Just got the word that the New York boys are off to hunt some pigs next January. Can't wait...what bow do I take,how many arra's,practice, practice practice,study a hogs kill zone. Did I mention that I can't wait!!!!
Good on ya! Ray will treat you right, and introduce you to some pigs and grits.
YEAHHHHHH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait!!! i have NEVER travled over 45 minutes to hunt much less out of New York and NEVER hunted hogs. the dates come right after the crazy season at UPS so it will be a much welcome stress relief!!
Good luck :archer2:
Ronnie Retired,,, you bringing a separate vehicle for all the bows you and Thorny will be lugging down there?
I think I'll bring the one you want to buy Izzy...... :biglaugh:
I've heard good things about Ray Hammond's place. I hope to make it down there myself some day. Good luck to you and your group.
Ken,
You have to promise to kill something though- you'll get so mezmerized by the place you'll be smokin' that pipe and laying around looking at all the beauty and before you know it, nothing gets shot.
We want dead critters going back to NY :bigsmyl:
Guys-
Take it from me; Ray Hammond is one class act to deal with. There was a problem getting my deposit to him, and I bugged him daily about it.
Ray is one patient guy.
Now we just have to get one as big as Izzy's.
Did you say one as big as Izzy????? Ray do they come that big? :laughing:
Izzy's kind of a small guy....I think we have many as big or bigger than Izz Is..
If Ronny sees as many pigs as he sees deer well,,,,, I guess he better stop at the smokehouse on the way home ifn hes planning on bringin some bacon home.We all have an Achiles Heel and I think his is that he just gets sleepy and snoozes away his hunting time under a tree kinda sorta like Rip Van Winkle.Last I saw him he even had a Rip Van Winkle beard starter kit going on. :biglaugh: :laughing:
That's why I'm going to Ray's. If you got a pig down there there must be a million of them.
I got thinking, Those kind'a comments keep come'n Izzy and I won't sell you any more bows. :biglaugh:
Give Ray a slap and a tickle for me... Good luck!
Well Ken , if your going to be there I will have to make sure I am there that hunt. See Ya in January!
Ray,
there is one thing i like more then the mountains, new places, great friends and everything else, that is EATING!!!!!! pig's = bacon, bacon = one happy mountain man, i'll put some wood in the arrow and spill some blood, top priority!!! then i will relax and take it all in.
Good luck, Guys. You are sure to have a great time. For those of you seeing the swamps for the first time, it should be awesome.
Mike,
that would be awesome bro to hunt with you!! really hope you can make it!!!
Ray,
i got a BIG bowie iffin you got a catch dog!!
Your in for an excellent time. Don't forget a camera and therma cell!
If you guys dont get a pig, there's plenty of bull to go around here :laughing:
You guys are killing me.
PS I need to know if a spot opens up! Sounds like one not to miss! Besides I could help with Gas. After a can of beans :rolleyes:
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Good luck to ya', guys. And bring back some bacon!!!
Ken,
I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but that's the ONE thing wild pigs don't have- B A C O N.
but they do have pork chops, hams, shoulders, backstraps, and tenderloins.
And ribs Ray, don't forget dem ribs!
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oh Lawd don't let's forget da ribs.....
good luck fellas
Good luck guys.
Boy I hope those ribs are as good as they look, wow I'm drooling.
You guys are makin me hungry! Lin
Good thing I'm eating right now or I would drive to the finest rib shack in town.
da ribs da ribs da ribs!!!! hows a man supposed to work with thinkin about da ribs all day????
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Boy I hope those ribs are as good as they look, wow I'm drooling.
Ron, they most certainly were....and those came from the last sow I killed at Hog Heaven. There wasn't a bunch of meat on them like a farm hog, but what there was, Miss Kim said they were the best ribs she's ever had. Way too many guys leave the ribs because they don't look like much....don't make that mistake brothers!
ummmmm let me tell ya man i DO NOT leave anything to waste!!! just finshed up a great jar of pickled deer heart from BowSpirits deer last year, tasted great but left ya with dragon breath!!! you should have saw the porcupine he boiled and ate!!!! stunk the house up for a week and oooooohhh brother what a nasty sight!!!
Ken, That deer heart was pretty tasty although I think next time I will try it fried. I need to throw some plastic baggies in my hunting pack for the Liver too.
