Trad Gang

On January 16-20, 2020, we will be hosting a hog hunt on  Beouf River WMA in North Louisiana. 

If you're interested in attending, please get in contact with me asap.  Each year we try to bring 10-15 people.  It is a blast.  You can search "Beouf" in the search engine and see the good time to be had(link to last years https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=164762.0 ) .  It is without a doubt my favorite hunt each year.  We always love to see old faces there, but love to see some new ones as well. 

I am wanting to cap it at around 12 people this year.  There are several people who have been on every hunt and they can answer any questions you may have about it. 
Those people are:
1. Daniel Binkley (DanielB89)
2. Randy Madden (Crittergetter)
3. Darren Shue (hackbow)
4. Todd Trahan (John146)
5. Jacob Bergeron (Jbpharmd)

Confirmed Attendee's:
1) DanielB89 (Daniel Binkley)
2) Crittergetter (Randy Madden)
3) HOGLESS2 (Craig Graniteo)
4) Dahyer (Dave Hyer)
5) Young Marine (Matt Young)
6) Will Sinquefield (Matt's friend)
7) chumster (Rick)
8) Kenny Henderson
9) Jbpharmd  (Jacob Bergeron)
10) hackbow (Darren Shue)
11) John Scifres  (John Scifres)
12)




In general, plan for tent camping and hope for the best.  We divvy out all the small details (such as FOOD) closer to the hunt.  Typically Randy Madden brings the best breakfast burritos on this side of the equator, and yes, I am calling him out now to be sure he doesn't try to get out of them this year! :) 

Look forward to getting in contact with you guys! 

God Bless,
Daniel

Here are the details from the previous years hunts:

Alright fellas,

It's getting close to that time again.  Four years ago I had wanted to go on a Tradgang hunt, but at the time my funds just did not give me an option to travel or anything like that.  So I found a way to "go" to a tradgang hunt and be as cost friendly as possible for me as well as everyone else, I hosted one.  The first year I think we had around 15 people total.  It was a blast.  The next couple years we had around 10 or so people on the hunt.  This year it will be about the same(10-15 hunters).  We have a core group that have priority (much like the KennyM lease hunts, but we want to try to make it a little more beneficial for those hunters who are traveling.  It's usually a Friday through Sunday hunt(3 days of hunting), this year, I want to open it up for someone to stay as long as they'd like within reason.  I am thinking about arriving on wednesday evening (January 16,2019) (Crittergetter will be there then) and allowing the hunting until you're ready to go home, but I will have to leave monday(Jan 21,2019).

This will give us more time to get on our quarry and will also allow us some more time to enjoy the campfire and the delicious eatings of each day!  If there is one thing that never disappoints, it's the food. haha.


Cost of license is typically around $30/day and that includes everything you'll need for deer or hog.  The camping will be free(you'll have to bring your tent or whatever you plan on sleeping in).

I'm down!! As always!

Quote from: Crittergetter on September 05, 2019, 08:01:14 PM
I'm down!! As always!

I am already excited!  If nothing else, just to see that ugly noggin of yours! 

I'm down for this. Thanks Daniel

Updated and TTT.  Look forward to seeing some new faces this year.  This is about as cheap of a hog hunt as you can get!  We are in hogs every year.  This past year there was one dominate killer  :goldtooth:  who managed to strike blood twice..  :saywhat: :saywhat: :saywhat:

I'm probably down. I live and work in the baton rouge area and struggle to find good hunts. This sounds amazing.

Sounds like a good time. I will have to see if I can take off work to make it. Would be good to meet other traditional shooters in Louisiana.

Quote from: YoungMarine on September 06, 2019, 10:17:01 AM
Sounds like a good time. I will have to see if I can take off work to make it. Would be good to meet other traditional shooters in Louisiana.

That's EXACTLY why I started the hunt 4 years ago!!!

My hunting partner Will Sinquefield, also from baton rouge would love to come. He's also from baton rouge but is old school and is not apart of any forum.  If you all just want to keep it to forum members I'll see if I can convince him to get on the internet.

Quote from: dahyer on September 06, 2019, 11:11:22 AM
My hunting partner Will Sinquefield, also from baton rouge would love to come. He's also from baton rouge but is old school and is not apart of any forum.  If you all just want to keep it to forum members I'll see if I can convince him to get on the internet.

He is in! 

What part of BR are you in?  We go down to Holden pretty regular.  We might could meet up and shoot some time. 

Are you familiar ARTAC?  If you're on facebook, check them out.  They're actually having a shoot tomorrow.  I wish I could go.

I'm inside the city limits down south of the city by highland road and staring lane. I'd love to meet up and shoot. :shaka: just depends on my crazy work schedule but I'm always down to shoot some arrows.

I am not familiar with them but it sounds like I need to look them up!

Its the Amite River Traditional Archery Club. 

It was once a booming club, but has since dropped out some.  Now they're trying to get it back together.  I believe the shoot tomorrow is a Waddell. 

Count me in. I can arrive that Thursday evening (Jan 16th) or early Friday morning and hunt until Sunday morning/afternoon. I will volunteer to bring some food and propane when you get a list going.

I've tried contacting ARTAC on FB for info about membership since they seem to be getting back together, but never heard back and lost interest in joining a club now that I have a newborn keeping me busy. Looks like they are having nice shoot this weekend though. I live 5 minutes from the BREC archery range, but mostly shoot in the backyard.

Quote from: YoungMarine on September 06, 2019, 01:16:08 PM
Count me in. I can arrive that Thursday evening (Jan 16th) or early Friday morning and hunt until Sunday morning/afternoon. I will volunteer to bring some food and propane when you get a list going.

I've tried contacting ARTAC on FB for info about membership since they seem to be getting back together, but never heard back and lost interest in joining a club now that I have a newborn keeping me busy. Looks like they are having nice shoot this weekend though. I live 5 minutes from the BREC archery range, but mostly shoot in the backyard.

Awesome!  I look forward to meeting you! 

You know I'll be there.

Quote from: Hackbow on September 06, 2019, 02:26:24 PM
You know I'll be there.

I was sure hoping that!  I hate to wish deer season away, but I am excited about seeing everyone! 

Looks like you got me on the list, thanks!!

Can't wait!!

What is the nearest town,?

I would love to come down and hunt with you, count me in if there is still room.

Quote from: Terry Green on September 06, 2019, 03:59:18 PM
What is the nearest town,?

Columbia, LA is the nearest town.   Monroe, LA is the nearest city.

Quote from: Kenny Henderson on September 06, 2019, 04:27:51 PM
I would love to come down and hunt with you, count me in if there is still room.

there is room!  Putting you down! 

there is still some room, fellas.  Looking forward to seeing all you guys!

Will and I are stoked!

Quote from: dahyer on September 08, 2019, 09:28:36 AM
Will and I are stoked!

It'll likely be the most awesome hunt you've ever been on, and it wont have much to do with the hunt!  I love it.  I love the format, I love all the different plans of the hunt.  I love it all! haha.

I love the food and fellowship the most! 

Quote from: DanielB89 on September 09, 2019, 12:22:18 PM

Quote from: dahyer on September 08, 2019, 09:28:36 AM
Will and I are stoked!

It'll likely be the most awesome hunt you've ever been on, and it wont have much to do with the hunt!  I love it.  I love the format, I love all the different plans of the hunt.  I love it all! haha.

I love Crittergetter the most! 

Fixed it for ya!!

 :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

I'd be lying if I said I don't get excited to see all y'all!! The best thing about seeing you is the breakfast burritos!  :campfire: :campfire: :campfire:

Daniel, I was just about to text you about dates so I could request off work! You know I am in. Can't wait to see the gang, eat until it hurts, and take a stroll through The Swamp.


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Quote from: jbpharmd on September 09, 2019, 11:16:33 PM
Daniel, I was just about to text you about dates so I could request off work! You know I am in. Can't wait to see the gang, eat until it hurts, and take a stroll through The Swamp.


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that's exciting, brother!  I can't wait!!

Daniel, thanks for putting this together. No doubt we will eat well with a bunch of hungry hunters in a Louisiana camp. This trip is filling up fast and it's good to see guys from out of state coming down for the experience. With deer, hog, and small game being open at the time there should be plenty of opportunities to loose some arrows. I look forward to meeting you guys.

Quote from: YoungMarine on September 10, 2019, 08:46:36 AM
Daniel, thanks for putting this together. No doubt we will eat well with a bunch of hungry hunters in a Louisiana camp. This trip is filling up fast and it's good to see guys from out of state coming down for the experience. With deer, hog, and small game being open at the time there should be plenty of opportunities to loose some arrows. I look forward to meeting you guys.

Every year we see deer, hogs, and small game! 

The first year we had guys from Canada, Alaska(RIP Marty), Oklahoma.  It was a blast. 

To clarify.  This hunt is available to anyone who wants to be involved!  It'll cost you less than $150 for the hunt license wise if you're from out of state. 

Despite my better judgement, I have decided to believe Darren about this hunt and will attend if you still have some room.  Thanks for considering my application.  I'd say Darren is a good reference but I can probably come up with someone better if needed.  I have tracked and dragged his deer when he couldn't figure out how to do it so maybe...

Quote from: John Scifres on September 10, 2019, 12:40:30 PM
Despite my better judgement, I have decided to believe Darren about this hunt and will attend if you still have some room.  Thanks for considering my application.  I'd say Darren is a good reference but I can probably come up with someone better if needed.  I have tracked and dragged his deer when he couldn't figure out how to do it so maybe...

You're more than welcome to come!  I am excited about meeting some new people! I will add you to the 'official' list soon. 


More room for anyone who may want to attend.

