have had the privelidge of hunting behind.. and in return, I took his life.
As I was driving home today and I could see his head in my rearview mirror, I kept wondering if it this head was worth the tradeoff of losing Annie ..... I don't guess there is a clear answer, but there is a real satisfaction in knowing that we won this battle, and he is a trophy I will never forget.
If you had asked me last week what I consider a trophy, I would have given a different description than I would today. Last night redefined what a trophy is to me.....
As for losing Annie, she's going to leave a huge hole in my pack that will be hard to fill. I guess its time for my Ruby pup to step up.
Craig,
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to own Annie, and if by chance you are holding out a carbon copy of her, you just tell me where to mail the check and you can fill in the $$$ amount.
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« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2010, 08:36:35 pm » |
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Hate to hear that about your dog matt. Glad yall got him, it makes it a little easier...
He is a rough lookin dude..
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« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2010, 08:37:29 pm » |
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CHRIS AND MANDI SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS ITS ALWAYS HARD TO LOOSE A GOODEN HOPE YOUR OTHER DOGS ARE OKAY AND HEAL FASTLY THEM BOARS THAT SIZE ARE SURE SOME DOG WRECKERS EXSPECIALLY IN WATER
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« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2010, 08:42:00 pm » |
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Just so everyone knows Annie belonged to Chris and Mandi, I just wrote the story. The only dog I had in the fracus was Cricket, 9 mo old brindle bob tail dog and she came away with nothing more than an education on swimming and barking at the same time. Chris took the receiving end of this train wreck fo sho!!
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« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2010, 08:47:19 pm » |
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sorry for the loss of your dog ..RIP Annie good to get one out of the woods after all the damage it created ..hope all the others heal ok...
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« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2010, 08:54:26 pm » |
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Chris & Mandi I'm so sorry to hear about your Annie.. I'm glad you took out the one that got her. I hope the other dogs are pulling through alright, it sounds like it was an epic battle.
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« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2010, 10:13:50 pm » |
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i was really sad today when you called about Annie she was truly a special dog to me as well,i shure enjoyed hunting behind her. im so glad she was able to find hogs for you right to the end, even though she is the last dog you would ever think of getting cut, she had to just be in a bad spot to not be able to get out of the way. she was a true hog finding machine.. RIP Annie
i have been thru the same thing trying to define a trophy hog, and it has not always been the bigest one or the one with the most teeth seems like those genetic atheletes stick out in my mind the hogs that have beaten me so many times..
i dont have anymore Annie's , she was one of a kind for shure.
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