I dont know how you could watch Bowspirit eat that thing! :jumper:
Charlie,
that porcupine was enogh to drive a vulture off a gut pile but ole Bowspirit slopped it down with a smile on his face and drool on his chin!
Ken,
You are going to have a great time. Ray is a top-notch host, and the countryside down there is beautiful. It is a great place to hunt and relax.
I'll be going back once I save enough nickels and dimes.
Joe
HOLY COW just got the word Cyclic Rivers (Charlie) a good friend of mine is also going to make the trip, that is AWESOME!!! hey Ray ya might have thought ya saw it all but wait till ya get a load of this "hillbilly birgade"!!!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by adkmountainken:
wait till ya get a load of this "hillbilly birgade"!!!!!
Best brigade around. Bring home some of that pork, boys...
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Charlie,
that porcupine was enogh to drive a vulture off a gut pile but ole Bowspirit slopped it down with a smile on his face and drool on his chin!
Lipton's Onion soup mix makes a meal outta anything...
Chris, Ken LOL!
Forget the hogs, I want to catch a snake to show Ron W. :help:
I guess I need to start target practicing.
Somewhere around here I know there's pictures of Chris skinnin' a "porky"..... ;)
QuoteOriginally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
I guess I need to start target practicing.
Hope the pigs down south have a taste for doug fir... :bigsmyl:
I love it ,a guy from Rockwood N.Y. calling me a Hillbilly......that's just priceless!!!!!!
Good Luck Guys!
Sounds like fun!
QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
I love it ,a guy from Rockwood N.Y. calling me a Hillbilly......that's just priceless!!!!!!
Two guys from New York calling ANYONE hillbilly is priceless to me :biglaugh: You guys are going to have real good time. I hope you get covered up with hogs. Take a bunch of pics for us who'll be working, please!
Oh, and the snakes...there usually are plenty. This one just about crawled over Ray's boot on one of our hunts together: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/7-29-06%20Hog%20Hunt/Picture010.jpg)
Ya'll have fun now...ya hear? :D
ARRRRRGGGGHHHHH about the only thing i really do not like in the woods is snakes!!! i'll be lookin for them like a politician looks for a vote!!! BUT ya can eat them too right??????
Heck, a feller that will eat a porcupine would find snake down right heavenly.
Just funning ya about the snakes, you don't really need to "look out for them" just watch where you put your feet...which you'll do anyway stalking.
Another word of advice: SHOOT! Guys that haven't spent much time hunting hogs usually don't let the arrows fly with enough regularity. Put the wood, or the carbon, in the air fellers. Be cautious but aggressive on your stalks. Sitting back and waiting for things to happen with hogs will just leave you with a full quiver...and Hog Heaven ain't the place for that, especially this time of year.
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Originally posted by JC:
QuoteTwo guys from New York calling ANYONE hillbilly is priceless to me :knothead:
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Hunting in the swamp is going to be a real adventure for me. Like stepping back in time,can't wait for the chance to stalk in the palmettos.
Sounds like I'll have the hogs all to myself, while you guys are hunting the snakes.
If I see a snake I'll be jump'n into someones arms right quick. You'll see the fastest old fat a$$ that you ever saw!!!!!
Ron Don't jump in my arms Your likely to be dropped. Remember I shoot little bows, theres no way I could support you. I like you and all but not sure I can carry you.
January is Going to be good.
Thorny, You can bet I'll be hunting hogs with ya!
Guys please dont run out of BS before we get there, although it sounds impossible, I know nothing's impossible. Izzy came home with pork right?
i got more bs then ya can shovel, i'll keep ya entertained bro! if Ron jumps in to my arms i'll promptly drop him sqaure on the snake to save my own ass!!!!
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:clapper:
iffin i can capture one of them slithering serpents....... you got mail Killy!!!!!!!!
Ken if you catch one of those things it may end up at the foot of Ron's Bunk. :goldtooth:
You guys have a good hunt , can't wait to see some pics and hear the tales . This should be good for the heart and soul . Best of luck . Drew
Seeing snakes is just part of being in the woods guys
january the snakes are in full hibernation mode however and you'll have to go to a zoo to see a snake then
I wonder how many hundred snakes I walked over without seeing them. In three trips during the hotter months, I only saw one black snake, and none of the venomous guys. Guess I was too focused on the piggies.