Thanks.  I'm excited to do it!  Darren has literally carried me around in swamps before so I am sure I can count on a piggy-back ride if we happen upon any water and I forget my boots.

Will deer season still be open? Does the $30/day cover deer and hogs?  What about small game?  I'm a little confused by the regulation book I found on the DNR's website.  Would there be any use in bringing my canoe?

Thanks again!

Quote from: John Scifres on September 10, 2019, 03:15:46 PM
Thanks.  I'm excited to do it!  Darren has literally carried me around in swamps before so I am sure I can count on a piggy-back ride if we happen upon any water and I forget my boots.

Will deer season still be open? Does the $30/day cover deer and hogs?  What about small game?  I'm a little confused by the regulation book I found on the DNR's website.  Would there be any use in bringing my canoe?

Thanks again!

Personal opinion:

I would definitely bring the canoe.  I love hunting out of a boat. 

Yes, the $30 includes the deer license.

Been following this thread for a while. Interested but not sure I can swing taking time off at the beginning of a semester.

Quote from: KentuckyWolf on September 11, 2019, 09:45:20 PM
Been following this thread for a while. Interested but not sure I can swing taking time off at the beginning of a semester.

I'm assuming youre a teaching? 

I am as well.  that's one reason I put it right next to a long weekend.  Monday is MLK day. 

I noticed that. I teach both high school and college...two schedules to work out. Two sets of admins to keep happy.

Hopeful....working on it.

Quote from: KentuckyWolf on September 13, 2019, 12:06:11 AM
I noticed that. I teach both high school and college...two schedules to work out. Two sets of admins to keep happy.

Hopeful....working on it.

I don't envy that.. haha.  Good luck!

I'm definitely gonna try to make it again this year (if I'm allowed after being crowned Loudest Snorer last year...). I can move my tent over by the gut buckets, if I need to... :biglaugh:

Quote from: Fattony77 on September 15, 2019, 12:34:48 PM
I'm definitely gonna try to make it again this year (if I'm allowed after being crowned Loudest Snorer last year...). I can move my tent over by the gut buckets, if I need to... :biglaugh:

Tony, if you bring those brownies again I think it will help your case! I know I'd vote for you.


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Quote from: Fattony77 on September 15, 2019, 12:34:48 PM
I'm definitely gonna try to make it again this year (if I'm allowed after being crowned Loudest Snorer last year...). I can move my tent over by the gut buckets, if I need to... :biglaugh:

:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

I suspect you'll be the crowned champ again!! haha. Glad you're going to make it!

ttt

TTT.... getting a little closer, fellas.

Can't wait! My vacation time has been approved.

Quote from: dahyer on October 28, 2019, 04:48:05 PM
Can't wait! My vacation time has been approved.

Awesome.  It's easily my favorite hunt of the year.  I do plan on spending a little more time chasing whitetail this year in the morning and possibly the late evenings.  We see a good many each year and always talk about it, so i'm doing it this year. 

Well I'm ready. I have about 9 sits this year and have seen 1 deer. I'm ready for action. Then again I have yet to go back to dewey wills and I typically see stuff there. If you have any good wma suggestions I'll take em. I have a pretty long drought streak I need to break.

Ttt.  Sharpening my broadheads, making new arrows, and getting ready!

Umm..... when should we start discussing food? That is probably the biggest and most rewarding part of this hunt! Imo   :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Quote from: Crittergetter on November 15, 2019, 07:46:02 AM
Umm..... when should we start discussing food? That is probably the biggest and most rewarding part of this hunt! Imo   :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Never done a group hunt so I'm clueless. But I heard you're doing burritos??

Quote from: Petrichor on November 15, 2019, 07:53:00 AM

Quote from: Crittergetter on November 15, 2019, 07:46:02 AM
Umm..... when should we start discussing food? That is probably the biggest and most rewarding part of this hunt! Imo   :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Never done a group hunt so I'm clueless. But I heard you're doing burritos??

yes, "he" as in his wife is doing burritos! haha. 

I need to get everyones number so we can do this.  I'll try to get a pm sent out today for it.

I'm down for breakfast burritos again. I'll also smoke a brisket!!

Quote from: Crittergetter on November 15, 2019, 12:54:58 PM
I'm down for breakfast burritos again. I'll also smoke a brisket!!

Be sure you "Screw it up" like you did last year.. actually, be sure you do.. that thing was delicious!!!

Oh man this is getting good.

I'll cook a boston butt.

Sweet jesus. This is gonna be something.

I can do my etoufee again if everyone is good with that.

Quote from: jbpharmd on November 15, 2019, 05:11:57 PM
I can do my etoufee again if everyone is good with that.

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Randy, the burrito's and brisket were awesome!!

Daniel, your stole my meal, now what? Let's take about helping with sides.

Quote from: jbpharmd on November 15, 2019, 05:11:57 PM
I can do my etoufee again if everyone is good with that.

That's your ticket to getting invited again next year..  :saywhat: :saywhat: :saywhat:

Quote from: Chumster on November 15, 2019, 07:09:20 PM
Randy, the burrito's and brisket were awesome!!

Daniel, your stole my meal, now what? Let's take about helping with sides.

Rick,

you can make one!  Yours will probably be better than mine anyway!  You guys are the better chef's, but i'm the better hunter..  :saywhat: :saywhat:

You're the man Daniel, you bring the butt this year and I will supply something else. I can bring all the drinks, plates, cups eating utensils, etc.

You did kill two pigs, can't argue that!

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Quote from: Chumster on November 15, 2019, 07:09:20 PM
Randy, the burrito's and brisket were awesome!!

Daniel, your stole my meal, now what? Let's take about helping with sides.

Rick,

you can make one!  Yours will probably be better than mine anyway!  You guys are the better chef's, but i'm the better hunter..  :saywhat: :saywhat:

I gotta hand it to ya! For the guy that host the hunt on the place he hunts all the time it sure was nice of you to wait 4 years to kill something! Just giving everyone else a chance ?  :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :laughing: :laughing:

Quote from: Crittergetter on November 16, 2019, 10:02:40 PM

Quote from: DanielB89 on November 16, 2019, 05:16:59 PM

Quote from: Chumster on November 15, 2019, 07:09:20 PM
Randy, the burrito's and brisket were awesome!!

Daniel, your stole my meal, now what? Let's take about helping with sides.

Rick,

you can make one!  Yours will probably be better than mine anyway!  You guys are the better chef's, but i'm the better hunter..  :saywhat: :saywhat:

I gotta hand it to ya! For the guy that host the hunt on the place he hunts all the time it sure was nice of you to wait 4 years to kill something! Just giving everyone else a chance ?  :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :laughing: :laughing:

You've got me figured out, Randy.  I am just that nice!  I wanted someone else to bring blood so I would have "that guy".  But, now i'll have to continue my killing spree.. ;)

Well, the Fat Boy Brownies are a given, but I'm gonna have to do some thinkin' about what "real food" I'm gonna bring. I've been cooking a lot lately, so I should have something figured out fairly soon. I will also plan on bringing an adult beverage that isn't quite so sweet. Maybe of the Irish persuasion...

Darren can bring his chili again as long as he swears to leave out the hell fire and brimstone!! 
I give the flavor  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
But the heat.... :help: :banghead: :banghead:

Quote from: Fattony77 on November 23, 2019, 02:14:46 PM
Well, the Fat Boy Brownies are a given, but I'm gonna have to do some thinkin' about what "real food" I'm gonna bring. I've been cooking a lot lately, so I should have something figured out fairly soon. I will also plan on bringing an adult beverage that isn't quite so sweet. Maybe of the Irish persuasion...

I'll be bringing the american counter part.

Chili will definitely be making the trip. I'll make it like always, but also bring a pot of ketchup-based, bean chili for Randy.  :jumper: :laughing:

 :laughing: :laughing:

Getting excited. Will and I are looking forward to this! First group hunt ever.

Quote from: Hackbow on November 23, 2019, 05:05:55 PM
Chili will definitely be making the trip. I'll make it like always, but also bring a pot of ketchup-based, bean chili for Randy.  :jumper: :laughing:

I will be partaking of some of that too.. I don't like fire mouth or fire butt.. HAHA! 

Who is bringing the ear plugs this year?   :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

I will bring some ear plugs but they will get real expensive down there.

Darren, bring on the heat, your Real chili was great, didn't notice, was it hot??? Oh and what meats are going into this batch??

"I will bring some ear plugs but they will get real expensive down there." - Hilarious, but very entrepreneurial!


Not 100% sure of the meat, hoping some venison as I have another LA hunt scheduled right after Christmas. But pretty good bet there will be some smoked wild pig shoulder. Oldest son killed a couple. And, like you Rick, I didn't notice any heat in the last batch. Pretty sure I made it pretty tame so any grown man could handle it.   ;)

 :campfire:

Anyone heard from Tod ?? Sure hope he makes it again this year. I like to listen to Tod tell stories in his Cajun drawl..  :biglaugh:
And Kip too! What about Kip?

I just got word from Tod, he will not be able to make it this year. He just had heart surgery. Y'all please keep him in your prayers. Praying for a quick recovery and that he'll make the rest of the hunts for many years to come!!

Praying

Dang. Hate to hear that Todd is having such trouble. Definitely praying for him.  :pray:

Quote from: Crittergetter on December 08, 2019, 05:09:31 PM
I just got word from Tod, he will not be able to make it this year. He just had heart surgery. Y'all please keep him in your prayers. Praying for a quick recovery and that he'll make the rest of the hunts for many years to come!!

That's terrible news!  I have to get in touch with him!!

Were a little over a month out, fellas! 

Prayers up for Tod and a fast recovery! I too found his cajun drawl and stories just another bonus to this hunt.

