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Title: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: crackerc on December 27, 2009, 06:03:50 pm It rained some this morning, so I loaded Monkey and headed to the woods. First time I stopped to turn him out, I had just about let him out when deer dogs opened up about 100 yards from me.....they ran all over the block I was about to turn Monkey into, so that kind of ruined that area for today......
I drove around, trying to avoid deer hunters and deer dogs. Went down a powerline, saw a dim road going down into a swamp, kind of along the edge between a swamp and a grown up cutover. I listened, didn't hear any hounds, so turned Monkey out and went down the trail. He left as soon as we hit the woods and I didn't see him again. I had walked maybe 1/4 mile when I heard Monkey bay down in the swamp about 250-300 yards or so from me. I headed that way, got fairly close, heard the hog run him, so I knew it was a bigger hog. Just about the time I got a glimpse of the hog in the palmettos, cabbage palms and vines, he sees me and breaks. Monkey is eating on his A** the whole time, and stops him within about 50 yards. I sneak in again, and the hog breaks again, Monkey is eating on his rear end and he stops pretty quick. This time he is not as quick to run....... I sneak in, see teeth, hear them popping so I kneel down and shoot him right under the ear with my .22, from about 25 feet. Down he goes and Monkey piles on him. I am hoping he doesn't get up!! He doesn't, but now I have to get him out of the woods......An hour later...I get back to the truck , take a few pics and deliver him to the deer camp. He weighed 145 on their scales and was a barr hog, so he will be good for their New Years Eve party!!! I would rather catch the hogs, but it was just Monkey and I and they wanted hogs so down he went. Monkey has figured out what he can catch and what he can't. Getting him wrecked a year and a half ago, taught him to respect the bigger aggressive hogs. Suits me, hopefully he will live longer that way! (http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Dec272009C.jpg) Barr hogs teeth. He had just the right teeth to cut a dog..... (http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Dec272009GHA.jpg) Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt Post by: Yeller on December 27, 2009, 06:21:06 pm Good catch CrackerC I sure like the looks of them Florida curs
Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: joe on December 27, 2009, 06:36:41 pm good one
Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: sfboarbuster on December 27, 2009, 06:43:15 pm Cmon now Mark leave some for next year now!!
I thought he wouldve went bigger than 145, but pictures can fool you. Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: BigAinaBuilt on December 27, 2009, 06:46:22 pm He was thinking of his eggos the whole time! He didn't want that experience again!
Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: crackerc on December 27, 2009, 06:53:48 pm I just wanted to get him before he got any FARTHER from the truck!!! ;D
I have a sneaking suspicion that there may be a few dozen hogs more in GH next year...they may just make their way up there this summer...if you know what I mean........ :o You need to get in there next year sfboarbuster, I need HELP!! LOL Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: Noah on December 27, 2009, 07:00:58 pm Good hunt Mark! I bet your hunt was a lot quieter than mine was... sounded like a public school field trip at the zoo as I was hunting today ;D I think we caught the twin to your bar!
Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: crackerc on December 27, 2009, 07:04:59 pm Other than the deer hounds running around me it was pretty quiet! I called you on the way up, was going to see if you wanted to go, but didn't get you. You will have a message or two from me on your phone. I needed you and your catchdog today, that way I wouldn't have had to waste a .22 shell...... :o
Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: got2catchem on December 27, 2009, 08:12:49 pm Nice hog and good looking dog.
Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: Kendall3 on December 28, 2009, 10:38:46 am nice hog and good looking dog
Title: Re: Dec 27 2009 Solo Hunt- Yep another one! Post by: lilmisshogdogger on December 28, 2009, 11:29:38 am ON A ROLL I SEE! KEEP IT UP, GOOD BARR AND GOOD LOOKIN DOG!
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