EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Well, we started out with a real good hunt catching six hogs in two hours. It was Chris, Mandi, John and our old retired hunting buddy Jason. As we were tying the big boar, the dogs rolled out and were baying a couple hundred yards from us. Evidently Tiger caught and met his maker. I believe he was on his way to being an exceptional dog. A little over 1 1/2 years old and has consistently been striking hogs the last six months. Very independant and would range out 500 to 1,000 yards hunting on a regular basis. His only downfall was that he was rough. But i've raised several dogs like that and they usually figured it out by the time they were two or found a new home... I was hoping he would figure it out also. Tonight is a prime example of why I don't run rough dogs anymore.

We got all the hogs back, weighed, loaded and called it a night. Here's a few pics...

First two hogs... big sow weighed in at 235 lbs. and small boar at 80 lbs.
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Second two hogs... 115 lb. boar and 175 lb. sow.
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Fifth hog... big boar at 275 lbs on the scale.
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Last hog... fat girl. This is probably the fattest hog i've caught or seen by body size. She has a 60 lb frame but weighed in at 110 lbs! :o
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Congrats on the nice hunt, sorry to hear about your dog though!

Truly sorry about your dog........got one like that myself I'm a little worried about.

Good hunt, but man I hate hearing about the dog. 

Good hunt fellas, sorry to hear about Tiger.  I wish he would have learned to quite trying them sooner, dog had a lot of hunt and knew what he was there for.  Hogs look good as always, that is a pile of pork right there!

R.I.P Tiger   did yall catch the one that killed him?

Sorry about Tiger Mike. I sure am glad I got to hunt behind him. What a great dog he was. R.I.P. Tiger

Thats a good load of hogs...

Mike, I'm very sorry to hear about Tiger.  He can be as rough as he wants now....RIP Tiger

dang Mike,  im sory about Tiger.

 

sorry about the dog , nice hogs

Y'all sure stacked up some good pigs.....sorry bout Tiger...I sure liked him alot.

Here are the pictures of the 275# after the mud was rinsed off of him.
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Check out these big ol floppy ears.
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We will have to make another run out there before too long, that was fun.

RIP Tiger.

Its amazing how you can go from high fives and feeling great about a hunt to long faces and "darn" within just a few moments. That spot where tiger went down was a rotten hellhole of vines and brush. I know on the way in to find him I was hoping he was caught up in green vines and just couldn't free himself. As we got closer to him and all was still quiet i was getting painfully less optimistic about the outcome. He was an excellent dog, and having been right there beside him the day his "switch" turned on for hogs, I felt as proud of him as if he were mine. Watching him turn into a dog at such a young age was a thrill, and he could be counted on to find hogs on his own.

I'm very sorry about tiger, I wish there was something that could have been done. It was a darned cheap shot.

Cheers
M

Thanks everone... it's always the good ones that go.


We didn't even see him. The two pups that were there bayed with him sure gave him a run for his money... maybe we'll find him next time.

That was a good haul. Yall put some pork down.

Bad deal with Tiger. Sorry to hear that.

Sorry to hear about your dog, Mike.  Your right though...it's always the good ones.

Surely that isn't JML there in that fourth pic!!  He getting the itch, or what?

Yes sir... he was itching real bad last night. ;D

hate to hear that...sucks! sorry

Dang Mike!

Good hunt but I sure hate to hear about Tiger. Sounded like he was well on his way to being a barn nurner!

Great hogs mike all of them look healthy ! sorry about tiger  R.I.P

JML's itch was so strong, he just called me and told me he bought Bo back. I'd say it's not too often that people are able to get out of hunting for a year, then be able to buy their best dog back and hit the ground running again.

Good hogs fellas, Sorry to hear about Tiger..RIP

Mike sorry to hear about your dog man...Give me a call I am free Mon and Tues next week.


 :angel:RIP Tiger :angel:

sorry to hear about your dog bro. that sux

That ain't worth a crap!! Sure will ruin  a good hunt!!!! RIP

great lokin set of hogs but sorry to hear about tiger

Nice huntin Mike and everyone.
Sorry to hear about Tiger, I know how good he was doing and the high hopes you had for him, he sure had come a along ways since that first time I hunted with him.
R.I.P Tiger

Bummer man, sorry to hear that!

Every one gets theirs in the end though. My dog that died from a rattle snake bite a couple months ago, last nigh my roommate shot the boar who tempted him to escape his kennel. Gratification was delayed by several months but that boar got his in the end..... A slicktrick tipped carbon arrow in the heart!

Hate to hear about you losing a good young dog that was really coming on for you. That kind is hard to replace, no doubt.

What are those hogs feeding on to be that fat? Deer feeders, crops, or??

Mark, we don't have a clue and were just talking about that last night. There are some milo fileds nearby, but I haven't seen hogs this fat even during grain season... the little pigs are the same way. Here's a couple pics from last year when we first hunted the place.

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Damn Mike! I really liked Tiger and looked forward to hearing how he turned out! Sorry to hear he got a little to excited! Those are definately some fat hogs!

I don't have any experience with milo fields (there aren't any down here) but those sure are some fat healthy looking hogs.

Our poor hogs live on palmettos and pine straw so they don't EVER look like those......... :P

Maybe I need to plant some milo in the woods!!

Those suckers are OBESE!!!!!!!!!

Sorry about Tiger....Those are some nice hogs for sure!!!!!

Sorry to hear mike looks like y'all caught some good hogs

Hey Mike, I butchered that 175 lb. sow and she had about 1 1/2 inches of fat on her back and on the belly inside there was about an inch of fat on the inside flap of the rib cage. That's going to be some good eating pork.

nice hogs mike and sorry for your loss of dog mate souds like he was a good dog

Hate to hear about your dog, Mike...

nice job sorry for your loss!!

GReat hunt Mike! sorry for your loss, that usually happens when you have a good one

Hey Mike, congratulations on a great hunt looks like you guys were having fun. But as a dog owner myself I can imagine how hard it is to lose a dog they're like family sometimes, Im sorry to hear about Tiger, I remember that he was always running off alone he was bold and fearless.

Good hogs.

HEY MIKE I DONT KNOW IF MY REPLY GOT THROUGH OR NOT BUT JUST INCASE I WANTED TO SAY IM SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT TIGER. AND I KNOW HE DIDNT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT. I SAW THE PICS, NCE HOGS I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN THAT BIG ONE UP CLOSE.

sorry mike we just discussed that issue the other day. Nice hogs where did yall role out on those big ones

M*n mike I just read this and it hit me hard ..¤ I know you thougt a 6:02:47 PM about that dog, and I know how hard it is to loose a dog you have such high hopes for.  ....another reasn I.m movin away from those head catchy. Typedogs.  S(-""(till sucks bigtieme sorry bud.

harry ,

it's a top secret location...one you have been to.  Bennie recognized it from the pictures. ;)

I'm glad I was able to make the hunt, he was a hell of a dog. Thanks for the invite I hope to do it again soon, Thanks.  Oh hellyeah I got the itch. ;D

Thanks fellas. Raymond thanks, your reply went through... i've been without the computer all weekend. Also e-mail your son's contact info, we have someone out there way that would like to take them on a hunt.

Kinda been on a bad luck streak... that's 5 lost since my old Blue dog died. Running low on dogs now, but we're about to make a few more. ;D