28 days and counting. Can't wait to get out of the snow.

How are the water levels this year Daniel?

At this point, water is of no factor.  Weird that we haven't gotten too much rain.  It's usually raining almost weekly at this time of year.  I do have a hog report.  My grandpa said "there are hogs every where".  If you know my grandpa very well, you know his report has absolutely no credibility! haha. 

He lives by the camp so he usually knows what's going on.  I haven't gone down there yet as i'm trying to finish filling my deer tags and I typically only save that place for hog hunting. 

Were inside of a month, fellas! 

Hey Daniel, you gonna start up a group text soon? Also, what is the final count?

I can't wait

Bringing this back to the top because I wish I could be there again to spend time with such a great group of people!  Happy New Year fellas.  If I weren't already booked for a quail hunt in GA at the same time I would be there...maybe next year.

p.s. still not convinced you have any hogs down there Daniel.  LoL.

Joe

Will and I are busing making preparations. Tents are being re water proofed. New strings being made. Will and I would like to do spicy bacon cheese hobo burgers for the camp if nobody has objections. Also I will be bring my string making supplies in case anyone needs an emergency string (free of charge of course). Could not be more excited.

Quote from: Joeabowhunter on January 01, 2020, 03:11:01 PM
Bringing this back to the top because I wish I could be there again to spend time with such a great group of people!  Happy New Year fellas.  If I weren't already booked for a quail hunt in GA at the same time I would be there...maybe next year.

p.s. still not convinced you have any hogs down there Daniel.  LoL.

Joe

Joe, Rumor is there aren't any quail in GA.  You should just come to LA instead! haha. 

We are 9 days out, fellas!  Anyone excited?   :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

I hope someone manages to kill something this year.  I know Randy is upset to not have killed anything yet..  :saywhat: :saywhat:

 :archer2:   I'm smelling bacon, Randy is all over this one!!

Good luck guys! I really tried to find away to throw my name in the hat for this year, but just couldn't make things happen. I want to read and see pics of this awesome hunt.

Guess I'll have to devote my time to actually hunting instead of babysitting Daniel this year!  After 4 years of showing him the ropes it's time he went out on his own! Don't worry, I will be close should you need me to rescue you again!
:biglaugh:

Quote from: Crittergetter on January 07, 2020, 06:22:08 PM
Guess I'll have to devote my time to actually hunting instead of babysitting Daniel this year!  After 4 years of showing him the ropes it's time he went out on his own! Don't worry, I will be close should you need me to rescue you again!
:biglaugh:

[emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] you didn't necessarily rescue me... you rescued the bacon. Lol


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Quote from: DanielB89 on January 08, 2020, 06:28:38 AM

Quote from: Crittergetter on January 07, 2020, 06:22:08 PM
Guess I'll have to devote my time to actually hunting instead of babysitting Daniel this year!  After 4 years of showing him the ropes it's time he went out on his own! Don't worry, I will be close should you need me to rescue you again!
:biglaugh:

[emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] you didn't necessarily rescue me... you rescued the bacon. Lol


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I digress..... you are the only one to actually kill something! Lol
But it's on this year!!!

I smell a challenge.

Challenge accepted.

Fellas,

didn't mean to make everyone pout.. All I stated was that i'm the only one who has killed hog on this trip.. like it or not, it's a fact.  ;) 

I do plan on extending my lead this year a little further.

Best of Luck Fellas; post up some good pics.
:coffee:         :archer2:         :campfire:         :thumbsup:

I hope you guys are having a blast. I can't tell you how much I hate that I'm missing it. Looking forward to seeing the pics and hearing about everything that I'm missing out on.

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Here's a little teaser.  Will update the story in the next couple days!!


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That's it :saywhat:

Lung blood, and you will update over a couple days?  What kinda crap is that, lol.

Quote from: pdk25 on January 21, 2020, 02:14:32 PM
Lung blood, and you will update over a couple days?  What kinda crap is that, lol.

Seems to be a theme here.  They string out hunt stories over days.  I only mind when the LDPs are lacking at the end.[emoji16]

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Hey guys, sorry I'm just now getting to post. Got in late yesterday evening and Had a really busy day in the shop today.

I arrived to camp around 11:00 on Thursday after a 5.5 hour drive in some really heavy rain storms. Normally takes me about 3.5-4 hours to get there.
I met Dave and Will walking the road and gave them a lift to camp and then met Kenny. A few minutes later Jacob and Craig came back to camp from their morning hunt. Several guys had already gotten into hogs and got shot opportunities. So I was pretty anxious to hit the woods. After a few hours we all made plans to pair up and spread out. Kenny and I went to an area where we have seen hogs in previous years. With a good north wind we spread out and slowly hunted our way into the area keeping the creek to our right and the wind in our face. After only a couple hundred yards I see Kenny motion to me and he points out a bedded hog only about 40-50 yrds from me. I was in a better position than he was so he gave me the first opportunity.
The wind was perfect and the leaves were wet so I closed the distance pretty quickly. At about 20 yrds I considered taking a shot but the conditions were perfect so I decided to get a little closer. At about 15 yrds I set my feet and started to put tension on the string. At the same time I started to lean around the tree I had been using to block his view. At about half draw I felt the wind hit the back of my neck and the gig was up instantly!
The boar jumped up and ran. I knew from experience that he would most likely stop and look back so I came to full draw. Sure enough at about 30 yrds he stops and turns to look back and I release the arrow. The shot looked perfect but he was alert and was a good 5-8' away when the arrow got there!
Dang it! Should have taken the shot when I was at 20! Lol

We meet at my arrow and laugh about how close and how fun that was.
We then proceed north following the same routine. It wasn't probably 20 minutes later Kenny waves me over. He had spotted a  couple more hogs that were bedded  up. It's his turn for a stalk!!  As he starts to slip in on them I swing to his right in hopes of maybe getting a shot of my own when I see a couple more sows bedded with a bunch of piglets. I don't discriminate when it comes to pigs so I start stalking them while trying to keep an eye on Kenny. At about 20 yrds I decided I was close enough and set up for a shot and wait for Kenny to get his opportunity. My hope was that my pigs would stand up to see what was going on when Kenny took his shot.
So I sat there smiling while watching Kenny get closer and closer to his hogs! Eventually I see him raise his bow and draw so I get ready.  He shoots and his hog jumps up with the arrow stuck in what appears to be a good shot from my angle and all heck breaks out. Because we were So focused on the hogs we were after we failed to see all the other hogs around. When he shot the woods erupted!!  Hogs went everywhere! Including the ones I was stalking. It was impossible to get a headcount but there were at least 30 to 40 hogs.
So I quickly make my way over to Kenny and we give a couple high-fives and fist bumps and go to where his broken arrow was laying.

Here's Kenny!


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I will let Kenny fill in the details of his hog from there.

That night we had Dave's famous hobo dinner! Best dang hobo dinner I've ever had!!

Friday am Kenny and I paired up again and hit a new section of woods. There was a ton of old sign but wasn't much fresh sign at all. We parked at an intersection of 2 trails and walked one then made a loop through the woods to the other. I spotted a loan boar cruising and tried to intersect him but there was no way I could get there in time. So I let out a few grunts trying to draw him to me but he wasn't interested and eventually got to far out to keep track of him.  We made it to the opposite road without any other sightings. So we quickly went to scout another area. Lot of deer sign there but no pig sign. We did jump a deer in a thicket though. So I decided to come back that afternoon to set up for deer but no deer were seen.

That night we had Jacobs étouffée!! Oh my goodness is it ever good!!!!!

Loving what im reading so far.  Hope to do another hunt with trad guys again one day.  Been way too long!

Since I was on night schedule, will and I left the house at 0200 hours and arrived at camp at about 0630 hours.  Having trouble locating the camp site I found a couple of tents.  The rumble of my old truck stirred a camper (Jacob) and I asked if this was the hog hunt to which he stated yes. Will and I made short work of setting up my primitive trekking pole tent and met craig as he woke up. After a couple short hours we were off in the woods on our first hunt, in which we found lots of sign but alas no hogs. We met randy on the road who gave us a lift back to camp.  In hunting louisianas southern WMAs for 5 plus years we could count the number of animals sited on 2 hands and neither of us had ever had a shot.

A last minute injury to my right hand had me rocking my left handed bow and will has his trusty slick stick.  We embarked on a second afternoon hunt but came out early because will did not have rubber boots and his feet were toast. We made quick work of a fire and cooked the camp hobo burgers in the coals of the fire. End of day 1

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Impatiently waiting for stories.  :pray:

The next morning will and I woke early.  For the morning hunt it was me going solo while will went into town to get rubber boots from a local sporting goods store.  The guys dropped me off on Wallace Rd and I huffed it down to the flooded portion and headed south.

I have never seen so many signs of hogs in the area. Wallows, beds, and more acorns than I've ever seen.  Following the advice from the previous nights camp fire discussion. I followed the sign and the water. After about 1/2 mile of slow slow walking a whole sounder of 1 boar, 3 sows, and a mess of soundings came booking it north bound. They were 60 yards to the west and moving with a purpose. I was only able to close the distance to 50 yards before the entire sounder passed me. I mean they were booking it. I waited till they passed me out of sight not revealing my position and tracked the fresh tracks all the way back to wallace road. Seeing they had crossed I turned back south knowing Darren and John were hunting north of Wallace.  I walked about 1 mile south before exiting the woods and making my way back to camp, where will was waiting for me. He had helped himself to the camp whiskey and i practiced a bit.  We prepared for the afternoon hunt excited because we were in the pigs and I knew just where to go.. Little did I know that a debacle was about to occur and that wallace road would be renamed Detective Alley at that nights campfire...... more to come.

