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Topic Archives => Memorable Hunts => Topic started by: kasey on November 25, 2008, 07:52:00 AM
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was great that place had pigs,deer,and tree rats all over the place.i didnt shoot anything but i had more that one chance to.if you want to go hunting and have a great time you need to go with ray.his friend is kinda a big jerk :smileystooges: .make sure you book your hunt when mike is sick.it was the best time i have ever had hunting.ill let ray and the others at camp say more.
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brrrrrrrr...it was cold! It really shut down the hog movement early in the day..they were all bedded up trying to stay warm until the middle of the day.
Kasey and Dan Masson worked hard, Kasey could have shot I think but held off...and you know, if it doesn't FEEL right, then it probably isn't.
I'll Let Dan tell his own story...It's quite the tale!
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(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/MacDaddyratfromHogHeaven.jpg)
Kasey is also quite the rat catcher..his trapping technique was nothing short of amazing. It probably comes from years of working around horses and barns but HE taught ME as much as he learned from me and I will put his techniques to work to clean out our future invaders at the camp.
Mike(the guy Kasey was talking about) did tag a medium rare boar Saturday evening as well.Notice the shot placement.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/Mikes1121boar.jpg)
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So, Ray, when I come down in March do I need to bring my own rat traps or can I just shoot them when the run across the floor?
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I want to hear about the techniques for the rat catching as well. :D
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SquirrelBait scored pork and didn't call?? You fired Mike! And Miss Kim says "Smile next time, you cuddly bugger you!" :p
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I should have the little buggers cleared out by then, Craig, unless you want me to save some for you!!!!!!!?????????????
JC- Mike's been fired for years, he just keeps showing up like that guy in Office Space with the red stapler. I'm afraid if I really get the message across I might come home to find the place burnt down, know what I mean???
Just kidding. Mike and Kasey got along great, and kidded around a lot as you can see from the banter. Just wait till he gets on here tonight..I'm sure Kasey's gonna catch some Mike-isms!!!!
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i don't know if all of what he will say is true but i have my own things to say if he gets on me to much :) i know he smells to walk behind and hard to push of a log in the swamp
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Mike only smiles when he's loading pigs in the back of the truck. I don't quite remember what he called that particular technique, but he sure seemed to enjoy it... :eek: ;)
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are you talking bout his girlfriends :0
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I'm goin down in January maybe I'll see his technique :)
I hope the rats are still there :)
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Ray just how cold was it there? We had 16 here with a 8 MPH wind BRRRRRRRRRR!
Jack
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Originally posted by kasey:
are you talking bout his girlfriends :0
All I'm saying is... If Mike owned a farm, he'd prolly spend an awful lot of time in the barn... :scared: :D
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Nice mouse, nice pig!
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Kasey , you little wet behind the ears turd! After taking you under my wing, and this is the treatment I get! He did try to throw me off a log in the swamp, payback is a buggar. Truth be known, Kasey , your a good guy. I'd share a camp with you anytime brother.
JC, I'm sorry I didn't call. Been kinda busy since we got back. By the way, I killed that pig with my Acadian Woods Treestick "Cooter". Tell Miss Kim, I still love her.
Molson, don't you have some paper work to do? You PO-PO!
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YeeeeeHawwwww! "Cooter" strikes again. Obviously you don't have problems hittin where you're lookin with it!
You come over for dinner and tell her yerself ;)
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Glad to hear everyone had a great time. I've been waiting for the update since Thursday night!
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Sorry it took me so long to chime in, bad things like work got in the way.
But let me tell you that Ray has a great honey hole there and he works his tail off to help others during the hunt.
Ditto for Mike, the man works as hard as he hunts.
Sharing a camp with Kasey, Mike, and Ray, is going to be a hard one to beat. If you get the urge to go do some SERIOUS hog hunting, give Ray a call at 678-300-2883.
Story coming up...
here's Ray with a little rub
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We were on hogs all weekend, I should have shot one Saturday when I had two at 15 yds broadside. But NOOOOOO, dummy Dan thinks he can get a little closer. Wind shifted, end of story.
