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Predator Hunting => Varmint Hunting => Topic started by: longhair on February 22, 2007, 01:03:00 PM
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Seen the first ground hogs out yesterday. I think they were phil's kin. Mabel, Ethel, and uncle willie. Maybe phil was right, spring is right around the corner ! :lol:
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I hope so, I plan on going after some hogs this year.
I used to hunt them a lot, but have no been out much in the past few years.
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I saw two today myself. Won't be long.
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Holy cow guys. Groundhogs here would need to dig through 12" of snow to get out, and I'm only 20 minutes north of ol Punxy Phil.
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Saw my first roadkill hog this morning.
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Well, I guess the counting starts today. Four today !!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh, that felt good. 8)
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Make that 10 !!!!! The heat had them out yesterday. :D
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I have a feeling they're going to go back in for a few days. :(
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Yea, so I'm I. This weather is giving me fits with the R/A thing. :evil:
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Well, it's up to 17 now. A couple more last evening. Ya know, I had the thouhgt of taking my pistol with me but didn't. What a dumb move that was !!!!! I seen 4 more that I could have hit with a stick, they were that close. Two were in a tree !!!!! One was so close that I couldn't pick it up with the scope. And a HUGE hawk beat me to one. That was something to see !!!!!!! :D
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Make that 20, three more last night. :shock:
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Three more today, that's 23. And the 2 biggest and best fields aren't cut yet :shock:
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BTW, I thought that I was feeding the yotes but I seen that about 1:30 this afternoon that a nice red was on his way to the buffet bar for a snack. The place was clean this morning so I restocked with 1 roadkill and the three that I got. 8)
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1 more monday night and 1 tuesday night, that's 25. Hope you guys don't mind me keeping a running tab on the count. I lost track last year, so this year, I'm tring to keep a count. :shock: I ought to keep a pad and pencil on the quad but knowing me, I'd lose the darn thing anyhow. :cry:
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1 more/ 26. :roll:
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Holy cow !!!!! I haven't up dated for a while. I know of six more from this past weekend. I think my CRS is really coming on strong. :roll:
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That makes 32. See what I mean !!!! :shock:
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6 more today. That's 38. And they were all 200 yards or better. 8)
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Wow, sounds like a great day! I missed a few today. :oops:
I did catch a pretty nice bass though. It was my first time fishing in a few years.
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I'm trying to work my way out to 3-400 yards. Had one at 280 yards that I shot at for a long time. I'd shot and miss and he'd go in the hole. Had a smoke and he'd pop back up and I'd take another crack at him. This went on for at least an hour. Needless to say, he's a target for another day. One thing for sure, the critters ate good last night !!!!! :wink:
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2 more last night, that's 40 !!!! It's just tooooooooooo hot in the afternoon. But I like to just get one or two a day just to keep the feeding area active. BTW, last eveing the fawns was everyplace. Just like kids day at the park. 8)
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I had a good morning and got 5. Woohoo!
I lost count somewhere along the line, but estimate I'm at around 40 now.
I've been seeing lots of deer, a few fox, and one recent black coyote pup.
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Two more last evening. On my second setup the sun was behind the clouds and about the time I was ready to pull the trigger the sun came out and just about blinded me. My eyes waterd for ten minutes. Couldn't hit crap for the rest of the evening. Note to self, don't use this area till the sun goes down !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :? :shock:
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Hey Paul, looks like we are the go getters on this board. :lol: 8)
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LH,
When it comes to groundhogs, it looks that way. :mrgreen:
Only got one today though. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
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I got 5 more and had to pass on a few others. That's 47 now. Got to see a fox pup out in the field mouseing. :shock:
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Ahhhhhh-----49 8)
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1 more saturday, that's 50. Mine plus another 25 from another guy( who just joined the PPHA ). That's 75 from the same farm and still have 1 big field to go plus all the stuff to get brush hogged that ain't been touched in years. The land owner and the farmer is really happy !!!!!!! 8)
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Three more. One single and a double. Had 4 in the same field. So I took the shortest(about 90 yds) and the longest(290yds). And that was resting off a round hay bale !!! Don't mean to blow my own horn, but it seems that lately I couldn't hit crap past 200 yds w/o a shooting bench. :roll:
BTW, the 90 yarder was an eye popper. At least the one eye that was still there. :shock: That makes 53.
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Keep tooting your horn! I am laid up for a few weeks and hang on your every word. :shock: When I really get bored, I watch the Dow flirt with 14K. :cry:
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BP,
Ya need to invest in a golf cart to tote youself around...but in your case we might hafta send yo to driven school first.... :roll: ya might even be allowed to borrow Dales gun mount(less the lite) and who knows..maybe you could run over a road kill and we might let you claim it as a kill for a count of===1 :shock:
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Keep tooting your horn! I am laid up for a few weeks and hang on your every word. :shock: When I really get bored, I watch the Dow flirt with 14K. :cry:
OH MAN !!!!!!! You need to get out bad !!!!!! :shock:
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Three more yesterday and a couple that made it back to the hole. Although the ones that made it back won't be feeling to good toady as the hole was "painted". But I don't count the ones that can't be retreived. That's 56 !!!! 8)
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Oh yea, I was using my 17 yesterday and I was a flip'in and flop'in a few at @ 200 yds. Now if I would have had my 243---- that would have been BANG-FLOP !!!! :lol:
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Was out with paul yesterday. He got two and I got one with a few misses. Got to see his hunting area, now I got to show him mine with a few others. That's 57. 8)
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I should re-title this thread to "Hog Blog". :lol:
Paul, good to hear your title is intact.