And that snake Joe has in his picture was so little you'd have to get two that size to make a hatband out of :bigsmyl: :goldtooth: :biglaugh:
You never saw the size of my hat........ :notworthy:
yeah Ron wears a metal garbage can for a helmet! used tin snips to put eye holes in it and glued a cake sheet on top for a visor. gonna need a python for a hat band!
Snakes Hibernate that far south :rolleyes:
Here I thought it was sunshine 24-7 beaches and flip flops :banghead:
I guess I'll bring the long johns and cold weather gear for sittin in stand in sub zero weather from sun up to sun down.
I have been thinking about how to make a moving pig Target. What do you say guys.
Python Ken? Try an Anaconda!!! :laughing:
Hey guys-
The hunt isn't until January, and this is only May. Slow down a little, or you will be all worn out by the time you get there.
Oh yeah, forgot to tell you guys about the hibernation thing.
Shoot...S;uthin snakes only hybernate with one eye shut...don't get that cold...and warm spells get them stretchin and yawning and makes em cranky...
How's that fer Yankee humor!? :saywhat:
That's right Doc...Ray is just tryin to ease you guys' minds. January snakes are pissed off...they don't like the chill in the air and strike at everything that gets close.
They don't all blend in like JC's copperheaded babysnke either......most bledn in even BETTER!
I just don't worry about snakes that much- its the spotted mountain gorillas that keep me up at night- that and the gators hiding in six inches of water!
Man Ray, you didnt tell me you had spotted mountain gorillas in your little glade.Ive been wanting to bag one for years.For a second I thought I saw one but it was just Cousin Ray running and screaming through the palmettos after he got lost, uhhhh I mean turned around.
Izzy, I don't think there has ever been one taken with a traditional bow and arrow. They are extremely quick. So quick in fact, that originally they were called Striped Mountain Gorillas. Then someone saw one standing still.
i ain't scared of much, what do ya think all them critters will think when they see me?????
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(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/2crazyboys_photos/dscn1249-1.jpg)Biggie, this here critter on the left of the pic is one of them gorillas you speak of.He thought he had the drop on me when he snuck up from behind but as you can see I had him in a Mr.Miagi hand grip and subsequently tossed him into the ditch out front.I could have easily arrowed him and beat Fred Eichler and Nate Anderson to the coveted 1st trad spotted gorilla but I let him go with only a bruised ego.
He would of got ya if he wasn't blinded by the wax job on your noggin.....
I thought them gorillas were from the Bronx.
WOW and i thought ya were all kidding about spotted mountain gorrilas running wild, my mother was accounted for as i saw her this weekend, didn't think there could be ANOTHER one! yup, going to be wearing the big bowie for sure!
QuoteOriginally posted by adkmountainken:
i ain't scared of much, what do ya think all them critters will think when they see me?????
LUNCH!
Biggie, i'm to dam UGLY fer dem criitters to want to eat, iffin they try i'll make make a really scary face like i ate a brick of cheese and i'm constapated!! a face like that could scare a tick of a hawg!! might even make YOU drop a doughnut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RAY HAMMOND...see what you done gone and started! :scared: :eek: :rolleyes: :banghead:
Well put Ken, I would have said it otherwise :laughing:
As far as snakes go, you're talking to the guy who as a child would hide them in my pants to bring home as pets. My mom didn't allow them in the car.
She used to get away with giving me size restrictions. They kept getting larger every time I would bring out a snake that would exceed her limit. She stopped giving me size restrictions around 8 feet. I ain't afraid of no snake.
Spotted Mountain Gorilla's? I eat them for breakfast.
Izzy, didn't know you had spotted gorilla in your blood! maybe that's where you get that grip. :laughing:
I've seena few grown men cry crocodile tears after an encounter with a SMG. Men who have faced enemies on foriegn soils. Men who have eaten the 64 oz sirloin steak at Tbones in Augusta. Men who don't use straws in their drinks.
Don't underestimate the fierceness of the SMG. Have you ever watched the Schwartzenegger movie Predator? No match for the South Carolina SMG
I hear the South Carolina DNR transplanted them there to get rid of the armadillos knowing how much they delight in eating them.The plan failed though.Seems the SMGs sometimes hunt with Black Widows and tend to miss more than not. :rolleyes:
Biggie,
Nothing more pathetic than a NY yankee- type trying to speak "southern" is there??