That night, had my back to a sage field looking into the woods for emerging hogs, and MR BIG steps out behind me in the field. I had no cover, all I could do is freeze. He was watching me with every step toward me and was getting more nervous with every step. He never got within my comfort zone. I could have crawled under his belly without touching him and his gentiles looked as big as basketballs.
Next day, last day, last minutes of hunt I snuck up on a sow bedded in some palmettos. I only saw a patch of hair with part of a tail. So I could see which way she was bedded. I was only 15 feet away. I picked the spot where her vitals were, and put an arrow right there. THUNK.
She got up and ran, then I found out she was twice as long as I thought she was! Arrow was a wee far back, maybe in liver but not sure. Anyway, not good.
I went and got Ray and Kasey, we tracked her. They were up ahead of me fanned out and I was looking for blood. Then I see all sorts of commotion ahead from Ray and Kasey. I started running and about the time I got there, the hog was growling like a grizzly and charging Ray. He must have slipped but she hit him in the face with her flat nose and bowled him over backwards. Kasey threw a log at her and turned her around (good man, Kasey), and Ray got to put her to rest after that.
So even though I shamelessly claim the hog, it was a team effort.
She weighed 165 lbs, with perty good tusks for a sow, and I am getting a European skull mount.
I wouldn't have traded this weekend for ANYTHING, it was a major chapter in my book of FUN.
Dan
PS-Ray is fine, you can't hurt anything that ugly or mean.
THANKS, RAY, MIKE, AND KASEY!!! I had a heck of a time with ya'll.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/OconeeDan/2008_1123Image0043.jpg)
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Wow...now that is an exciting hunt. Glad Ray was not hurt and at least some hogs were taken.
Mike glad to see you got one too.
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Yeeks, Glad Ray is ok. At least he blooded the Shawnee. He is deadly with it.
Nice pigs and yes, Ray is top notch.
Danny
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Great story. I guess those pigs can get a little ornery after you stick em. Tim, I can't believe you would suggest that Mike had a thing for pigs. I always thought he was more into snakes.
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It was a chinese fire drill and a goat ropin' all in one! Wouldn't have it any other way.
I see I'm gonna need a BIG KNIFE though!
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Sounds like it was an all around great hunt. Glad you weren't hurt Ray.
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i loved it.next time i go "wood will be in the air"
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dan i think we need the pic with the good looking people in it
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You are right, Kasey. Here a group photo, sorry Mike wasn't in there.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/OconeeDan/2008_1123Image0044.jpg)
But as you can see, Mike was here!
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/OconeeDan/2008_1123Image0029.jpg)
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Dan, that was just wrong! Ray , ain't believing you'd let him talk about me like that.
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well the truth hurts
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hey, that LOOKS like Dan's boot next to that drappin, not Mike's!! What's up with THAT?????
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anyway, I'm thinkin' that's a small fellas turd, not a man like Mike!!!
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Sounds like your guys had way too much fun! That's my kind of huntin. :)
I'm already planning my next trip. Lin
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By the way, Ray is a good cook and takes care of you at camp. Except when he has to wake you up.
I have NEVER seen such a fetish for Butter Pecan Ice Cream and OUST!!!
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ray can i live at the camp ill clean and kill all the rats.ill even be nice to mike.
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It would get expensive, Kasey. I'd have to charge you 50 bucks per rat to let you kill them. We charge by the pound for those you know!
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Originally posted by OconeeDan:
By the way, Ray is a good cook and takes care of you at camp. Except when he has to wake you up.
I have NEVER seen such a fetish for Butter Pecan Ice Cream and OUST!!!
What... No hummus????????
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the menu is constantly changing, PO PO!!!!
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Ray cant shop at the same place twice Tim...you remember the Wendy's incident...
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that was Hardee's, Augie- Dawgy!!!
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Congrats :thumbsup: sounds like you all had a truck load of fun.