PIG GIG--Week 1 ---***SNAKE PICS ADDED***

[SKYLER W]

The first thing I want to say is This was an unreal week of Hunting. As has already been said, everyone there was great. I feel sure that we made some new life-long friends....Now let me say this, the conditions were brutal for us. The Pastures we were assigned were very remote. If the weather would have been different, the outcome of this hunt would have been a lot different. If it hadn't been for our Buddy, Robtattoo, we would have had to seriously regroup. He let us us his A.T.V. all week and His Truck a couple of times. We had 6 hunters in our group and the max on the ATV was 4. Then we had a 3.5 mile ride thru all kinds of mud...and I really mean MUD! This was after we had driven as far as we could in Miss Kim's Excursion. Not complaining and it was no-ones fault. Mother nature just decided to test us. All of our group agreed that they would gladly return under different conditions and Hunt the very same area we were assigned. AND the outcome would be very different. We still got very close several times during the week and The last Day was absolutly Awesome!  Now here is a few Pics of the Ranch and the Terrain.....              

[SKYLER W]

[DHR]

sweet, can't wait to see more

     

[ckanous]

Nice pics, looks pretty cold!!!

[Dirtybird]

Seems like you guys had a heck of a time considering the weather.  No matter what the outcome, just having the chance is memories that will last a lifetime.  Thanks for sharing your pics and story.

[gregg dudley]

Reed and I are reading along.  Love the shed pic!  Can't wait for more!  

[SKYLER W]

FOOD....Before we left for the hunt, We divided up into small groups. Each night your group was responsible for cooking for the entire group....This worked great and we ate some awesome food...We don't have Pics from every night but someone will and maybe post them. Sunday night our group had a Southern Fish Fry with Catfish, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, and Alligator Tail...Monday was Spaghetti and Meatballs.....Tuesday was Chicken Rosotto....Wednesday was Chili cook-off night...Thursday was Brats and Baked Beans...Friday was Jambalaya with Saute' Alligator......We strongly suggest that the other groups do something similar.....

[JEFF B]

hey sky that snow looks way to cold fer this southern boy i like              

[Guru]

Leading up to the hunt, we all followed the weather forcast. We knew we would experience some "weather", and I think we were all prepared for it.  Rain, cold, even snow was predicted. That in itself wouldn't have been a problem at all. Maybe some uncomfortable hunts, but no big deal. We've all been there....

The problem was the result of all the wet weather and what it did to the "roads".....

  Sunday the "boys" picked me up at the airport, and after a delay to get the heater fixed on the camper(thank goodness it got fixed), we headed off to meet the rest of the gang at the campground.

Barely had time to set-up and shake hands, and  it was time to start cooking, it was our groups night to cook. Fried catfish!!!

•  

•  


If you feed them, they will come...

•  


The twins showing JC where we'd be hunting....

•  


Our "home away from home" for six of us....happy not to be in tents!

•  


After pouring all night we were all but shut out of hunting for the first half of the day Monday. Everyone used the time to shoot a bit and try some of each others bows....

Eric and Brent....
•  

•  

•  

[SKYLER W]

Trade Blanket Night....This was one of my favorite nights of the week.....I made out like a Bandit    

[SKYLER W]

[xtrema312]

[Guru]

Eric and Paul V......

•  


Grant Young lettin' one rip....

•  


Doc Tippet with the "eye of the tiger"...

•  


JC stappin stuff down to make our first attept to drive into the ranch.....

•  


First look at Lambhead. Looks more like Africa at this point....

•  

•  


Cell service was absolutely terrible! This is what happened when we found a spot with a glimmer of service. Sometimes there was as many as 4 of us on the phone at one time!

•  

•  

 A couple miles into the ranch, we knew we were in for a very challenging week....the mud was horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JEFF B]

keep em comming there awesome pics guys  

[SKYLER W]

JC and Chase managed Father/Son Tippit knives....Dad and I built the 2 knives on bottom...Chase now has one of them and Guru the other....I traded Shaun a knife we made for the Bamboo-backed Osage bow.....Traded Robtattoo a Stormy Kromer for a Forged Hatchet....I managed a Genuine Woody Knapped point that I hope to run thru a Georgia Hog very soon..Whip gave me a cool Possible Bag..I traded a Predator wool vest that I got from JC for a Larry Surtees pig gig belt....Dad ended up with the Guru Arrow and Wingbone Call...And Barry and Gene presented Chase and I personalized copies of their new books.....What a night!

[Guru]

Because I'd flown, I couldn't bring much for the trade blanket.

But I did bring the snakeskin primative arrow and snakeskin wingbone yelper....

As soon as I'd seen Don's damascus neck knife that we'd made. I started buggin him about it having to be mine.  He offered it to me for the arrow and yelper when we got to the trade area.....

I'm now the extremely proud owner of my very first neck knife!

Look at that beauty in the above pix....Damasus steel, with Gaboon Ebony scales with  spacers....just beautiful and perfect size as well.

I'm afraid I made out way better than Don getting stuck with what I gave for the knife     :(    

Thanx buddy!!    

[elkken]

Wow ... looks like a dedicated group of bowhunters challenged by the elements of mighty MOTHER NATURE ! Great photo's      

[SKYLER W]

Around Camp......

[SKYLER W]

[SKYLER W]