I'd seen more animals that morning than all of my other hunts combined.

 Saturday morning I decided to paddle across horseshoe Lake and check out the interior of that section. Tod had previously scouted it the years before and saw no sign but I had to see it for myself. I should have taken Tod's word for it LOL. Found very very little sign because The interior of the island is mostly flooded. I did find some deer sign on the edge that butts up to private property but wasn't enough to convince me to stay there and hunt. However it was a beautiful beautiful morning for a boat ride!!

Gotta love Gods handiwork!!


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This was pretty cool. A hornets nest in moss hanging out over the water


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That is pretty neat.

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I had to work Thursday and got away as soon as I could.  A quick one hour drive down to a hunting area and within 30 minutes I heard my first squeal.  I made some stalks on them and it ended in a shaved chest for the boar I was shooting at.  Ticked me off! 


Well, after they ran off, I managed to sneak up on another sounder.  The wind was almost nonstop swirling so as soon as I saw them, a boar was already headed my way to check up on what the smell was.  As he approached head on he pegged me at about 25 yards.  He spun to take off and I remember hearing about a friend grunting at some hogs and bringing them back in.. well.. here is the proof.  This was the third time I had grunted this hog in and never managed to get a shot. 

https://youtu.be/J5BdWPgoLbo

A very cool experience. 

More to come.

Man, this is getting good!! Randy, that's some awesome pictures!!! Wish the hogs would have been across the lake.

Daniel those hogs sound "ready to rumble." Your hog call ain't bad brother. When you get em to come in 3 times it means your calling is perfect.

Looking forward to the blood trails.

Got to shout out a big thanks to Daniel for hosting this group hunt. As always it was never of short action, fun and adventures. Not to mention the laughs supplied on behalf of another in our camp.
Randy's river crossing pick above was not as serene as seeing it from the bank as he was leaving. Sure wish I had taken a picture of that.
I was fortunate enough to hunt with Daniel the first day and I can tell you his calling prowess is something to experience. That first day we say nothing short of 30 to 40 hogs. Daniel kept trying to show me the hogs but I just never saw them as he could. Wasn't long till I figured it out. Heck the hogs must of been in the trees, as seen here by Daniel scouting the tree tops. Who knew??

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And let me give a big shout out and thanks to all the great cooks on this hunt. I met old friends as well as making new ones. What better rewards do we have than that!!
I didn't bring home the bacon but I brought the memories and that is priceless.

Thanks!!!

Saturday evening John and I went back to where Kenny and I had gotten into the hogs on Thursday. But we failed to find the hogs agin. We did however get caught in a rain storm! We both had our rain gear so it wasn't a big deal.
That night we had Darren's world famous chili!! Awesome as always!!

Sunday morning we made a plan to all park at different areas and we would each walk a loop to the next persons vehicle and all meet up at the upper parking area. My stretch of woods was about 1.75 miles as the crow flies but I swear I walked a good 3.5 miles following the waters edge.
No hogs were seen but I did bump 3 deer. I was impossible to get very close because the wind had calmed down and the leaves were drying out.
That evening I paired back up with John and we worked the area him and Darren had been that morning and got some action. I however must be a bad luck charm because we didn't see anything at all.

More scenery!


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We met up with Darren at dark as he was trying to do a push and push hogs our direction. We then proceeded to pick up my truck and meet up with Daniel.
Little did I know how things were to progress from  there!
We had quite an adventure that night. I'll let Daniel tell that story but here is a teaser pic!

Every time I start to write something I feel overwhelmed at trying to fit it all in and capture the essence of what this hunt and these men mean to me. So I gave up trying and will share just a few thoughts and pictures.

First of all, Marty is still missed - a lot. Those of us blessed to have known and been able to hunt with him experienced one great human being. Second, we had to manage without Todd this year due to doctor's orders. We had a blast without you brother, but it wasn't the same. No one even bothered to bring Oreo's and milk - they wouldn't have tasted right. Lastly, the new guys this year were awesome to meet, hunt and share camp with. Great hunting stories, great life stories and tremendous laughs were abundant. I didn't take nearly enough pictures and we never got one of the entire group, doggone it!

Hopefully, John will recount most of our hunting tales. He's better at it than I am and he was the star of most of our encounters. I share just a bit. My first opportunity came after John's first miss when I tried to get around the brute he sent running. I had a sounder of 14 - 3 small-med sows and 11 little ones - walk straight at me. They hung up a little ways out and the biggest sow rooted out a bed and plopped down for a siesta. I couldn't move any closer with 13 other sets of eyes moving about. She was broadside and eventually turned her head to look in the opposite direction. I let one fly and came up 6-8" short. They did not stick around.

The most fun came when John and I were stalking two good sized sows feeding that had no clue we existed. I'll let him dress up that story.

The last evening I walked right up to two spotted sows and 5 or 6 little ones from about 80-85 yds out. I was waiting for a broadside view when the wind shifted. You know what happened next.

Finally, right before dark of the last evening I caught a medium sized boar cruising solo from a long way off. I tried to move sideways to intercept his path, but he was moving too fast. I grunted at him and he stopped and started coming toward me. He had just stepped inside my range but facing me. Then the wind played yet another cruel joke on me.

All in all, I think I managed to see 80-90 different pigs and had multiple opportunities to stalk and/or shoot. It was a hoot! Daniel, thank you again for putting this together!

Guys hurry up with the story telling. I am getting anxious to hear it all.

A few sight-seeing benefits while slowly slipping through the timber.

The beavers like it here.

There were acorns everywhere - the pigs weren't going hungry.

Found evidence of the elusive Swamp Kudu.

John's camo in grayscale.

Jacob with his morning, pre-hunt, stretching routine.

Pic of John where he missed brute of a boar and the rooting it was doing prior to being shot at.

A totally non-staged photo of John after the reality of missing something that large set in. I call this one Twist & Shout.

John flew in from Indy to Dallas and we had a great week together. We hadn't thought about it before, but this hunt and time spent together was a celebration of 20 years of friendship and brotherhood. We have traveled and hunted a lot together, shared camps, stayed in each other's homes, shared family life, prayed together and for one another. So glad he could make this hunt and I can't wait to see what the next 20 years bring.

I don't know about y'all, but i'm enjoying reading the stories, even though I was there!!

Friday morning, Rick and I were hunting together.  Swirling winds and skittish swine made for incredibly tough conditions.  Not tough to see them, but very tough to get stick bow close.  After seeing hogs a few times, we finally had some decent stalking elements; wet leaves, good wind, and a few pigs.   

I told Rick to skirt them to the right and I was going to try to make it to them on the left.  As luck would have it, I made it into position and had a sow come into about 20 yards broadside.  I drawn, anchor, hold, and release.  Arrow flies true, perfect line, just a little higher than I wanted.  When the pig turns, I can see about 10" of arrow hanging out the other side.  I stand still and try to take a bearing of the way the hog ran off.  You should have heard the hog running through the woods with the arrow beating on everything.  With arrow hanging out both sides and the number of small trees the pig was running through, I knew at any moment I was going to hear the hog snap the shaft.. waiting... waiting... nope.  Never heard a break.  Rick and I searched for any sign of blood and absolutely nothing.  we couldn't find a thing.  After a little while of searching, we took off after another sounder we heard in the distance. 

Nothing ever panned out with them, but I did manage to grunt up a couple more hogs.  We finally get to a point to where were ready to head back and decided to walk through an area we hadn't been through yet while walking back to vehicle.  On the way back, Rick and I were walking through stuff that kept us ducking and nearly crawling through.  All of the sudden I spot a soccer ball out in the middle of the woods, so I figured i'd get it so we could shoot it in camp, we missed the bring a target memo too, haha. 

As I make my way to the soccer ball I spot my arrow(yes, the one that I put in a pig multiple hours and miles ago) just laying on the ground; covered in blood and broadhead still intact.   A quick check of the gps shows that I was just over 1/4 mile from where I had shot the pig.  I was thankful for my arrow back, but I couldn't help but get over the fact that the arrow was not broken, nor was it damaged at all.  The thicket the hog ran through to get to that point was something I had to weave through.  INCREDIBLE!!

That pretty much concludes my friday morning hunt, although that's no where near all that happened. 

When Rick and I headed out for the evening hunt it got interrupted by something I had never seen.. I am not sure if that detail of the hunt will be shared or not, but I laughed way too hard about it. 

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So hog hunting in the swamps of Louisiana is fun.  Very hard with a stickbow at the end of several bow and gun hunting seasons...but fun.  This is all spot-and-stalk and stillhunting.  There are no patterns, no trails, no feeders.  The pigs are very alert and jumpy.  There is food everywhere. A 25 yard shot at an awake hog with a stickbow is a tough thing to make work.  I took 2 pretty good, 25 yard shots at big dam boars and they beat my arrows by yards. But I love a challenge.

Day 1 of the hunt really turned into Darren and I lollygagging on the way in heavy rain.  We found no hope in setting up camp in the dark, in the rain; so we planned on finding a nearby hotel.  Ummm, the closest one we could find was an hour away.  So we got to camp and lucked out with a couple beds in the bunkhouse.  Praise the Lord :)

Morning 1 had Darren and I stalking through a beautiful area.  Not a few hundred yards from the truck we find a really promising deer area that was drier than the surrounding areas.  As we stalked into the wind, a doe bounded away.  Nearby crunching revealed several other deer.  They were confused and Darren and I tried to bump them to each other.  But they never did give us any realistic shots.

