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Author Topic: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010  (Read 2343 times)

Offline Marty

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2010, 07:46:00 PM »
I once heard a fella say " All I can do is put you on em

Biggie- you still have those frequent flier miles? I think he insulted you!!! You could go whip him for free!
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2010, 07:55:00 PM »
Curt, Michael .... help, they are ganging up on me already   :help:
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Offline sunny hill archer

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #22 on: February 23, 2010, 08:02:00 PM »
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Biggie- you still have those frequent flier miles? I think he insulted you!!! You could go whip him for free!
Biggie needs to come to Beaufort first if he needs to whip somebody....... Just ask him about naturality!!!!! He will know what you mean.
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #23 on: February 23, 2010, 08:05:00 PM »
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I once heard a fella say " All I can do is put you on em

 
Marty Marty Marty..... WE ALL KNOW... "ALL I CAN DO IS PUT YOU ON THEM"!!!!!!!!!!!! Please... Keep it up. We love it.
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Offline Terry Green

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #24 on: February 23, 2010, 08:17:00 PM »
I see a couple of guys are stealing my frequent flyer story.    :p

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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #25 on: February 23, 2010, 08:23:00 PM »
Well it gets dark about 6:30 and Marty showed up in the big marsh buggy about 6:15, I had called him and said I shot one .... He had his trusty hog dog Peanut along to pick up the trail.

With little day light left we, Peanut, started out in hot pursuit. Have I mentioned yet this swamp wilderness is brushy, really brushy in some places. Well this hog knew how to take you straight to the thickest of it ...

I had my first experience with the dreaded "wait a minute vine" ... a vine or vines that look like bushes but end up tying you up when you try and pass through them.

The blood trail wasn't too bad but took some looking and night had fallen on us. Peanut and Marty got into the really thick stuff and Marty had to unhook Peanut to get into some clearer going ... well Peanut took the initiative and off she went to find the hog, leaving us as they say " in the dark " ...

Marty had one of those flash lights that the Wensel boys sell and I'm here to tell you they are the real deal. I had a mini mag with new batteries and there was absolutely no comparison in brightness. Later that night big hearted Biggie promptly gave me one on hearing I was light challenged ... Thanks Biggie

We got Peanut back and got on the blood trail but she seemed less interested and after about 200 yards into the woods Marty and I decided to come back in the morning. Marty felt I might have gotten one lung and this could go on for a long time.   :banghead:
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #26 on: February 23, 2010, 08:34:00 PM »
This is going to be good! Nuther 300?
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #27 on: February 23, 2010, 08:34:00 PM »
Terry, If you use a story 3 times it becomes yours- Biggie has aleady wore that one out!! It's his to keep! Can you get First Class on those free miles?

Elkken forgot to mention we found the arrow with about 10 inches of penentration. OR at least blood on the arrow.

BTW what is an elkken? Is that like a piggen or a hoggen? A piggin we will go- a piigin we wil go-sorry-I get carried away when I'm off my medicine.
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #28 on: February 23, 2010, 08:39:00 PM »
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BTW what is an elkken? Is that like a piggen or a hoggen? A piggin we will go- a piigin we wil go-sorry-I get carried away when I'm off my medicine.
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #29 on: February 23, 2010, 08:45:00 PM »
Well, I'm in for the whole story. Just warmed up a bowl of Bear craklings and got out my, Joebuck, so ya wanta hunt turkey, dvd. looking forward to the rest of the story. DB
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #30 on: February 23, 2010, 08:51:00 PM »
This is gonna be a good one!  Looking forward to it.   :campfire:
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #31 on: February 23, 2010, 08:54:00 PM »
Joebuck's Turkey Huntin Dvd- now that's a whole nother thread!!! Get to see him in a week and a half tryin his luck on those ole Osceola's. I kept askin elkken if was hearin any gobble's (a turkin we will go, a tukin we will go-sorry- there I go again). He thought I was just curious- I was scoutin for Joebuck!!!
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #32 on: February 23, 2010, 09:15:00 PM »
Marty, keep up the good work and best of luck to you and Joey. I know that, between the two of you, yall will be eating some fresh poultry.  Sorry, got carried away with the turkey's. Let's get back on topic. How many hogs did ya shoot Elkken? (hung up and skint)Don
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #33 on: February 23, 2010, 09:49:00 PM »
Did somebody say Osceola?

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This sounds like it will be an easy 300...
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #34 on: February 23, 2010, 10:13:00 PM »
Actually Marty that was 12.75" of blood on my arrow ... I was shooting a 55# bow and some very good looking arrows made by Joe Lorenzen that I also won in the St Judes auction. My broadhead on this shot was a two blade magnus 125 grain for a total arrow weight of around 540. Seemed like enough to me, but I now know THESE HOGS ARE TOUGH.
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #35 on: February 23, 2010, 10:23:00 PM »


Headed back to camp with my head hanging a bit low and thinking ... dang that shot looked good to me.

Every night we had a great camp fire and sat around telling stories of past hunts and the days events.

Marty was our chef and cooked some great meals. Les provided Starbucks French roast coffee for the morning eye opener and a big breakfast followed the morning hunt ... but thats getting ahead of myself.
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #36 on: February 23, 2010, 10:25:00 PM »
It's always better when I stumble upon these threads AFTER the story has been completed... :)
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #37 on: February 23, 2010, 10:26:00 PM »


Jerry Brumm and Biggie
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #38 on: February 23, 2010, 10:30:00 PM »


Les Heilakka enjoying the camp fire
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Re: St Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt - 2010
« Reply #39 on: February 23, 2010, 10:33:00 PM »


Terry Green enjoying a fine cigar and relaxing by the evening fire
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