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******From the October, 2006 Knifemaker's Hog Hunt*******
What an adventure...I think I have finally finished recovering...
Anyway, here is a little write-up and some pics to boot. I'll start with some general stuff...and add more pics as I go (including the ever-important knife content
).
Thanks for looking!
The Hunters:
Tom Krein
Craig Camerer
Jon & Josh Graham
Luc Burnley
Daniel Koster
ThomasJ (honorary cut-up )
The Location:
Uvalde, Texas
The Guides:
Dan Moody and David Perkins
http://www.fourseasonshunting.com
The Graham Brothers left first on Sunday morning, followed by Luc, Dan & Tom early Monday morning. Craig caught a sleepy flight in on Monday afternoon, and was picked up by Thomas already enroute.
Everyone arrived Monday evening in time for a late dinner at The Lodge.
A large pork dinner and lots of chatter later...folks start heading for bed...but the anticipation for the next day's hunt kept most of us awake!
Early the next morning we headed for the open range.
But before we get too far...let's take a minute to introduce the real workers behind the hunt....the DOGS!!!
Here are a few:
The last one is a "bay dog" (black mouth cur) - they are used to find and corner the hogs. They go out 3 or 4 at a time...sniffing around until a scent is found. Once the hog is cornered they bark like crazy to let us know their location.
The top two are "catch dogs". They are not released until they are within 15-25 yards of the hog. Pit Bull Terriers as well as Dogo Argentinos make good catch dogs. They latch on an ear/nose/lip and keep the hog distracted just long enough to make the stick.
It's easy for STHF when hog-hunting...so each dog is equipped with a GPS locator collar just in case they break loose and get lost.
(continued...)
******From the October, 2006 Knifemaker's Hog Hunt*******
What an adventure...I think I have finally finished recovering...
Anyway, here is a little write-up and some pics to boot. I'll start with some general stuff...and add more pics as I go (including the ever-important knife content
).Thanks for looking!
The Hunters:
Tom Krein
Craig Camerer
Jon & Josh Graham
Luc Burnley
Daniel Koster
ThomasJ (honorary cut-up )
The Location:
Uvalde, Texas
The Guides:
Dan Moody and David Perkins
http://www.fourseasonshunting.com
The Graham Brothers left first on Sunday morning, followed by Luc, Dan & Tom early Monday morning. Craig caught a sleepy flight in on Monday afternoon, and was picked up by Thomas already enroute.
Everyone arrived Monday evening in time for a late dinner at The Lodge.
A large pork dinner and lots of chatter later...folks start heading for bed...but the anticipation for the next day's hunt kept most of us awake!
Early the next morning we headed for the open range.
But before we get too far...let's take a minute to introduce the real workers behind the hunt....the DOGS!!!
Here are a few:
The last one is a "bay dog" (black mouth cur) - they are used to find and corner the hogs. They go out 3 or 4 at a time...sniffing around until a scent is found. Once the hog is cornered they bark like crazy to let us know their location.
The top two are "catch dogs". They are not released until they are within 15-25 yards of the hog. Pit Bull Terriers as well as Dogo Argentinos make good catch dogs. They latch on an ear/nose/lip and keep the hog distracted just long enough to make the stick.
It's easy for STHF when hog-hunting...so each dog is equipped with a GPS locator collar just in case they break loose and get lost.
(continued...)
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