As we worked our way further into the swamps, the area got more piggy.  Somewhere along the way, Darren and I were separated by about 50 yards when, all of a sudden, 3 large boars appear 30 yards away and working to me.  A quick whistle alerts Darren and I let the biggest lead the way into a window.  By the time I got set and let fly at 25ish yards, the pig noticed something.  By the time the arrow got to where it needed to be, he was 5 yards away :)  Running like a stuck pig that just plain wasn't stuck!.  All three boars bulled through the swamps.

Darren and I made a plan for him to loop around and maybe get a shot or push them back my way.  After a few hundred yards Darren and I met back up and he told the story of the sow and the sounder he got a shot at.

We regrouped and stalked our way south hoping to catch up with them.  Less than 200 yards from the road, as we worked opposite sides of a blowdown, a pig comes round my side to check me out.  Alerting Darren, I hope to work around and nudge the pig to him. As I did, the other 20 or so boars, sows and piglets bust out.  A Hail Mary to one of the walking pigs clips a branch doing damage only to the flora.

Those pigs running through the water sounded like an outboarded motor taking off!  As I noted the piglets struggling in deeper water and a sow hanging back with them, I decided to run them down.  You can guess the result.

The afternoon hunt found us back in the same spot.  We cam across some awesome sign and knew we were close and then just before dark, Darren makes a great spot on a pig from 100 yards out feeding.  As we watch, we find 2 sows rooting and decide to make a stalk.  With no words exchanged we went into extreme predator mode and coordinated an attack.  He naturally went to the pig on the right, while I leaned more left.  As we snuck up on the preoccupied sows, I could hear splashing and cracking far to my left but couldn't pin it down.  We approached the go zone and then just 5 yards from taking a shot, a loud grunt to my left, a quick glance to see a large boar, and then mayhem once again as 7 or 8 unseen pigs blow out....taking our targets with the them.  A great stalk, same result.  No pig, but tons of fun.  Unfortunately, it was running away from us at last light.

All-in-all, a great day of hunting.

Alright, i'll get to the bloody picture from earlier. 

Here is the first stalk I had on a boar.  The leaves at this time were as crunchy as they could be, so I had to stay in the water the best I could! 

Part 1 of the stalk. 
https://youtu.be/uowJJrt1QuE

Taking my time to get into location, I shot this short clip when I managed to get to my shot location.
Stalk 1: Part 2
https://youtu.be/FxT4KCTI0kM

I hate to admit it, but the successful stalk ended in an unsuccessful shot.  I tried to shoot below the spine and never saw the sapling the pig was laying on.  When the pig stood up and didn't have my arrow in it, I was a little shocked. 


When he turned to find out what just bit the stick below him, I did not move.  He was confused and slowly meandered off .  I waiting a few minutes before I moved and I assumed he would go a little ways and bed back down. 

I didn't make it 100 yards and saw another pig bedded down.  I wasn't sure if it was the previous hog or not, but I am not too picky. lol.  I began this stalk and didn't care to get any video as I really wanted to focus on a good shot and stalk.  As I was making my way up to this boar, I hear something to my right and stop to enjoy the show.

https://youtu.be/yU67bWOXy3g

After those boars rooted around for a while they all bedded up.  When they bedded down, I had 4 pigs all within 50 yards.  Luckily, the wind was good.  I managed to sneak my way up to my original target; all the while trying to make sure all of the other hogs aren't staring at me.  It took close to 30 minutes to travel that 30 yards or so.  There were many times I used my longbow as a walking stick and would have to stretch as far as I could to get to the quietest step location.  When my foot would hit, I would land the heel first and hold that for as long as needed for another wind gust to come and then put my toe down, pausing, waiting, then continuing on when I had some form of cover noise. 

All my efforts ended with me standing 15 yards away from a clueless boar that was slightly quartering away and ready to receive an arrow.  I sit there for a minute to be sure I am as calm as can be.  I raise bow arm, draw, anchor, hold, and release!  The arrow flies true.  Perfect shot in my opinion.  When the boar stands up, I realize he was a lot larger than I thought and would guess his weight to be between 250-300 lbs.  I know I have never killed one with any weapon close to that size.  When he turned to face me, I notice the arrow only entered and didn't exit.  I stood still as he ran off beating the arrow on every sapling in it's way.  Again, I fully expected to hear an arrow snap, but it never happened.  I can't express how pleased and amazed I am at these arrows. 

After watching the hog run off, the others jumped out of their beds and followed.  I find blood 2-3 yards from where I shot the hog.  I was very pleased to see the bubbles so close the shot location.  I pick up the blood trail and track him all the way up to the edge of a slough, which was about 100 yards from the shot location.  A quick assessment tells me I wont be able to make it through the slough without something more than my rubber boots. 

I go back to camp and wait on the crew to see who is in for an adventure with me.  It was a long wait until dark; about 3 hours.  When they guys  show up we load up the canoe of Randy's and we're off for an adventure! (Canoe picture below)

I am going to have to come back and insert the appropriate pictures in the thread later as they're not on my computer. 

Day 2 started with me sleeping in and rain pouring down.  Darren owed some data to his book keeper and was in town to (I hate to use a 4-letter word here) WORK.

So there was quite a bit of camp time until Randy and I decided to get out there.  We hunted hard and walked even harder as our path back to the truck was flooded causing a substantial detour.  But, alas, as reported earlier, we struck out on the pigs.  It was still a great night in the swamps capped off by a stunning sunset.  Not to mention a fabulous chili spread by Darren!

Day 3 was another great one.  We hunted so hard!  By the end of the day, my legs were so sore from stalking.  Then the late night adventure that Daniel might someday get to really did me in :)  Darren and I started out heading into the wind for a couple mile stillhunt.  Somewhere about halfway through we busted a sounder and ran to get around them from each flank.  We succeed only in pushing them farther back the way we had come and decided to resume our northward course.  Somewhere about halfway through the second leg, I spot a big boar laying with its back to me snoozing in the sun.  A stalk and a step from behind a tree had me in position for a 20 yard shot.  But, once again, something alerted one of his compatriots and a group of what turned out to be 20+ hogs gets up.  Initially they move right to Darren but something gets them coming back my way.  At 25 yards, the large boar stops, quartering away.  I let fly and, according to the rules, the hog is gone before the arrow gets there.  The whole group starts milling and then Darren gets them coming back my way again but they had enough of standing still and beat feet to the north.  It was time to meet up with the others so we let them go and hoped they would settle down for the evening.

After a bit of a break, we decide a pincer move is in order so Darren starts from the north heading south and Randy and I start from the South heading north.  Despite Darren spotting pigs and getting them moving towards us, we never got into them for a shot.  Overall though, we had a great day with plenty of action.  But sometimes, I gotta admit, I wish I had my 30.06 in my hands :)

The story of Detective Alley day 2 continued

I came back to camp to find Will 100 bucks poorer for the new rubber boots and wool socks.  Also he had clearly helped himself to the camp whiskey which did not last long. I practiced a few longer shots 40 ish yards with my left hander and I was decently pleased with the results on the target ball that Jacob brought.

After a couple hours and a small lunch we headed back out in the truck with the plan for me to drive us go location on Wallace Road. I didnt want to walk the 1.75 miles to the road or the half mile to the water. Also I knew wills feet couldn't take it. He almost took himself out of the hunting on the first go with his lack of rubber boots. Wet soggy shoes are no good for long walks in flooded timber.

I turn on to wallace road and my truck immediately starts sliding everywhere in the mud. I know from previous muddy roads not to slow down (truck is only two wheel drive).... now I just need a place to turn around... to my dismay I had passed the parking lot by 500 yards and apparently missed what I would find out later was a small orange ATV only sign....


I know my truck is rear wheel drive so I pull my truck front across a small little ditch hoping my back wheels can pull us back across... no dice. I'm stuck and have no cellphone reception.  I try and send a text to the group that I'm stuck on wallace road and need somebody with four wheel drive and a tow strap.  As luck would have it 5 minutes later I see a silver jeep coming down the trail (Daniel) and I start waving like a mad man.  Will and I had already tried building our way out to no avail. 

As luck or so I thought would have it Daniel had a wench and tried to get out out getting stuck three different times. No dice. I thought perhaps that he had magically got my text... no he just picked the wrong place to hunt.  Finally daniel gets his grandfather with the four wheel and offers to call wildlife and fisheries for us. But there is the promise of a $350.00 ticket to go along with it.

Well ticket or no I need my truck. LDWF shows up and the agent is friendly enough. By this time I had finally glimpsed the sign I missed.... I immediately tell the agent I'm carrying concealed and showd him my commission that allows me to carry concealed on a wma.  The hardest part of all this was his first question.. so what do you do for the sheriff's office???? Uh oh you know I'm a crime scene detective. I immediately cracked a joke on myself telling the agent that I realize the irony of a detective missing a sign like that. He doubled over in laughter and said he was glad I said it because he was thinking it. An hour later we racing the correct direction and the agent tells me to "drive the &*@$ out of it". I hit the gas hard red lined twice, went perpendicular twice (but maintained control), and hit a bump so hard I hit my head on the roof and knock my brake light out.  The agent was thoroughly impressed with how far I made it down the trail in a two wheel drive truck.

Whew.... no ticket but plenty of laughs later Craig renamed wallace road detective alley. Felt bad that Daniel and Rick missed their evening hunt but I suspect the laughter at my expense was worth it.

Moral of the story. Dont miss the forest for all the trees... or the signs on them.

I'm sure Daniel can add a few more details if he so chooses.

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Come on Daniel, hurry up!  :goldtooth:

The story is pretty much over at this point.  The guys and I tracked the hog for nearly 3/4 of a mile and never found a single bed and blood was getting harder and harder to find.  I believe that Randy is part tracking dog.  He found blood that I still don't know how he found. 

How the hog went that far is still a mystery to me.  Get the shot you want, make the shot you want, and then not find the hog; baffling!

