Hunt Wild Things

Biggamefish · March 27, 2016, 09:22:00 PM

Heading down for a hunt this week. Will be leaving shortly, and I am sure there will be some great stories to tell. See you all Sunday!

March 27, 2016, 09:23:00 PM

Good luck!

Stack 'em like cord wood!

Bisch

Rick Butler · March 27, 2016, 09:31:00 PM

Good luck and have a great time!

WESTBROOK · March 27, 2016, 09:49:00 PM

Good Luck!

Leave a few, I'll be there in a month.

ron w · March 27, 2016, 10:01:00 PM

Have fun Matt!!!!!

tradhunterRN · March 27, 2016, 11:44:00 PM

Just read about that place and may put it on my to do list so definitely let us know how it goes! Good Luck!

hawkeye n pa · March 28, 2016, 06:57:00 AM

Good Luck, and enjoy that southern hospitality and the food!!

Phillip Fields · March 28, 2016, 07:21:00 AM

Good luck.

Cyclic-Rivers · March 28, 2016, 07:34:00 AM

Good Luck Matt.

I'll pester you all week with texts looking for updates.

Looking forward to the stories when you get back!

shoes · March 28, 2016, 08:03:00 AM

Good luck! Let us know how you do.

jcar315 · March 28, 2016, 08:45:00 AM

Good luck and enjoy the adventure!!

beaunaro · March 28, 2016, 09:28:00 AM

They will treat you well.

Very nice fellows.

I need to get down there myself one day.

kat · March 28, 2016, 10:25:00 AM

Good luck to you and the gang. Tell Steve to stay out of the water this time.

maineac · March 28, 2016, 10:32:00 AM

Enjoy!!!! Looking forward to the stories you will post when you are done!

2nocks · March 28, 2016, 02:04:00 PM

good luck!

Red Beastmaster · March 28, 2016, 08:39:00 PM

The new camp is such a wonderful place to stay. As nice as it is we urged Andrew to add one more thing, a front porch on the bunkhouse. We offered to come down to build it for him.

We were blown away last week when we pulled in and saw the brand new roofed porch, complete with rockers! We soon christened it The Fa Kow Ee Fort! A suitable plaque will be hung on our next visit.

We spent many hours there relaxing, watching little gators catching frogs, and just shooting the bull.

Wild Things is not just a great hunting destination, it's a place of healing. All the worlds crap melts away while you are there. I can't wait to go back!

drewsbow · March 28, 2016, 08:59:00 PM

good luck

Bow man · March 29, 2016, 07:00:00 AM

Have a great hunt!!!!!

Biggamefish · April 04, 2016, 01:37:00 PM

Well good times where had by all in camp. We arrived on Monday afternoon got situated and I got a look at the new cabin and eating area. WOW is all I can say. Andrew Harper built a great place in a very beautiful setting. When you can look out from the front porch in a rocker and look into a pond/swamp and see gators, hear the frogs and birds you know it going to be a good time.

Tues,
There was four in camp. We got up early and 2 headed down to the swamp to chase the elusive hogs and two stayed up top. I was one of the two down in the swamp (my favorite place on the property). I crossed the turkey foot went to the left and walked down the road slowly for a few minutes. I hooked right into the swamp and melted into the cypress trees, palmettos, and river cane. I slowly stalked around the slews that had water in them, seeing tracks and rooting sign meant I was in the right area.

Biggamefish · April 04, 2016, 01:57:00 PM

As I stalked around I looked up to see some ears running past me. They were headed in the same direction as I was. Only problem was a stream that looked deep between us. I saw a tree and started to cross only to have a log leaning on it go crashing into the brush. I got across and the pigs where no where in site. I found there tracks and started to follow. I lost them soon after I started and went back slithering my way through the river cane.
I had 1.5 hours left until we were supposed to meet up to go for lunch so I stalked my way back towards the truck. As i slowly moved through a small slew I picked up some nice sized tracks and fresh sign. I put the stalking speed down to ultra slow KAME (Kame means turtle in japanese). Now LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING that is the speed you want to go when you see good sign. I stopped to look through my binos and glassed a great big stump, just as I was about to take my next step I looked 10 yards in front of me and I froze something caught my eye. Laying in front of me was a black and grey mass. I could only see 2-3 inches of it sticking out of the leaf litter. I raised my bino's and saw a bunch of hair moving in the breeze. Now the dilemma, all i could see was the back and this pig was so tucked in to his bed I could not tell which end was the head. On top of that it was laying up with a tree in the way. I decided to take a couple step right to clear the tree and maybe figure out his position.