O/T Having a Ball!!

vixenmaster · Post by **vixenmaster** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:49 am

Weren't nary a hog sighted. They found plenty of turkey sign. I will tell y'all about awshucks Bow shooting prowess! He did fine with the compound shot, but never let him around a recurve as he isn't none to good with them at all. He also took second in the 3-D shoot, the guests just bowed their heads and openly weeped as they were soundly defeated! They are a great folks good company. We had a great time, would have liked them to have stayed fer awhile longer. I really like folks that i can outshoot from Canada. I also received several nice gifts that was a surprise, from Boo. I won't say by how much i barely was able to win the great American 3-D shoot. They made me shoot abit too stay up on the score. I am sure our guests will post on this when they get a chance. Their story maybe abit different than ours. Hey we got the first hit in here so thats life!

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:47 pm

sumner4991 wrote:That's the most sugar I've ever seen.

Did you got any hogs?

No, I could not book a hunt on the short notice I had time wise. To say I tried would be the understatement of the decade. I did get Tom and Dave out Friday afternoon on public property w/ a very very slight chance of stalk/spot one. Our deer season expired that day, as did hog hunting on public property. In Ar you can hunt them as long as something else is in season w/ whatever weapon is legal for that season. On WMA's you can only use shotgun or rimfires, along w/ any archery tackle for safety reasons. as hard as this may be to believe there are virtually no hog outfitters in Ar, the "Razorback" state! I found one, $750 per day per hunter, bargain of $1300 for two days, lol. Maybe he has "Porky Pig" for a trophy hog, lol.

Around here it seems the farther south you go into Tx the cheaper the hunts are, but you pay more in gas and in some case lodging. The more Northern stuff in Tx and Ok books up faster due to shorter driving times and gas expenses.

I have advertised looking for leases or private property [year round legal] for hogs and have actually gotten phone calls from irrate locals as they want to trap, transport to pens, feed out, sell the hogs as meat butcherers.

This saga is NOT over, trust me, lol. I'll have a place lined up next time.

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:30 pm

Dan, I cannot begin to thank you and Mike for your hospitality and most of all your friendship extended in the last few days. Mike and Dan, the very best gift that I received in the last few days were hugs!
Guys, the knife is a custom knife made by Jamie McGowan, yes a one of a kind.
I thought I should include a "typical" score on a target. The hot pink and white is Dan's, the all blaze orange is Mikes, the feathers is Tom's(he used to be an active member on this forum) and the black, green and blue is mine! Hehehehehehehe!
I wish I could post more but I just finished a 24 hours of driving without a rest so there will be more!!!! LOL!
Thanks Dan and Mike. You guys are great friends!
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Normous · Post by **Normous** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:34 pm

What ever happened to Tom. I miss his insight, advice and posts.
Hope he comes back again.

Normous · Post by **Normous** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:36 pm

Glad you made it back OK. Sound like great fun was had by all.

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:58 pm

enormous wrote:What ever happened to Tom. I miss his insight, advice and posts.
Hope he comes back again.

He checked out of his own accord a long time ago. I urged him in a PM to hang in there and keep participating, but he didn't want to.

Free country, though!

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:03 pm

Nice shooting guys! Now, that phantom arrow, the one with 2" Realtree hardwoods vanes.. I must know where they came from, I have them in 4" for my turkey set-up and would love to find the 2".

Boo wrote:Dan, I cannot begin to thank you and Mike for your hospitality and most of all your friendship extended in the last few days. Mike and Dan, the very best gift that I received in the last few days were hugs!
Guys, the knife is a custom knife made by Jamie McGowan, yes a one of a kind.
I thought I should include a "typical" score on a target. The hot pink and white is Dan's, the all blaze orange is Mikes, the feathers is Tom's(he used to be an active member on this forum) and the black, green and blue is mine! Hehehehehehehe!
I wish I could post more but I just finished a 24 hours of driving without a rest so there will be more!!!! LOL!
Thanks Dan and Mike. You guys are great friends!
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awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:16 pm

enormous wrote:Glad you made it back OK. Sound like great fun was had by all.

lol, just had to add their trip back home would have been REAL interesting had I served our local delicacy of pinto beans w/ mesquite smoked pork steak pieces and corn bread the night before they left. My 24'x24' garage/shop was our hang out, w/ all the guns and bows being tweaked, fondled, admired, shot, it looked like Custers Last Stand in there, and smelled about the same, lol. How do you guys up north live w/o Rotel diced tomatoes w/ green chiles, Try-Me Tiger sauce and pepper bacon? lol. The bean residue was easier to put up w/ than the ketchup on sunny side up and over easy eggs, lol.

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:23 pm

awshucks wrote:
enormous wrote:Glad you made it back OK. Sound like great fun was had by all.
lol, just had to add their trip back home would have been REAL interesting had I served our local delicacy of pinto beans w/ mesquite smoked pork steak pieces and corn bread the night before they left. My 24'x24' garage/shop was our hang out, w/ all the guns and bows being tweaked, fondled, admired, shot, it looked like Custers Last Stand in there, and smelled about the same, lol. How do you guys up north live w/o Rotel diced tomatoes w/ green chiles, Try-Me Tiger sauce and pepper bacon? lol. The bean residue was easier to put up w/ than the ketchup on sunny side up and over easy eggs, lol.

Too funny Dan, you should have seen your face when we were putting the red crap on the eggs! LOL!
Yes, my mistake David, the camo was a Bohning sponsored shooter, Xbowking!
Funny how the best pic taken was the only one taken! LOL! Life is GOOD!

Normous · Post by **Normous** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:25 pm

LOL,
Just a regular bunch of smelly hunters

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:20 pm

Maybe that was what kept me awake the whole time!

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:34 pm

Another "must see" in Arkansas. Burl's Country Smoke house! Corn squeezins! LOL!
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xbowking · Post by **xbowking** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:37 pm

Hi guys , i will be posting some good pics later tonight or tomorrow , but i can say one thing i had very very awsome time in Arkansas with all the credit going to BOO (Don) for taking me & Tom on the trip with him to meet some really great friends, Smokepole (Mike) & Awshucks(Dan) we really did have a blast , and yes those Arkansas boys can really shoot ..... sorta HEHEHE . we may not of shot an animal , but we hunted in the Ozarks with our crossbows ,& met some realy cool guys and that is better than any kill i have ever made in my life yet , thanks so very much Don (Boo) you are one hell of an awsome guy. More to follow soon, Dave.

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:52 pm

Dave, I hope you got a new valve, sure was broken in Arkansas! LOL!

Big John · Post by **Big John** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:05 pm

Man do I wish I could've went.

To short of notice. I would like to have a go at some southern hogs one day. Maybe next time.

Glad you guy's had fun!!