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That's not a bad idea. In all fairness, one of ---er-- two of the misses was at 400 yards resting on a tripod. Us older folks need that steady rest thing. I carry a shooting bench on my quad for just those ocasations. I was going to shoot a third time resting off my backpack but two fawns came out right behind the hog. So I said that was that. Didnt know what else was back there. But I did miss at about 90 and 125. Most of the time where I hunt, I rest off the big round hay bales cause they are all over the place. To be honest, it's me not the gun !!!!! but then again, if you hit your target everytime-------aahhhhhhh, that's why they call it hunting. Not to mention, that's a target for another day. :)
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longhair was too nice mentioning only the ones I got. I missed a few also though. :oops:
BUT...
the title is intact as everyone has to wait until next year to try to take it. :mrgreen:
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Not so fast, it's not over yet. The "shoot off" field is ready. I'll give you a call soon. But we got some other fields that we got to attend to. You just don't know how hard it was to not shoot there today after the rain. I was scopeing the field and the farmer asked for help. So I went with him. But still managed to get three tonight. That's 60. 8)
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longhair was too nice mentioning only the ones I got. I missed a few also though. :oops:
BUT...
the title is intact as everyone has to wait until next year to try to take it. :mrgreen:
I'll take that as a challenge. :roll:
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I should re-title this thread to "Hog Blog". :lol:
Paul, good to hear your title is intact.
I'm flattered that you would do this,BP. On the other hand---------???? :shock:
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Hahaha... you might end up with more than me this year, but I'm getting a trophy. :lol:
You have to wait til next year to get one of those. But whatever happens, let's keep the trophy in District 6. 8)
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That's ok, I'm not trying to get a trophy let alone take yours. You earned it fair and square. My trophy will have to be mounted and hung on the wall. That is the yote that I was telling you about. Just like buck hunt'in, I got my sights set on one particular critter and that's what I'm going after. Now, don't get me wrong, if I get a crack at any other yote-----well, I'm gonna take it. 8)
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Ya know, anybody else can just jump in here any time with their count. Surely the KING and I are not the only ones hunting hogs. :shock:
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One things for sure, I won't be taking the championship from either of you. Although it's great fun, I don't hunt them very often.
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Heard a few yotes howling this evening. That was really cool.
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One for the king and one for me. Plus I got one painted hole. At least we were in the shade !!!!!! 8)
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OK, today I got like 1.97 or something like that. :D
I got one dead, no questions asked. I got one painted hole. That puts me at 1.50. Then, I had a few more confirmed hits (3 people watched them get hit, roll around the ground a bit) but no blood as they made it back to their holes. :?
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The King has a posse? :lol:
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The King has a posse? :lol:
Well, for starters, there is a Queen. :mrgreen:
She got her first yesterday. That was really cool.
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Ahhhhhhh------- was that with HER new gun ?? :shock:
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(http://www.defensetech.org/images/hummer_n_troops.jpg)
The Kings groundhog hunting posse, the Queen rides shotgun. Where is the required orange? Does me Lord find himself above the law of the land?
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I'd say that with a gun that big, he can wear what ever he wants !!!! And so can his posse !!!! :wink:
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Ahhhhhhh------- was that with HER new gun ?? :shock:
Wellll..... We're still working on getting the right load for HER new gun, and sighting it in... so she used my gun for her first groundhog.
Wait a minute... why do we keep emphasing the word 'HER' in front of 'new gun'. :lol:
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(http://www.defensetech.org/images/hummer_n_troops.jpg)
The Kings groundhog hunting posse, the Queen rides shotgun. Where is the required orange? Does me Lord find himself above the law of the land?
BP,
Hey, that's 3 people I guided to their first groundhog this year. If you need my services, just let me know. No one will think any less of you. :mrgreen:
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Ahhhhhhh------- was that with HER new gun ?? :shock:
Wellll..... We're still working on getting the right load for HER new gun, and sighting it in... so she used my gun for her first groundhog.
Wait a minute... why do we keep emphasing the word 'HER' in front of 'new gun'. :lol:
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Do you really want me to go there ? :roll: We may have to get you another trophy for another catagory. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Well the heck with that tripod. I'll have a new bipod for both guns this week. The only trouble with this is, I'll be in the prone position and might need to be wakened up. Now, if I could only find that silent dog whistle. Here little piggy, stand up and be counted !!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :wink:
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Three more last night, I think that's 64. Had my new bipod on and thought I was missing them. But, came to realize that when I shot there was alot more there than I could see. I was shooting out to 300 yards or better so when I took the shot, I drew a little map of the field so I could remember where they was at. There was a butt load of them and after the shot, they scattered. That was why I thought i was missing them. The one I shot was down, but here I am trying to hit running targets at plus 300 yards. :shock: Yea, like that's gonna happen !!!!!!!
