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Title: Battle of the Best Post by: TShelly on April 06, 2014, 07:29:46 pm Not sure where to start lol.. I guess this is our first post for the year. We were all burnt out on tournament hunting this year and really have hardly hunted a fraction of what we normally do. Zan called us Thursday night and with some alcoholic persuasion Erik agreed to hunt the Battle of the Best this weekend. So we rolled up North Saturday morning with a trailer full. It was me, Van Dorn, Andersoncountydogger on the team with caseydejohn and Marshall mims as helpers. It was very fortunate that the weather on Saturday turned out cool and breezy as the dogs aren't really in very good shape this year. Honestly there was way too much chaos to tell the story in detail, we cast the first group of dogs and the dust settled at lunch catching 12 hogs. Regrouped and went across the road and caught 8 with some being pretty decent. Erik caught one sow that had been gut shot earlier that morning, we ran into the deer hunters who were tracking her later that day and got the full story. She ended up dying later in the trailer. So it's about 5 and we cross back over the road. Decide to cast again and we were neck deep in a swamp and hogs til almost 8:30. We finally just started catching dogs because we were tired of catching hogs. In the end and we put our hands on 33 different hogs on Saturday. There is no telling how many the dogs killed in the woods. Our best personal day.
Sunday there wasn't much time. We turned out and had 4 caught in about 30 min with a a decent size saber tooth boar. After that the bottom dropped and it was a steady rain. We attempted to hunt a little more but it was pointless. We ended up catch 37 hogs for the 12.5 hours of hunting. Turned in 18 for the stringer and weighed in out heaviest five at 204, 201, 192, 190, 173. This was good for 1st place stringer and 2nd place heaviest 5. We won $1k for the first and $921 for 2nd as well as 4 buckles, 4 cut collars, 4 leads, &plaques. They mentioned that this will be a much bigger hunt next year as they will be sponsored. It will be one worth hunting in the future. It was good to hunt a tournament and genuinely have fun. Great weekend with good people and even better dog work. Enjoy... (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/6erasyqe.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/ava5ateb.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/ju3e7u3e.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/a3umerep.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/u9a4e5yv.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/etyse3ag.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/yvasyra6.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/u7a6ara3.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/be3uzyde.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/a9e3u5ej.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/bytuhyqe.jpg) Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: Jared H. on April 06, 2014, 07:48:44 pm Nice job fellas. Tony I figured it couldn't be too much longer before you and Big E caught 30 something hogs in a tournament and took home some cash and buckles. Wouldn't be the same if y'all didn't lol.
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: TShelly on April 06, 2014, 08:07:54 pm Man it's a collective effort, couldn't do it without any of the helpers or other members. Trust me when we say 30+ like that becomes more work than pleasure.. Casey's face and my hands look like we lost a hell of a fight with some cats! But it was a blast this weekend!!! I was just glad to get my young dogs in a bunch of hogs
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: Mike on April 06, 2014, 08:10:54 pm Tony, that's a helluva way to come out of retirement!
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: MFKennels on April 06, 2014, 08:39:11 pm Good job! I see you still got it Tony!
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: bob on April 06, 2014, 09:33:16 pm Man great job , that is one heck of a hunt , wide open I bet , congrats
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: lightningh on April 06, 2014, 09:59:24 pm Good job fellas! Glad to see y'all got it! Erik has some dog power for sure!
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: Oil Field Trash on April 06, 2014, 10:01:04 pm Did anyone expect any less. These guys lay up and do nothing, then come out swinging like old school Holyfield. Heck of a job boys. Way to get it done.
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: t.wilbanks on April 07, 2014, 04:38:30 am Just think how many yall could have caught if the dogs and Big E werent so out of shape!! ;D
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: BA-IV on April 07, 2014, 06:16:19 am Congratulations...it was a well deserved win, it sounds like it might have been more work then fun.
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: Judge peel on April 07, 2014, 08:50:28 am That's awesome fellas good for y'all
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: Hutch33 on April 07, 2014, 12:28:59 pm Very cool. It's a great day when you go to catch your dogs bcuz you're tired of catching hogs. Lol.
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: boone823 on April 08, 2014, 10:51:33 am Good work Men!!! That's bad ass
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: andersoncountydogger on April 08, 2014, 01:13:58 pm Possibly one of the best hunts I've been on stayed in hogs the hole time definitely got it in but on the same note I've never been so happy to catch dogs
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: mdj Hoggers on April 08, 2014, 02:16:30 pm Dang good job boys that's allot of hogs for 12 hours
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: HickoryFlatBoars on April 13, 2014, 07:50:51 am Nice
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: Irondog87 on April 23, 2014, 01:40:13 am Very well deserved!! Y'all fellas put a hurtin on em!!
Title: Re: Battle of the Best Post by: Wmwendler on May 05, 2014, 08:08:02 am Good Work Tony
Title: Re: Post by: RyanTBH on May 05, 2014, 12:59:55 pm Good hogs yall and congrats! Good to hear some of the best in game are still going strong, even after a "break"... lol
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