I can't speak for Curtiss but there's no way I'd put my reputation on the line with those things. Out here there all over if your after whitetail, or javelina or even jackrabbits. I tell you those things know to the minute when mule deer season opens.

Congratulations to all the successful hunters!  It was nice to meet you all although briefly.  Curtis, helping you recover your first hog after your accident was a special moment for Reed and me.  That is a milestone right there!  Congratulations again!

You guys that are hunting this property are in for a treat.  We saw some giant beasts on our trip.  Good luck!

12 days and a wake up!!! This is killin me, I gotta find a way to get the clock to move faster.

Congrats CK on Porkie.

Jim, don't lose focus my brother, Javvies and Piggies, leave the "Elk" until another time! Or was that a Mulie? Was big enough for an Elk. Or maybe a moose, you know a moose with thin antlers! My sister was bitten by a moose once, nasty biters them moose........... Any Monty Python fans out there?

Yep every moose I've seen in Texas was a biting thin antlered bugger.

Always watch your back!!

Mike

Gonna have to get some Moose repellent!

Good pictures and some good stories. I can't wait to get down there.  

Curtis, will you be sending directions by PM?

Phil

Is there a need for a gambrel in camp?

From the pics I think CK has several on the meat pole, but ya never know.

Got it covered! We have three gambrels. You just need to put something on it. I'll take the pics.      

ROFL!!!!

I'm getting thinsg ready to go and there are a couple of things I forgot to ask Curtis
1. Will corn be available for purchase at the ranch?

2. I have a couple of pop-up blinds, would it be worthwhile to bring them?
Phil

Finally getting a chance to post a few pictures from our 1-5 January hunt with Curtis.  

Craig and I switched to hunting javelina the last afternoon of our hunt and as I said before we both got into them and both had shots.  Mine was a clean miss when the javie made my move to draw on him and bolted as I shot.  Craig made a hit but thought the shot might have been a bit back so he marked the start of the blood trail, backed out and decided to let him lay overnight.

Curtis said that was a good decision as coyotes don't normally eat dead or wounded javies.

The next morning Craig and I followed a fairly sparse blood trail for about 100yds and found this spot where he laid down and appeared to lose a lot more blood.



From there the blood trail was a lot heavier and it appeared that the javie was running again?  We then found hair and what later turned out to be part of the stomach contents and the broken GT arrow.  Then we lost the blood trail altogether and decided that I would go back to camp for help from Curtis while Craig stayed there to try to figure it out.  

When Curtis and I returned, it didn't take him long to read the sign and tell us that coyotes had gotten the wounded javie up and that they were able to take him down and had, in fact, eaten him.

Curtis then found the scene of a major struggle among the coyotes over the carcass and these were the only remains.



Curtis and Craig posed for this pic of Craig's "trophy" and then we continued a search for the head or hide but were unable to find either.


Watching Curtis in action while tracking the javie was worth the trip and seeing him fling that Texas Throwing Stick at a jackrabbit as we walked back to the truck was quite a "watch this" moment.  The jackrabbit was unharmed, but Curtis was wincing in pain as he twisted his injured back and shoulder with the effort.

It was a great trip and we hope to return to hunt the javies again soon in the West Texas terrain.

Good to see Curtis still smart enough to carry Sweet Spot ( baseball bat) Hard to do the "Javie shuffle" without something to swing.

Just got back from hunting with Curtis. Had a great time hunting with folks from W. Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas. Good guys all. My buddy shot 3 feral hogs and I got into javis once without taking a shot. Maybe I should have shot him between the eyes at 5 yds - only shot I had.    All in all a fun time except for 1 day of 50+ m.p.h. winds and a hellacious sandstorm. If you go, listen to Curtis, do what he says, and you'll probably have some sucess.

Lippe