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The Jeep, no question. 4 door right?
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No rain, no mud, no snakes, no chiggers, no scorpions, no one falls into a fire, but plenty of hogs, good food, and good friends.
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The Jeep, no question. 4 door right?
yep 
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Don't forget, Spring time is around the corner. Mama rattlers will be emerging with newly hatched young. They seek warm sunshine to lay in and nurse their young. They become aggressive and will chase you. ![[Linked Image]](http://i66.tinypic.com/28cg0f8.jpg)
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
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looking forward to it, and frankly especially Weds. when we have no hunting and can just get re-acquainted. ... and let, "Ol' Iron Shoulder" Carl do all of our sighting-in.  FC
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No rain, no mud, no snakes, no chiggers, no scorpions, no one falls into a fire, but plenty of hogs, good food, and good friends. Let's hope
I've always been different with one foot over the line.....
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"...nurse their young..."  well no. But sometimes they will get jungle fever and try to breed with indigos... oh and, small spotted cats with short tails are fine to harvest. Long tailed small and large spotted cats are no bueno to harvest, unless they're biting you  and long ring tailed cats make fine pets and will quietly ride with you on the plane trip back
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Tom...based upon your experience at the ranch, would you say that this is the type of hunt where regardless of whether you're hunting the first night and a decent pig came in after 15 minutes, you take it rather than waiting to size up another bunch?
Assuming it was a 1 pig hunt, that is.
Many times, they'll say you can shoot 3 but you don't see but a couple doing your hunt.
Just curious in regards the quantity question, I guess.
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Just shoot all you see you get 3 and it's $100 for ea. additional one make it rain hog! Porkagedon!!!
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Artillery ready and now cased. Small bore to large bore bottom to top, .323, .358, .375. No stunting here. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa437/boxhead61/IMG_1254_zps3p8fbxfs.jpg) Even sluggo, who was born for hogs, is good to go and cased. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa437/boxhead61/IMG_1250_zpsmuaf9hfl.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa437/boxhead61/IMG_1252_zpsszwdflis.jpg) Just looking at the forecast (Weather Channel) and it does not look great. We shall see... Tues 10% chance of rain . Weds 70% PM Thurs 40% AM Fri 30% AM Sat Dry
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I think you got the bases covered there Ed
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... he and I will man the smoker for brisket one of the nights. You guys make the best brisket.
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Thanks for the details. Do we just open the gate and drive in?
I will park my family in Carrizo Springs and grab a couple of chairs from the local Wally world. I may be going back and forth just to make sure my five year old hasn't burned the city down so I will be able to get some more. Class VI run!
Tracy (Ranger) Green
And gee whiz Ed! I thought my 300 Win Mag was going large.
The rain will bring the temps down to the 70s, which is ten to fifteen degrees warmer than it is right now for me. It just may be the coolest thing to get a pig in a thunderstorm. I will call it "Thor" when I am eating it for breakfast. It will be back in the 90s on Saturday.
Me solum relinquatis
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LOL it's 23 degrees here and snow today
Tom what was the deal at the gate just open it and drive in?
Tracy you don't need to buy chairs there will be enough between whats at the ranch and what others bring
Ed fine shoot'in irons my friend!
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We were 86 today and now sitting at 78. Just poured a martini and sitting out back with my wife. Have the Yosemite's ready to scope the axis and whitetail that will mosey by. Burgers on the Weber later.
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Thanks bud. Now that I am home and have time I am dragging chit out of the wood pile that I have not shot for a bit or ever in some cases.
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Tom...based upon your experience at the ranch, would you say that this is the type of hunt where regardless of whether you're hunting the first night and a decent pig came in after 15 minutes, you take it rather than waiting to size up another bunch?
Assuming it was a 1 pig hunt, that is.
Many times, they'll say you can shoot 3 but you don't see but a couple doing your hunt.
Just curious in regards the quantity question, I guess.
Bob I would not hesitate to shoot the first, or one out of the first group you see. These pigs are spooky as hell, and you may only see one group in a given evening. However....my first night on stand two big ones came in, I lit them up too early and spooked them. Ten minutes later a sounder came in, I had them lit up and dead to rights, but invented another way to spook them with noise....ten minutes after that a lone boar came in.....by then I'd used up all my bad luck, and he got the 223ai express The following morning a sounder came in just at shooting light....all about the same size so I picked one out that didn't have others standing behind it, and shot it. Pig #1 was 125, pig # 2 was 85 Second evening on stand a tired ass looking three legged pig came in at last light and I let him slide. A sounder came in shortly after, and again I lit them up too early! Once they come in, let them eat for about 5+ minutes! Soooooo, I don't know if that helps or not, you can be as selective, or not, as you choose... As for driving through the gate, its a locked up deal and the reason he wants us there at 2:00 is so he can let us in and doesn't have to keep running back and forth to get us. He wont have guides or help till the next day so try to be on time and make it easy for him
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Artillery ready and now cased. Small bore to large bore bottom to top, .323, .358, .375. No stunting here. No worries Ed...I got the stunt shooting covered..... 
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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