Kin you skweeel like a pig, boy????
Ray, how many times have we had the big talkers come down and cower back home after a few days in the swamp?
Odd how many of them are back at camp before dark on the 2nd day isn't it.
QuoteOriginally posted by Biggie Hoffman:
Ray, how many times have we had the big talkers come down and cower back home after a few days in the swamp?
Odd how many of them are back at camp before dark on the 2nd day isn't it.
That just ain't FUNNY! :scared: Buddy took me merely to Blackwater Swamp Refuge on E. Shore of MD to hunt sika...and I tell you, sitting in a treestand as the sun set...I kept watchin the glare offa all that water tween tree hummocks and if'n I saw a snake, that was it...I was LEAVIN!
In the end, I waited till full dark. It was LESS scary going out in the dark stumblin over roots in water hidden holes than worrying about SEEIN snakes!
I hate moccasins!
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Yankees already know how to deal with SMG's. You just leave the donuts out around camp and they never make it to the swamp.
kat, that doesn't work down here....can't imagine why though.
Oh ,I think we know why!!!!!!!!!
mmmm doughnuts. No Hunt! Doughnuts mmmmm, Hunt, Doughnuts oh so sweet :help:
I'll take my chances with the SMG Ken, dont leave doughnuts around camp I might be fighting the SMG at camp for them. Especially if there's coffe involved.
Is the spotted mountain gorillas anything like the skunk apes down in Florida? :confused: :bigsmyl:
no...ten times worse than a Yeti, Icandraw.
They hide in hollow trees during the day and wait for unsuspectin' New Yorkers to come diddy-boppin' by, lookin' for pigs and swine and sech- and pounce on em.
I used to collect the balances everyone owed on Sunday before they left- but I had two guys go out on a Friday afternoon - I drove them down to the swamp and they never came back out. Now its the first thing I do after sayin' "can you squeal like a pig " to everyone!
Spent all weekend lookin' for em, but all I found was a busted osage selfbow that looked like it'd been used for a toothpick- a little blood, a little camo right on the pointy tip of the break...their old green pickup is still sittin' at the camp, waiting on them if they ever show up.
Ohhhhhhh,now you got Yankee ghosts too hey Ray???By the way you sure dont sound so Souther in person, Ill bet you grew up in the Hamptons. :p
he he....that's what I have Mike for, Izzy!! The southern flava flave, baby!!!!
SMG's eat skunk apes.......
right on, Big.
:scared: :help: :laughing:
Only one thing meaner than an SMG.
A woman in her fifties. :readit:
Killdeer
as i stated before i aint smart nuff to be scared of anything. i get a little nervous when theres 2 beers left in the fridge amd bout once a month da wife makes me nervous for a few days and i go slink in the man cave till the color gets back in her face! when it time to HUNT its time to HUNT and i will get done to it!!! wheni i ain't huntin i like to have a good time with friends and that means alot of b.s.'ing!! yeah man i'm a Yank through and through!!!
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Ken, Good looking Birth mark on your leg.
That is your leg Right?
You need to start being scared if you show off that tat much down here in Braves Country.
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"Nothing more pathetic than a NY yankee- type trying to speak "southern" is there??
Kin you skweeel like a pig, boy????"
Ain't chew close to the Savannah river thar? Yall know them boyz upstream plays tha banjo don't cha. Better run ifn ya hears that... they mighta warshed down stream! Ifn ya kin skeeel like a pig an got gota purdy mouf ya might git asted fer a date!
Biggie- That one I'll buy.
gonna be a hoot!! iffin ya kin make me squeeeeeeal like a pig yer a good man cause i ain't no ordinary huckleberry!
Iffn Ken squeels like a pig and looks like a pig, he better stay in the cabin or he better learn to catch some woodies.
Ok Ken just stay outta da bushes.
I don't think none of you guys are wrapped too tight.
If the wrapper's still on should be good to go :rolleyes:
i like country can't stand wrap!!!!