My only guess is that I brought a knife to a sword fight.  I'm shooting mid 50's with an over 500 grain arrow with a simmons interceptor on front.  How I didn't get enough penetration to get both lungs is beyond me. 


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So this was drug out to tell us no kills were confirmed?   
Really you could have said a great time was had and enjoyed the company but . . .
Not left us hanging.
Just sayin. 


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But then you would have missed all the stories and pics.!!  Which is half the hunt!
I am personally bad about dragging stories out because like Darren said it's really hard to fit everything into one post.

Also, since someone recently asked the question, "do y'all ever kill anything " I feel the need to reiterate what John said. This hunt is not in any way your run of the mill weekend get away at your buddies deer lease with feeders and stands. This is in the swamp lands of Louisiana, one on one with free range wild hogs that know the land better than anyone! Miles upon miles and days are spent just locating pigs just for the opportunity to get a chance to stalk one much less get a shot off. Everyone on this hunt got shot opportunities an some got multiple chances.
This is extremely hard hunting, if all your interested in is getting a kill I suggest you go sit a stand over a feeder somewhere. If you want to test your woodsmanship in an mostly unknown area, putting in the miles , sharing camp with some of the greatest People you will ever meet, eating like Kings, and possibly getting close to wild hogs then this is the hunt for you.

I don't disagree that this type of hunt is more challenging and fun.
Just dragging out the telling of it with no LDPs is kind of pointless to me. 
I share hunts with friends all the time.  30 hours sitting in stands for bears with no luck for example.  I had a good week in camp.  But the hunt was not successful for the intended animals.  I didn't post a long story as it had a anticlimactic ending.  I felt let down by it as readers would have too.
You can post a few pics and write some comments without dragging it out for days. 
Doesn't make it any less of a great camp and hunt for y'all.  Just doesn't translate to the same for us.  I may never moose hunt.  But a story of a successful moose hunt is what I want to hear.  Not a back woods camp out. 
Maybe it's just me.

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Quote from: GCook on January 25, 2020, 06:56:42 PM
So this was drug out to tell us no kills were confirmed?   
Really you could have said a great time was had and enjoyed the company but . . .
Not left us hanging.
Just sayin. 


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What else have you got to do?

I enjoy good hunting stories, kill or no kill. 

G Cook, PM your address to me and I'll be glad to send you a refund check.

Next time we have a group hunt, I'll shoot you a PM immediately after and let you know whether or not anyone killed anything. Then you can choose if you want to invest your valuable time reading the thread.

Better yet, join us and enjoy the challenge and rewards of a difficult hunt, the company of some fine men and, as Randy said, food fit for a king.

I can't and won't speak for all of "us", but I am enjoying hearing about the hunt. Sounds like a great camp and one I would have enjoyed myself, dead hogs or not!

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Quote from: GCook on January 25, 2020, 06:56:42 PM
So this was drug out to tell us no kills were confirmed?   
Really you could have said a great time was had and enjoyed the company but . . .
Not left us hanging.
Just sayin. 


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What else have you got to do?

I enjoy good hunting stories, kill or no kill.

Not a lot really but not into self inflation of a let down.  I don't care if you differ.  That's your opinion just like mine is. Doesn't make either of us right or wrong. 
Right now I'm grilling burgers at our ranch where we failed to kill anything tonight.  Sorry if that's anticlimactic but I didn't drag it out for three days with one pic of a spot of blood.

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GCook - shared a fair and reasonable observation and I appreciate his free thinking I respect that !

This is not a great hunting story with no kill - it is a story about a wounded animal.

Glad everyone had a good time - now is time to reflect and improve.

gcook, go away.  You are toxic.

Everyone else, ignore it.  Remember the old maxim about wrestling with pigs.

Wow.....

Quote from: John Scifres on January 25, 2020, 09:51:51 PM
gcook, go away.  You are toxic.

Everyone else, ignore it.  Remember the old maxim about wrestling with pigs.

I'm glad they had a good time. 
Has nothing to do with dragging out a story with no delivery at rhe end.
It's not about being toxic.   It's about alluding to something and not being succinct and honest about it.
Most hunts turn up empty.  I was hunting pigs with no success this evening.   Jason and I grilled burgers and ate like kings after.
A simple telling of the story in a few paragraphs (pics icluded) would have been adequate. 

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Fine cookie. Heres a story more your speed. Got my first shot on a big game animal with a bow ever. I missed. The end.

Makes for a riveting thread.

Man if you just want to look at kill pics,  check out the yearly Highlights forums. 

Theres not many of those pesky words and pages you gotta scroll thru in there.

I look forward to these group hunts.  I was disappointed there wasnt any kill pics... but only because I wanted them to have a successful (meat on the ground) hunt. 

Quote from: The Vanilla Gorilla on January 25, 2020, 10:39:21 PM
Man if you just want to look at kill pics,  check out the yearly Highlights forums. 

Theres not many of those pesky words and pages you gotta scroll thru in there.

I look forward to these group hunts.  I was disappointed there wasnt any kill pics... but only because I wanted them to have a successful (meat on the ground) hunt.

Heres what I'll say on the matter of ground hunting at least 6 (maybe even more) of the 9ish maybe 10 people that went got to take shots. Some actually had multiple opportunities and a couple of pigs were hit. While that's not what we wish for man was it awesome that so many people got opportunities all ground hunting.

Quote from: GCook on January 25, 2020, 07:30:53 PM
I don't disagree that this type of hunt is more challenging and fun.
Just dragging out the telling of it with no LDPs is kind of pointless to me. 
I share hunts with friends all the time.  30 hours sitting in stands for bears with no luck for example.  I had a good week in camp.  But the hunt was not successful for the intended animals.  I didn't post a long story as it had a anticlimactic ending.  I felt let down by it as readers would have too.
You can post a few pics and write some comments without dragging it out for days. 
Doesn't make it any less of a great camp and hunt for y'all.  Just doesn't translate to the same for us.  I may never moose hunt.  But a story of a successful moose hunt is what I want to hear.  Not a back woods camp out. 
Maybe it's just me.

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This is why a lot of the good story tellers and thread starters have left this site because of people like this! It's about the adventure and fellowship and seeing pics of places some of us may never get to see in our lifetime. Sure everyone would like to get a kill at the end but that doesn't always happen when you're doing things the way we do. I enjoy reading all the stories of everyone's hunts so keep it up kill or no kill!

I agree with Buckeye. I am from Louisiana and grew up stomping around in the swamp areas of North West Louisiana with my Dad and grandfather's. I no longer have access to those areas and enjoy seeing photos and hearing the stories of those that are able to visit those places. This brought back fond memories for me and I enjoyed reading it all and watched impatiently for the next Post. Thanks to all of those that took the time to bring it to us.

Day three for will and I will be up as soon as i have a few minutes to type it.

So, because Daniel left a couple things out, likely due to his humility, I'll fill some them in.  We get done hunting Sunday and then as we are heading back to camp, we get on the phone with Daniel who says he'll meet us at the parking area. We get there to find a canoe on top of his jeep.  Based on that alone, we figured dinner would be late.  Turns out he shot the big hog and it swam the canal.  He was coy about the trail but was pretty sure we could follow it on the other side after canoeing across.  What he didn't tell us was that there was a long hike carrying the canoe just to get to the water :)

So we drive to the trail head and start carrying.  Somewhere into this, Daniel decides it'll be easier for him to just drag the canoe the rest of the way.  Since he's roughly 23 years younger than me and I was dog-tired, I didn't argue.  So he drags this thing for a long ways.  I don't know how far, but a lot farther than I could have helped carry it.

We find a way to ferry all the trackers across the canal and walk another decent ways to the bloodtrail.  I am not making this up when I say we trailed that hog for longer (definitely in time and maybe in distance) than any track I have been on in 30+ years of bowhunting and that pig never waivered, never bedded, and never slowed down even, based on his tracks.  When all hope was lost, our bloodhound Randy would somehow find another pindrop.  Darren stayed 2 drops back and I stayed on last blood while Daniel and Randy searched ahead. It was tedious as hell in the dark, in the swamps, through a recent cutover.  We did that for 3+ hours before no more sign could be found.  A grid search with powerful lights under every blowdown or treetop turned up nothing.  Daniel, despite his reluctance, called it when nothing more could be found.  He was not happy and spent the night saying things like "I don't know how that happened" or "How is that hog not laying here?".

At this point we are all dragging so bad and the chill is setting in.  We get back to the canoe and Daniel's coat is soaked in the bottom of it so he basically says he will drag the canoe back, uphill, to keep warm.  I couldn't keep up with him just walking!  He might have been a bit upset.

Thank the Lord that Rick had tended camp with some of Daniel's young cousins.  The fire was stoked...the soup was warm.  We choked down dinner and commiserated by the fire just long enough to let our stomachs settle and then hit the beds.  It was a big adventure.  We all just wished it ended better.

Overall this was a great experience in a game rich environment.  The company was outstanding and the hunt was beyond challenging.

Thanks to Daniel for starting this thing and to Darren for getting me there.  And to all the other hunters there for being funny, humble, and gracious in everything you did.  You are all welcome to join us for the Southern Indiana Bowhunt held in October every year.  I can't promise as many shots but I can promise a great camp in some beautiful terrain. Take care.

So I  don't know why I am bothering to wade into this because there is no "winning" involved, but I hate to see someone getting jumped on for their point of view, when I think that there is some validity to it.  I'm pretty sure that where GCook is coming from is based on the first post back from the hunt with blood all over the leaves and a change in caption about what a great hunt it was only to discover (abruptly) after several days of unwinding that it was a wounded and unrecovered animal.  I would be lying if I said that I didn't have a similar reaction.  I've never grouped "great hunt" and pictures of wounding loss in the same context.  That is the way it was advertised...

