Ok here is my review of our group hunt from 3/23-3/25. First off this was my first time going to a day lease, so i cannot say it was better than this or that. the hunters Bigmatt, Twizid +wife, Chootem, Apullin17, BowtechLefty, Art745 and a guy from austin now known as Creepy Dude...1100 acres.
We roll into the place around noon on friday passing a sign that says "Bubba Land". Get to the lodge and unpack. The lodge is great with sleeping quarters upstairs and 2 bathrooms, 4 showers.
Friday evening we wonder into Hog heaven a 85 acre pasture for hogs. Set up in popblind by a corn tube with a hoglight. Chootem needs a 4WD i was gonna go push. I have about 6 turkeys coming in around 6:30. Then around 7:15 a large sized Axis doe comes in walks around the feeder area for about a minute plenty of shot dang if i had only paid for an Axis hunt could have had her at 25-30yds. Next we meet up for a spot and stalk and take a walk down the main road in hog heaven...who's scared of the dark??? WE cant ever catch up with the hogs, so we call it a night. Go back and have some steak for dinner.
Couple of us get a wild hair and decide to go back and try an ambush style night hunt. WE can hear the dang hogs muching on the corn right around the bend, Chootem gets up comes to full draw, i stand up "snap" broken twig and the hogs scatter..... This happens i dont know about 3-4times... that night game is hard man.....call it quits about 1:30am. That is a heck of rush when your waiting then all of sudden you hear a big snort come from behind you. I;m pretty sure Chootem wet himself....
Saturday i dont go on a morning hunt. Twizid goes for a walk and jumps a small pack of coyotes. One makes a fatal flaw of looking back and then gets a heavy dose of Rageitis.. We decide what the plans are going to be for the evening hunt....that takes all of about 5hours....lol We eat some lunch/dinner
Bigmatt cooking.... Finally i set out to a lone tripod about 2 miles away from anyone else.....up on a small mesa...
Dang i got the best spot it has a tree branch for everything.......So i'm here sitting 10' up in this tripod and i can hear the animals moving. When i spot a Axis buck about 35-40 yds. He seems young eating some bluebonnets. He stays for about 20mins. http://s904.photobucket.com/albums/a...ent=Video9.mp4 So i'm text and surfing the green, when out of the corner of my eye i spot movement in the brush about 50 yards out....Dang looks like rams.....so i text Chootem and tell him i found his rams. No sooner then i send i realize that isnt a ram its a spotted pig FND's favorite...i think. Crap calm down lets see if she comes in....heart thumping...yep coming into the hand corn and Pig out i threw out. Is she 25-30 yrds...now i realize why people have rangefinders ....get some quick video on a Flip vid. Calm the nerves if i miss everyone is gonna ride me like a cheap bike.... 20yd pin or 30yd pin? Gap shot, if i miss FND gonna be mad already made fun of me for taking pictures of the bluebonnets....She never turns completely broadside, so i opt for a neck/back shoulder shot...Come to full draw get dialed in....slowly everything is calm not a thought in the world. Then gently squeeze the trigger, the nockturnal fires up like a rocket engine. It travels quick like a comet flying across the night sky leaving a red streak.......Thwack!!! right in the neck ahhh thats gotta hurt. One big squeal and a few kicks and thats it.....does take a single step..
Great i'm miles away from everyone and i have to load her alone. Up on the Polaris....and away i go...
Chootem and myself...
One thing i learned about skinning a hog was dont touch the hernia if it pops out right by your buddies face and think you can push it back in.....sorry about that Chootem....your a** face now......
All in all it was a great time. Very Green. I think i put in about 16 hours of actual hunting time....I listened to what Mr. Todd said and took his advice and in the end it paid off......there is more to the story but thats it for right now....Had a blast and will go back soon!!!!!!
We roll into the place around noon on friday passing a sign that says "Bubba Land". Get to the lodge and unpack. The lodge is great with sleeping quarters upstairs and 2 bathrooms, 4 showers.
Friday evening we wonder into Hog heaven a 85 acre pasture for hogs. Set up in popblind by a corn tube with a hoglight. Chootem needs a 4WD i was gonna go push. I have about 6 turkeys coming in around 6:30. Then around 7:15 a large sized Axis doe comes in walks around the feeder area for about a minute plenty of shot dang if i had only paid for an Axis hunt could have had her at 25-30yds. Next we meet up for a spot and stalk and take a walk down the main road in hog heaven...who's scared of the dark??? WE cant ever catch up with the hogs, so we call it a night. Go back and have some steak for dinner.
Couple of us get a wild hair and decide to go back and try an ambush style night hunt. WE can hear the dang hogs muching on the corn right around the bend, Chootem gets up comes to full draw, i stand up "snap" broken twig and the hogs scatter..... This happens i dont know about 3-4times... that night game is hard man.....call it quits about 1:30am. That is a heck of rush when your waiting then all of sudden you hear a big snort come from behind you. I;m pretty sure Chootem wet himself....
Saturday i dont go on a morning hunt. Twizid goes for a walk and jumps a small pack of coyotes. One makes a fatal flaw of looking back and then gets a heavy dose of Rageitis.. We decide what the plans are going to be for the evening hunt....that takes all of about 5hours....lol We eat some lunch/dinner
Bigmatt cooking.... Finally i set out to a lone tripod about 2 miles away from anyone else.....up on a small mesa...
Dang i got the best spot it has a tree branch for everything.......So i'm here sitting 10' up in this tripod and i can hear the animals moving. When i spot a Axis buck about 35-40 yds. He seems young eating some bluebonnets. He stays for about 20mins. http://s904.photobucket.com/albums/a...ent=Video9.mp4 So i'm text and surfing the green, when out of the corner of my eye i spot movement in the brush about 50 yards out....Dang looks like rams.....so i text Chootem and tell him i found his rams. No sooner then i send i realize that isnt a ram its a spotted pig FND's favorite...i think. Crap calm down lets see if she comes in....heart thumping...yep coming into the hand corn and Pig out i threw out. Is she 25-30 yrds...now i realize why people have rangefinders ....get some quick video on a Flip vid. Calm the nerves if i miss everyone is gonna ride me like a cheap bike.... 20yd pin or 30yd pin? Gap shot, if i miss FND gonna be mad already made fun of me for taking pictures of the bluebonnets....She never turns completely broadside, so i opt for a neck/back shoulder shot...Come to full draw get dialed in....slowly everything is calm not a thought in the world. Then gently squeeze the trigger, the nockturnal fires up like a rocket engine. It travels quick like a comet flying across the night sky leaving a red streak.......Thwack!!! right in the neck ahhh thats gotta hurt. One big squeal and a few kicks and thats it.....does take a single step..
Great i'm miles away from everyone and i have to load her alone. Up on the Polaris....and away i go...
Chootem and myself...
One thing i learned about skinning a hog was dont touch the hernia if it pops out right by your buddies face and think you can push it back in.....sorry about that Chootem....your a** face now......
All in all it was a great time. Very Green. I think i put in about 16 hours of actual hunting time....I listened to what Mr. Todd said and took his advice and in the end it paid off......there is more to the story but thats it for right now....Had a blast and will go back soon!!!!!!
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