Kenny...C'mon! That's spelled RAP, which is warped, not wraped
Tomataaaato Tomahhhto, Potaaaato, Potahhhto. All goes good with pork, so I assume!
ohhhhh sorry Doc my bad!!! wait till ya hear me and Ron play the spoons and wash board, now thats music!!!! maybe ole Charlie can bust out the kazoo!
i bet it comes as a shock to most people that i don't wander down off the mountain much ehh???
I'll play the kazoozie. Can bring oput the harp too.
I'd been hearing reports of big Foot sightings in the ADK's. I tell the people "oh you saw my friend Ken?" "How's he doing?" :laughing:
Ken Bring your GPS and extra batteries! :goldtooth:
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tired of circle hunting??????
Not completely, Since we are circle hunting we will always find our way back so no worries there. :rolleyes:
I would just hate to do long line, Zig zag, half circle and over the mountains to Canada hunting that would be bad :help:
Well boys, just sent Ray a message and it's official...looks like I'll be heading down South with you guys...
:archer: :jumper:
Oh no......I know Chris is going to add Armadillo to his not so grand slam of barnyard critters, I can see it come'n.I can see dillo's, coons, possums, snakes and who knows what :thumbsup:
I'd like to think that last years deer proved I have some restraint when it comes to chasing small game...
...but, yeah, the dillas have me kinda psyched...
:bigsmyl:
Headed down to Ray's in April. I can hardly wait!
I hope Ray has a good BBQ Dillo recipe because Chris will be bringing a dozen arrows just for them and there's no doubt he'll be bringing the shelly little critters back to camp.
Chris, I'm glad your coming. We will have a great group.
I don't allow those nasty things in camp, Cyclic.
You're going to have to set up a holding area if you want to keep them for some reason....they're NOT coming back to camp or going in my cooler.
N O W A Y.
Good ,then all can concentrate on PORK!! :goldtooth:
Good thing Dillas dont live in trees or youd run the risk of an arrow shower. :scared:
as somebody who lives close to Estil, one piece of advice dont forget your therma cell!!!
This will be a January hunt. Will we still need therma cell?
Good thing Ray, I really didn't want to try eating them therefore they will be getting a pass from me.
I was wondering the same thing as Ken. How are the Bugs in January?
You know you have pigs on the brain when...
Today at work in the Cafeteria I see a sign near the soup that read "Wild Pork"! :saywhat:
After a double take I see it really read "With Pork" :knothead:
Yep, I did the same thing at work today. I saw a flyer advertising a motorcycle "Poker Run".
I did a double take and was sure I read "Pork Run".
LOL
QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
I love it ,a guy from Rockwood N.Y. calling me a Hillbilly......that's just priceless!!!!!!
Ron Not to be out of line here but If I remember correctly you have a place in Rockwood too. :confused: ;)
see takes one to know one!!!!!! :readit:
I wasn't raised there,and the place I have I share with the same hillbilly......... :campfire: :clapper:
You're excused. Aren't you in GA Yet :smileystooges: ?
Van is all set for our Trip! I confirmed it with the rental source today. Todd was real helpful.
Did RC post the recipe to those ribs yet? I went and made myself hungry all over again by looking at the pics on page 2 or 3.
Did you hear ray's place got busted by the D.E.A.?
Apparently hunting hogs there is more addictive than crack cocaine... :D
It's only been 10 days, 8 hours and 19 minutes since I left there and I'm in withdrawl!
Careful with what you say Chop. I work for a Drug and alcohol Rehab. ;) I dont want anyone getting the wrong idea about me and addictions. The bow shooting is bad enough. :knothead:
Alright Chop you spilled beans. It's story time! :campfire:
All my stories end the same way...with a miss :banghead:
What's important chopx2, did you have fun and did you see game? I'm thinking yes if you had a miss.
That ain't nuttin Ron, I see game ebvery night in my sleep.
I'm going to see someone slip and fall into some muddy Bayou running from a SMG. You'll see a camera come out then.
I found a SMG sleeping against a tree last week while checking trail cameras...
He was so ugly I kind of threw up just a little in the back of my throat.
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There's no way that SMG is comfortable. It is probably using the fake sleeping technique to draw game in close!
Good thing you didn't eat anything Ray I'd ate to see you lose your entire gourmet dinner :(
That picture caused a little reflux action in my throat too. :eek:
Trips comin fast. This is gonna be great!
Was out shooting today ,getting ready........