That being said, I enjoyed the stories.  I've hunted and fished with some of the folks involved and they are truly fine people.  Others, I have known on this forum for a while and have respect for.  I would not have commented if someone wasn't getting roasted for offering an observation that is fairly valid.

Time to tell my tale of the hunt. I'll keep it simple for some.
Great people. Great hunting. Great food. Didn't kill nothing.

Quote from: gregg dudley on January 26, 2020, 06:06:10 PM
So I  don't know why I am bothering to wade into this because there is no "winning" involved, but I hate to see someone getting jumped on for their point of view, when I think that there is some validity to it.  I'm pretty sure that where GCook is coming from is based on the first post back from the hunt with blood all over the leaves and a change in caption about what a great hunt it was only to discover (abruptly) after several days of unwinding that it was a wounded and unrecovered animal.  I would be lying if I said that I didn't have a similar reaction.  I've never grouped "great hunt" and pictures of wounding loss in the same context.  That is the way it was advertised...

That being said, I enjoyed the stories.  I've hunted and fished with some of the folks involved and they are truly fine people.  Others, I have known on this forum for a while and have respect for.  I would not have commented if someone wasn't getting roasted for offering an observation that is fairly valid.

I get the point. But, I'll refuse to allow an animal being harvested or not define whether or not it was a good hunt.  In my opinion, it was without a doubt our best hunt yet.  We missed some folks who usually attend, but I guarantee we saw close 200 hogs total.  I know I personally say over 50. 

If we didn't care about the animals we pursued, we wouldn't have tracked it for .7 miles until 10pm.  Have friends drive 12+ hours to be a part of my favorite weekend of the year. 

I'll say it again; It was an incredible hunt, my favorite to date. 

The bigger question for me is why feel the need to express the opinion how what makes someone successful or not? Everyone on this forum is free to continue scrolling.  When you post something that goes against the heart of the thread, don't be surprised when you get kick back. 

Everything posted was true.  It was our hunt. The results are what they are.  If they're offensive or weren't what you wanted, I encourage you all to host your own hunt and savor the memories made; with or without a kill. 



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"If you consider an unsuccessful hunt to be a waste of time, then the true meaning of the chase eludes you all together."

Fred Bear

Gonna mod this one.

If you consider reading an unsuccessful a waste of time then the true meaning of the chase elludes you altogether.

My point is this... if you are reading this thread looking for blood or where it came from then this thread will obviously fall short. Nobody I know here wants to wound an animal but when you consider all that has to happen for a shot opportunity (let alone a hit) to occur on public land it is pretty incredible and worth telling and celebrating how close you came.

"A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be."
Fred bear

The camp the atmosphere and the people made the hunt what it was not the animals.  An wounded animal is something that is unfortunate and also a part of bow hunting. We agree to disagree...these are our stories about our hunts they are what they are take it or leave it.. opinions on whether the original picture posted ended in the way you wanted it to are irrelevant and unnecessary.

Quote from: Petrichor on January 26, 2020, 08:32:57 PM
"If you consider an unsuccessful hunt to be a waste of time, then the true meaning of the chase eludes you all together."

Fred Bear

Gonna mod this one.

If you consider reading an unsuccessful a waste of time then the true meaning of the chase elludes you altogether.

My point is this... if you are reading this thread looking for blood or where it came from then this thread will obviously fall short. Nobody I know here wants to wound an animal but when you consider all that has to happen for a shot opportunity (let alone a hit) to occur on public land it is pretty incredible and worth telling and celebrating how close you came.

"A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be."
Fred bear

The camp the atmosphere and the people made the hunt what it was not the animals.  An wounded animal is something that is unfortunate and also a part of bow hunting. We agree to disagree...these are our stories about our hunts they are what they are take it or leave it.. opinions on whether the original picture posted ended in the way you wanted it to are irrelevant and unnecessary.

I don't think anybody here is going to disagree with you or Fred Bear on the essence of hunting.  I certainly do not.  However, there is not a possibility that anyone read this thread (post hunt) without looking for blood and where it came from.  That's the way it was marketed.  If you are going to build hype by design then you have set yourself up as an entertainer or story teller.  Critics are the world's response to these art forms. 

Could someone have "just kept scrolling?"  Sure, like I said, I would have.  But, if you string people along and they feel that you have implied one thing and don't deliver on it, it is not surprising that some will respond.  As the audience, they have some investment in the process as well.

Once again, glad everybody had a safe, fun hunt with loads of game seen.  Best to all.

Sounds like a great hunt and quality time to me. Wish I could have tagged along, who knows maybe next year. From the times I've went hog hunting I'v learned that what looks like a killer shot on a deer is just a wound on a hog. Broadside CLOSE to the front legs, angling away is best and drive it up between the front legs. Learned that lesson myself. Congrats to all who went, sounds like a awesome trip!

First let me say that if I get roasted for my position on something it's okay.  If I didn't expect some negative feedback I would just keep it to myself.
As far as the story telling goes I can appreciate a good one. 
That said I grew up in the age of  the greats writing about Africa, Alaska and other places I could only dream of being and don't expect the average person to be able to write that way. 
One of the guys on your hunt posted on another forum about a hunt he and some others took in 2018 that some of the hunters billed as "epic" and one comment  questioning how a hunt could be epic without a kill went over like a turd in a punch bowl as well.
The thought of how we measure hunt success is relative I think.  Honestly I've hunted in several states for deer and elk and my measuring stick is more about opportunity than anything but I usually want to have meat in the freezer when I get home from one. 
Fred Bear's quote doesn't put meat in my freezer or those who I'm fortunate enough to donate to.  I hunt to kill.  Success hunting  for me is kill related.  Doesn't always happen but it does often enough that I've gotten the expectation of it every time I enter the woods.
Having regular hunting at multiple places probably makes me spoiled and an unsuccessful weekend at the lease, or even my farmland in Missouri, leaves me no reason to call my brother and share the details or even talk about it around the fire pit with my ranch partners.
Bottom line is the way some of y'all think dragging out a story over days that can be typed out in 10 minutes on a laptop isn't "good story telling".  Even when there is a large gut pile at the end.
The information shared is good but the methodology is frustrating enough without at least having a few hero pics.
I appreciate the comradary and sharing a good camp.  I appreciate being in animals throughout a hunt even if that shot never materialized.
However I don't appreciate someone telling another person their opinion or point of view doesn't count or us invalid just because you don't agree with it. 
Whether it's about what broadhead is better, what beer is better or if we all like the method of which a story shared.
Also I second thoughts on the teaser pics of an unrecovered animal were in poor taste.  We should regret wounding loss.  For any animal or hunt.

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It's not that you cant have an opinion. Its that this isn't a discussion thread it's a story thread. Nobody is asking a question about a product or a technique. So all I'm saying is if you think something is in bad taste maybe it's better to pm instead of calling out. But nobody has asked you opinion here yet you continue to clog this thread with it.

Sorry you think that way.

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Day 3. Disclaimer: no pigs were killed. But it's a neat story for me at least.

It seemed that a few of us hunting around Wallace road had encountered a similar sounder mere moments from each other. I was convinced based on the timings and description of the composition of the group that were seeing the same group of hogs wandering around wallace road 3 to 4 sows and 11-15 soundlings

Will and I decided to hunt the whole thing we started south of wallace walking in near the wma check point and walked to the water. After walking to water we started north towards wallace.

The signs were everywhere and we navigated by compass.  Will and I have a ton of fun in the woods. Anyway we hiked through rain and puddles finally reaching wallace. I told will my theory that 1 sounder was traveling in our area and if we didnt see it south they were north of wallace.

No sooner did I explain this, we crossed over and saw three does running full tilt to the south west of our position. I told will I think hogs must of bumped those deer. We decided to maintain the course north knowing we could not catch up to the deer.

Not 30 seconds had gone by when I heard splashing ahead and see a sounder inbound headed straight for us. Here we were north of wallace for all of maybe 2 minutes and had already seen 3 deer and now a sounder.  Will and I had talked a game plan a couple days prior in which he told me to take first shot if I got one so I'm thinking this is it. In 6 years of bow hunting  on only public land I have had two times where I got really close to drawing my bow back on an animal but had never got to do it.  I jumped to the side got behind some branches.  The sounder is moving good and if they continue on their path i will have a slight quartering away shot at 15 or less yards. I drew my bow back on the lead sow and was tracking her through the downed tree limbs waiting for her to clear. I was in prime position for a perfect shot. Now, I was shooting lefty for this hunt and will was too my right. Aka I couldn't see what he was doing in my peripheral vision. He was shooting right handed and thus we were effectively back to back.  As I'm tracking the sow mere 5 seconds from losing an arrow, swish, another arrow goes right in front of the pigs chest missing cleanly and sending the entire sounder amuck (will had shot). I picked a new target another sow on the run (angles were good) and loosed the arrow. I hit the spot where she was just a fraction of a second earlier. I wont lie and say I wasnt initially disappointed but that disappointment quickly faded and will and I were high fiving in the woods. Two best friends that have hunted together on public land for the last 5 years just both got there first shots on the same hunt. Pretty cool and I was pretty happy that my friend had a really stellar shot opportunity even if mine wasnt all that stellar. 

I followed the fresh tracks north and found the sounder still in a frenzy 300 yards later. They traveled west where we followed them but were never able to get close again. We returned to camp and shared all with the group.

Dave that's good. Sounds like you and Will had a blast.

Quote from: Lowrider on January 28, 2020, 10:25:07 AM
Dave that's good. Sounds like you and Will had a blast.

We sure did.