BTW, the land owner was happy. The farmer was happy. The neighbors were bitch'in and the police showed up. Before I ever started I lazered 160 yards from the houses. At least 50 yards from the road and was shooting into a hillside. Everything was cool with the police and the owners son told me to keep up the good work. He is going to join me thursday night in the same spot. This is nothing new, it happens every year. It's just funny though, I've been shooting on this farm all summer.
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Wow, you had some added excitement! I haven't had to experience the police showing up yet. Glad to hear everything turned out ok though. That's smart to range the houses just in case.
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Hey paul,
This is the field I was telling you about. I'd like to take about half a dozen guys out there shooting. I'm about ready to call the PGC and file hunter harassment charges on them !!!!!! :shock: But if it happens again, I want to use the local police to go and talk to them first. There's really no need for this !!!!!!!! :?
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Interestingly enough, after I posted that yesterday, my wife and I went hunting. We had the pleasure if dealing with a nut-case, and got to have a nice conversation with both the police and game wardens. This nut tried to say we were shooting after hours (he kept saying they ended at 6:30?????) and he also said we're trespassing (my father-in-law is the farmer, his friend owns it, and we have full permission to be there). In fact, it's a red-tag farm, and EVERYONE is allowed to hunt there. This guy ranted and raved the whole time we were waiting for the game wardens and police to show up, saying we had no business hunting there and scaring 'HIS DEER', because he's an archery hunter and we should respect that and not hunt anything, not even groundhogs. Keep in mind, this guy is just a renter of a mobile home that sits on the edge of the property, but thinks he has the hundreds of acres of farmland all to himself. :lol:
Long story short, the game wardens that he called were very nice to my wife and I, and encouraged us to hunt there again tonight, and they hope my wife gets her first deer during the red tag program. They also explained to this nut that it is against the law to interfere with hunters (he always would jump on his quad and ride all around us every time he sees us hunting). The state police (whom I called in response to his threats to shoot us) had a nice talk with this nut also, and both the game wardens and police felt confident he wouldn't be bothering us again. I have my doubts, but both told us if he bothers us again to call them immediately.
How's that for an exciting evening!!
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I'm cornfused. Didn't the NUT see the Queen on the Hummer pivoting her new gun around? What did the game warden say about your "Gun mounted Hummer"? You sure left alot out of the story.
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I'm cornfused. Didn't the NUT see the Queen on the Hummer pivoting her new gun around? What did the game warden say about your "Gun mounted Hummer"? You sure left alot out of the story.
Yoisers!
I did make one mistake in the story though. I should have said my wife is trying to get her first 'doe'. She got her first deer last year, which was a nice buck. It should be back from the taxidermist this month! Now she needs her first doe. :D
Addition to the story: my father-in-law, the farmer of the land, talked to the owner this morning, and then placed a call to this fella. He made it clear to him that we will be hunting there, and will not be harrassed. He also made it clear to him that he better not ride his quad in the fields again, because if we see him do that again the police will be called by him and charges pressed by the owner. He also made it clear to him that the 'No Trespassing' sign that the nut put up better be gone today. This guy actually put up a 'No Trespassing' sign on property he doesn't own to keep hunters away. The owner welcomes hunters and in fact participates in the deer control program. And this nut thought he could post it. :lol:
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Paul,
This wouldn't happen to be the same place that we went to shoot hogs ?? :shock:
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Went out this evening and only got one. Had to use some tactical manuvers on him because of the location. WOW !!!!! This was the biggest and heaviest I've take'in this year. Talk about a HOG. And, yes, the police showed up BUT, everything was cool. I told him that whomever is making these calls needs to be talked to. He said that he would. I also told him that there is a law that protects me and if it goes much further, I will have no choice but to call the PGC and get them involved. He said that he didn't think it would be nessesary.
Hey paul, is this you rubbing off on me or is it me rubbing off on you ?? Or did we just both step in it at the same time ?? :shock: :?
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Well, YEP, this is the place we went to shoot hogs!
Tonight, this fella was much nicer to us. :twisted:
And... drumroll.... Paula got her doe!
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Congrats on getting your doe !!!!!! :D
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Just to keep the blog going-------one thursday and one friday----that's 66 !!!! :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Two more this evening-------68. 8)
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One more tonight--69. the grass is almost too high to see them on this farm. Might have to move to another spot. Although I'm really getting the itch for yote hunting. :shock:
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1 more for me and 2 for the man in blue. 8)
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I'm thinkin' one of you 2 varmint executioners ought to become the next District 6 officer. (http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/beerbang.gif) Anyone else thinkin' this?
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BTW, I'm over 80 !!!!!! :shock: I lost count !!!!!! :?