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Author Topic: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010  (Read 2338 times)

Offline elkken

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #100 on: February 24, 2010, 08:46:00 PM »
Curt .... I jumped more than just a little the first time, and some every time even when I was looking at my watch. That gobbler gave me the double whammy. I had to laugh at myself.

Les that is the single ....
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #101 on: February 24, 2010, 08:57:00 PM »
Curt...those are pics from my Iphone...I have a few on my real camera I'll try and share tomorrow.
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #102 on: February 24, 2010, 09:28:00 PM »
Love the thread....keep it coming!
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #103 on: February 24, 2010, 09:36:00 PM »


The go every where Marsh Buggy .... a bit chilly on the morning ride to the stands but what a view when the sun comes up ....
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #104 on: February 24, 2010, 09:43:00 PM »


They never stand around like that in hunting season .... I think it would be nice to have a St Judes deer hunt added to the hog hunt.

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #105 on: February 24, 2010, 09:51:00 PM »


Only a hog can run through this stuff. Palmettos I think must be Spanish for swords. I tried crawling through some of these and I'll tell you about it tomorrow ....  :scared:    :scared:
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #106 on: February 25, 2010, 08:23:00 AM »
To far away for me this guy would not come in closer then 25 yards. I really wanted to take this mohawk.

 
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #107 on: February 25, 2010, 08:50:00 AM »
Les, you need to put that camera down and pick up your bow!
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #108 on: February 25, 2010, 08:57:00 AM »
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Les, you need to put that camera down and pick up your bow!
I was just thinking that. If youcan kill a raccoon you can kill that hog. I wish you would have got him is cool looking. I hate when the critters hang up just outside range.
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #109 on: February 25, 2010, 08:59:00 AM »
Hogs? as my brother Pete said after his first trip here "There ain't no hogs in Florida" We were seeing deer and more deer.
 

 

 

 

I was able to capture this video of two bucks going on alert. Shows stiff leg, stomping, you will hear the young buck blowing over the traffic sound  
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #110 on: February 25, 2010, 09:36:00 AM »
"So tell me Ken, and be honest...When the feeder went off your first afternoon did you about fall out of you stand??"

I jump every year too! It is just so nice and relaxing waiting for the sun to come up in the Florida woods. Great pictures guys!
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #111 on: February 25, 2010, 10:11:00 AM »
Seems raccoons are becoming my specialty I'm up to four now in the last month. Thought this recovery was a slam dunk until I found myself in a palmetto patch combined with thorns, briars and spiders.
 
 
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #112 on: February 25, 2010, 11:52:00 AM »
Les, if you don't recover them, they don't count!
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #113 on: February 25, 2010, 12:04:00 PM »
Great stuff guys - keep it coming

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #114 on: February 25, 2010, 12:06:00 PM »
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Les, if you don't recover them, they don't count!
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #115 on: February 25, 2010, 01:00:00 PM »
Any other pics of the swamp buggy - from the ground closer up maybe.

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #116 on: February 25, 2010, 01:43:00 PM »
Jer I'll look through my pics but I think thats it for mine ... if you go back to Marty's thread " Guru Scores " you might find a better one, Curt took alot of great pictures.

As far as Racoons go I think you could shoot enough in a day to make Biggie a new snuggie, they were every where
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #117 on: February 25, 2010, 01:47:00 PM »


Jer here is just the corner of it but you can see how high it goes, Biggie is a tall guy
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #118 on: February 25, 2010, 01:50:00 PM »
I don't think Terry was reading that sign in the last picture ... he already has a GOOD Woman  :thumbsup:
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #119 on: February 25, 2010, 02:08:00 PM »


Saw lots of Armadillos

My second night hunt was hampered by swirling winds and spooky deer. I had three deer come in first, feeding about five minutes and then all hell broke lose and they spooked. The wind was blowing across me but every once in a while it would swap right to the feeder.  :banghead:  

The deer drifted back, then would spook, then a few new deer showed up and they would feed nervously and then spook.

About 5:30 I had a really nice hog coming in from behind and to the right of me but he stopped at the 3 o'clock position and turned around and walked away after standing there for several minutes. He, or one looking the same, came back thirty minutes later under me and to the left. He was very cautious and stopped every few steps. Finally he went to the corn and nervously started feeding. He was there several minutes,a few deer came in from the right and away from me. As I'm getting ready to take a shot the deer spooked and so did my hog.

Not sure if it was the wind or my movement but off they went and the hog had enough excitement for one evening and did not return. The deer on the other hand came right back and stayed until Marty came to pick me up.   "[dntthnk]"    "[dntthnk]"
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