Just want to say that I 100% enjoyed this thread. The stories, the near misses, the pictures, all of it. Very confused (dumbfounded even) by the frustration expressed over the conclusion of Daniel's hunt. Literally one of the strangest opinions I've seen expressed in my years of surfing Tradgang. That said, I'm confident that the overwhelming majority of guys who followed this thread thoroughly enjoyed the content and spirit you guys shared in the thread. Excellent job guys and thank you for sharing your hunt. If life would permit it (and maybe one year it will) my brother and I would love to do this hunt with yall.

Dave, I'm sure you know I have read every word written in this thread several times, and felt like I was right there with you and the boys. You and I see eye to eye on many subjects, and we'll leave it at that. The object of any hunt is to hopefully fill a tag, but sometimes the ol' college try is all you get.
Thanks to all of you Beouff boys for your contributions to this thread and I truly enjoyed reading it! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

If the Lord wills, we will be having it again next year!  I know I enjoy the hunt.  Reality is everyone is free to have an opinion on whatever they want.  The reality of that reality is that not everyone agrees and they may oppose your opinion with their opinion. 

I am in no way offended with whether or not someone appreciates my hunting story or the memories made within the weekend.  I do agree that is doesn't make much sense to me to condemn the way I tell MY story.  It would be equivalent to writing and author and telling him you didn't like the ending to the book.  I am sure the author would reply, "well, go write your own book and end it how ever you want".  I tend to fall into this camp as well. 

I hope to add another good story in the coming weeks.  I will tell it how I see fit.  Like it or not, it will me MY story.

I will add this as well, Dave is a very bright guy.   :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

I know the guys who were at camp will enjoy that! 

Thanks for sharing Daniel and gang.   :thumbsup:

OK.... Old guy wanting to kick a dead horse......

The Maturing of a Hunter

In the beginning we shoot what we can...  Then we shoot for numbers (I can kill more then you) Then we move on to trophy only and then we just enjoy the experience.

At 72 I am no spring chicken and I can say I have seen/done all of the above personally.  Even though my Dad tried to control me I was, even as a youth, a typical "A" type....  Got to be on top of the pile and yes, I am sure one could easily say in todays world I was/am still highly ADD.  I am not even sure how I made it this long.
That being said, at least I was instilled with the concept of a hunt as an ethical thing.  As such, in the maturity thing, I slowly began to realize that the experience was what it was all about and not the kill.  That thought goes to instant self-gratification and nothing more.  Did I need to kill to feel good back in the day, sure I did and I firmly believe so did/does everyone else as a means of fulfilling their assumed desires at that particular stage in their growth.

Now, just getting to the woods is a blessing for me.  Do I need to kill anything to be happy.... NO !  My students asked me every year if I was going to deer hunt that year and I said yep....  I am going to the woods.  Will I shoot anything, don't know.  I have this on the wall:
(https://i.imgur.com/U1IdLOx.jpg?1)

and to really have a chance at beating him I would need to go to either another part of Illinois or perhaps Canada.  I can not walk the way I once did with the above buck so I guess I need to be satisfied and I am.
So, given the trophy concept and the enjoy the experience concept I truthfully think I might be done.  However, there is always the chance,   right ?

For someone to degrade the proceedings of a hunt merely because no "meat was brought to the skinning shed" and the stories were run on without a kill is rude plain and simple.

I am fortunate to not need a lease, I am my lease, and my "ranch" is roughly several thousand acres here at home of my own land, land of neighbors and USFS public ground.  We do have good deer......

Perhaps a look at several other "drawn out" stories such as those in the past by Charlie Lamb et al will reveal there is some finesse to story telling whether it be a successful kill hunt or not.

If one measures their success by kill only, they are, in my aged opinion, still growing, hopefully, out of one of the earlier stages of being a hunter

JMHO.....  Carry on

 :clapper:

Hey Dave,

I'm thinking about a new headlamp.  Stuck between a Petzl and Black Diamond.  Which do you prefer?  I wouldn't mind getting the opinion of your camp mates too :)

Quote from: John Scifres on January 30, 2020, 12:13:53 PM
Hey Dave,

I'm thinking about a new headlamp.  Stuck between a Petzl and Black Diamond.  Which do you prefer?  I wouldn't mind getting the opinion of your camp mates too :)

Black diamond for sure.  I guarantee it'll be the bane of every one your in camp with.

Quote from: John Scifres on January 30, 2020, 12:13:53 PM
Hey Dave,

I'm thinking about a new headlamp.  Stuck between a Petzl and Black Diamond.  Which do you prefer?  I wouldn't mind getting the opinion of your camp mates too :)

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

As one of the first victims.. Daves was great at blocking out your view of his face, which is much appreciated after I saw his face the next day.

I found a picture of Dave from camp. This is pretty much what everyone saw when they first met him.  (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200130/8592159dcce33dea70adc54bed61a3a0.jpg)




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Hi Dave.  Good to see you again!

Dave sure had me lit up!

He was definitely the brightest one there!!

Yall are too much. Serves you right for inviting a couple of noobs to camp.

For everyone's information you have to keep a bright light on daniel when in camp. It's almost unbelieveable that sasquatch comes out for a group hunt once a year. This a view of daniel as illuminated by my headlamp in camp.

Quote from: Petrichor on January 30, 2020, 03:00:35 PM
Yall are too much. Serves you right for inviting a couple of noobs to camp.

Not only were you a noob, you also have a road named after you now.. "Detective alley". 

I do have to thank you for the entertainment, Dave!  I can assure you we have never laughed like that on one of these hunts.  I can still bust out laughing thinking about the head light.   :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Quote from: DanielB89 on January 30, 2020, 03:11:48 PM

Quote from: Petrichor on January 30, 2020, 03:00:35 PM
Yall are too much. Serves you right for inviting a couple of noobs to camp.

Not only were you a noob, you also have a road named after you now.. "Detective alley". 

I do have to thank you for the entertainment, Dave!  I can assure you we have never laughed like that on one of these hunts.  I can still bust out laughing thinking about the head light.   :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Well I do enjoy a good laugh even at my expense. I do hope to be the shining star of next years hunt again.

Quote from: Petrichor on January 30, 2020, 03:13:42 PM

Quote from: DanielB89 on January 30, 2020, 03:11:48 PM

Quote from: Petrichor on January 30, 2020, 03:00:35 PM
Yall are too much. Serves you right for inviting a couple of noobs to camp.

Not only were you a noob, you also have a road named after you now.. "Detective alley". 

I do have to thank you for the entertainment, Dave!  I can assure you we have never laughed like that on one of these hunts.  I can still bust out laughing thinking about the head light.   :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Well I do enjoy a good laugh even at my expense. I do hope to be the shining star of next years hunt again.

Don't you worry, next year were all bringing head lamps that'll make yours look like a candle..

Negative sir. I have a 6000 lumen search light I'm bringing to light your butt up.

Maybe that'll help you see the ATV/UTV only sign next year..

Quote from: DanielB89 on January 30, 2020, 03:21:29 PM
Maybe that'll help you see the ATV/UTV only sign next year..

Unless they move it I'll remember. I have cataloged its location in my enormous brain you all keep chatting about.

I found another pic of Dave with all his new DNR friends trying to help out.[attachment=1]

Quote from: John Scifres on January 30, 2020, 03:30:47 PM
I found another pic of Dave with all his new DNR friends trying to help out.[attachment=1,msg2905752]

This one damn sign is gaining more fame than the magic bullet theory with JFK. My god no end in sight ever.

I've been called an ahole many times but never been called one before for shining my light at someone who was blinding me while talking to me!! :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Quote from: Crittergetter on January 30, 2020, 09:52:26 PM
I've been called an ahole many times but never been called one before for shining my light at someone who was blinding me while talking to me!! :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Did that happen??  I am notorious for calling people ahole. Listen up yall. You all are grown a$$ men no need to go 30 minutes without saying something.

Quote from: Petrichor on January 30, 2020, 09:55:44 PM

Quote from: Crittergetter on January 30, 2020, 09:52:26 PM
I've been called an ahole many times but never been called one before for shining my light at someone who was blinding me while talking to me!! :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Did that happen??  I am notorious for calling people ahole. Listen up yall. You all are grown a$$ men no need to go 30 minutes without saying something.

That was by far the funniest thing that's ever happened at camp!! Daniel and I still talk about it!! We had another good laugh just last night!
Thanks for being a good sport Dave!!

Quote from: Crittergetter on January 31, 2020, 06:43:20 AM

Quote from: Petrichor on January 30, 2020, 09:55:44 PM

Quote from: Crittergetter on January 30, 2020, 09:52:26 PM
I've been called an ahole many times but never been called one before for shining my light at someone who was blinding me while talking to me!! :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Did that happen??  I am notorious for calling people ahole. Listen up yall. You all are grown a$$ men no need to go 30 minutes without saying something.

That was by far the funniest thing that's ever happened at camp!! Daniel and I still talk about it!! We had another good laugh just last night!
Thanks for being a good sport Dave!!

Anytime doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Just got the chance to read the highlights of the hunt from page 6 to the end. Man I missed a great hunt!! All the stories had me in the moments with you all. I will, Lord willing, be back next year if the Hunt happens. It truly is something I have looked forward to every year. I have never waned in my desire to go because we didn't kill much. It takes no time at all to realize the difficulty of the hunt in that terrain and conditions, spot and stalk. It also doesn't take long to realize that the challenge is a big part of why we do it. Traditional Bowhunting is at its core a challenge.  Throw some wary wild pigs in the mix and you have the very definition of challenge. To throw your soul into that challenge alongside men who embrace it as well and are a hoot to be with.... well it just doesn't get any better than that. Sounds like that's exactly what happened on this hunt!!