Met up with member today....and also whacked a groundhog!!!

[davet]

This morning I met up with another member.....that being Turkey Killer. He and I have been PM-ing about the fact that he likes to groundhog hunt, but he doesn't have a place to do so. Well, we don't really live all that far apart, so we met this morning in the New Alexandria area and I took him to a farm where the hog's like to pro-creat, and the farmer doesn't have enough hog hunters. So...as they say....a match made in heaven. Well, TK is one nice guy and I was very glad to have met him. I did a quick introduction with him to the farmer, who was as busy as a one-armed paper hanger, so I then showed TK where I hunted from. TK did not have the time to hunt today but said he would be back. I'm certain the farmer will be happy to have less hogs. I did stick around and managed to whack one fat hog.

I know there are more there....as I went there on Tuesday just to make sure the farmer was still Ok with hog hunters. I didn't want to drag TK out only to find out that the farmer had, for some reason changed his mind about hunters. The farmer was happy to see me...and while I was there (Tuesday) I whacked one.

But today, when I "lined up" on this 200 yard shot and squeezed the trigger, I swore I heard the "thump" of the bullet hit the 'Hog. But my 6.5 Swead rocks me back a bit so I can't see the hit thru the 25X power scope. So, I'm scanning for "dead 'hog", a tail wag of death, or something to see the kill. Nothing. Darn!!  So, now I have to take the cart off the truck (well....it's not all that bad.....sometimes I sneak up on munching hogs and the 22-LR Ruger single-six is a very handy weapon.....with a shoot-from-the-vehicle permit of course!!)  This time the Ruger did not need cleaned. But I went to where I shot and at first I saw no dead hog. But....upon further scrutiny I discovered:

Fresh 'hog blood


And.....to confirm a kill....a fresh piece of 'hog "innerds"

[bawanajim]

I wacked one of the little bean eaters last night too!

[davet]

Man.....did those fly's come 'n land on "what was left" fast!!! Like flies on sh......, well...you know. smileys-whistling-823718

[Dutch]

That's a dead hog.

Also, nice of you to connect with TK!

Dave, yer a class act, all the way...... well.... MOST of the way!

[turkeykiller]

I will also say Dave is a class act. For sure I was a little nervous about meetin a stanger, but it was a pleasurable experience. We met the farmer and Dave gave me a little tour. We talked about our guns and huntin, and reloading. I would like to shout out a big THANK YOU to Dave.

[Deleted]

I met dutch already and all I can say is it was one of the worst experiences in my life! Talk about coo coo!!! fighting0092


rofl

[davet]

Jul 22, 2015 18:19:18 GMT -5 stroupy said:

I met dutch already and all I can say is it was one of the worst experiences in my life! Talk about coo coo!!! fighting0092


rofl

You should'a told your doctor's. That could be the very reason why your appendix is giving your spleen a run for it's money around your pancreas and why your colon is doing it's best to gas it's way further from your liver.

.....just sayin............ smileys-whistling-823718

[Dutch]

Couple of ya's are going back on "The List."

[davet]

It's Ok Dutch. Gal already told "the Strupster" and I that we were on her "list" and we already know that a woman's "list" is far more valuable than any man's list will ever be. Ask me how I know this.....go ahead....ask......WAIT...don't ask right now...my wife is in the room..... smileys-whistling-823718

BTW....I re-read this post and flat out forgot to say "your welcome" to TK!! He gave me a big thanks, and that deserves a your welcome. But I don't think I did anything big. I just connected a 'hog hunter with a fellow that want's the 'hog's taken off his farm. Now...that's a "win-win" situation right there. TK is a very nice fellow and I'm glad I made his acquaintance. I don't know if he and I will hook up for hog hunting in the future or not, but if we do, I know we should kill a few hogs, and tell lots of stories!!!!

[fleroo]

Did he look like the Turkey Killer in his avatar ? I once met up with a board member from another site for a gun sale. He looked like Grizzly Adams on a winter hunt in his avatar. I met him in mid-summer, and he looked like Liberace. It was shocking, but I didn't have the heart to tell him I was expecting some mountain man, and ended up with Liberace. rofl

Editing for clarity... I actually/literally didn't "end up" with Liberace... or any reasonable facsimile thereof for that matter.

[bawanajim]

I'm recognized where ever I go. Its humbling.