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How many spots are left? I might try to sneak up there if y'all will have me.
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GK,
We probably have about 12-15 spots left. The down payment is not due until the first week in January, and that is when money talks.
And we'd be glad to have you join us.
Let me know if you need more info. My first post in this thread has a lot of background data.
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Hey I just saw this post...I've hunted at this lodge before and had a great time. I took a black hawaiian ram. One friend took a blackbuck and another took a Dall ram.
It's a family run establishment and the accomodations are pretty good.
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Why don't you join us? We are getting a group discount and are staying there from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday morning.
See the first post of this thread for more info. Four other members of the Fire have hunted hogs their and they expressed their opinion of Wilderness.
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Steve....Mike informed me last night he's some keynote speaker at some event regarding a shooting at a courthouse 100 years ago,or something like that. Mike travels the country speaking on courthouse security and this is one vent he can not reschedule or get out of.
He sends his regrets and his thanks for the inclusion.
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Bob, Tell Mike he'll be missed.
Do you know where the courthouse shooting took place? I may have read about it at the time it happened!
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I may have read about it at the time it happened!
Steve I can believe that! I was probably too young to read at that point myself.
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That would be my guess,as well. Steve,though?....maybe!
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Why don't you join us? We are getting a group discount and are staying there from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday morning.
See the first post of this thread for more info. Four other members of the Fire have hunted hogs their and they expressed their opinion of Wilderness.
Steve Steve, thanks I can't make this trip but maybe next time. Being from Texas, I don't get to excited about hunting hogs, but the great thing about this place is that you can hunt quite a few different species and you can hunt as hard as you want. I was there on a four day hunt in 2008 and shot my ram the first morning. I was sorely tempted to take a fallow or axis deer as well. Allen, the owner, is a good fellow and his wife is a good looking lady and sassy too. One of his brothers conveniently operates a taxidermy business for those that want to get their mounts done local and he does good work. I have a black hawaiian ram he did for me staring at me as I type this. Another brother is a guide and is by far the fastest with a knife that I've seen. I read some of the comments from magnumdood/hunter1960 philosophizing about charging folks to shoot a hog. I'll tell you in most instances, hunters don't even put a dent in the wild hog population so ranchers might as well charge those of us that enjoy the sport of it. At Wilderness Lodge I'm not sure how many of the hogs are even born there on the property and how many are shipped in. The hilltop hunting area is high fenced and is not a huge piece of land...I think I remember 800 acres? Given the number of hunters they host each year, I suspect that some outside replenishment of the hog population is needed. I may be wrong though. But I do know that they import all the sheep/goat species as all the animals were male. If you are only there to shoot one animal, my advice is to be patient. You will see plenty of animals and the 4-day hunt is more than long enough to look over a fair amount of the local wildlife. It's likely that some guys will end up taking more animals than initially planned because of the length of the hunt, and density and variety of animals. So if you are on a budget, be patient. And if you're not on a budget, you can get plenty of trigger time! I look forward to hearing reports back and viewing photos from you all once the hunt is over!
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Steve...As to Mike,it was the March 1912 shootings in the Carroll County Courthouse in Hillsville, Va.
Mike is a fantastic public spaeker and is in high demand for such things. Since he is a national consultant and speaker on courthouse security matters,he was a well sought after person for this keynote speaking engagement.
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300WinMag,
Sorry you can't join us, and thanks for the info re your experience.
Terry and Bob,
It's not very nice to make fun of old people. It hurts my, I mean their, feelers.
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spent a hr and 1/2 this morning crawling through the brush with my 1911 tracking a hog my buddy shot with his 25-06. he said he hit it in the neck, lost the trail (couldn't find anymore blood) after about 75 yds.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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You could ride with me. I plan to drive and anybody between SE Texas and there are welcome to ride.
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George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
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You could ride with me. I plan to drive and anybody between SE Texas and there are welcome to ride. I'll ride with ya if you pick me up
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Is it quicker to go straight there,or around the world?
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Around Cape Horn then over the Donner Pass
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Oops, I haven't been back to this thread in a while. Am I still on the list to go?
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You were not on the latest list, but Pugs will add you to it.
Welcome.
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