Australia, here we come!!

[Irish]

Tickets are bought, deposit is in!!!   September 7th, the big bird will leave Kansas City.  Many stops later, I will be in Townsville in Northern Queensland. - 2 days later (I am going to have such jet lag!!!)  If all goes as planned, "Hunt it" will be waiting for me with a cold one.  On the 10th we meet up with Andy Ivy, his dad, uncle, and a couple more Ivys and head out for Dixie Station to hunt hogs and other critters, until the 24th.  I am excited, but am starting to have nightmares about snakes - I hate snakes.

[Irish]

And I should add, Ted Fry, I will be calling you.  I need some AD Traditionals, I don't have enough arrows.  I need to start getting some made!

[Irish Archer]

Sounds like a blast! Good luck and have fun. Keep us posted.

[jindydiver]

You will love Dixie. There are plenty of pigs just waiting to get drilled  

You are going fairly early, there might be water around so you have to work a little to find the pigs, but at least it wont be too hot. Don't be paranoid about the snakes, most of us walk around up there in bare feet and it isn't an issue really.

[fatman]

Sounds like a great adventure, Mel!

With you and the Ivy's, we'll be looking forward to lots of great pics!  

[slivrslingr]

Sounds like a great adventure!  I'm getting a trip put together there as well, except on the west side.  Townsville is nice, my wife and I spent a week there vacationing a couple August's ago, the weather was perfect and since it was winter, there were few other tourists.  Have fun and kill some hogs!

[Kip]

Mel  Have a great time.Great birthday present kill a bunch.After we last spoke I looked at my work load and think I can sneak in Bear Quest in late June with Tom and bowdoc and a bunch of great guys not sure but 90% I can.So it worked out for both of us the fall was gonna be tough.Take care and don't worry about snakes.Kip

[Ben Maher]

don't worry 'bout the snakes...they are nore scared of you than you are of them.


sounds way cool


cheers

ben

[Mike Yancey]

Sounds great, have fun!

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Good luck, lads.

Funny thing: After all my tough-talk and nonchalance about stalking pigs without any shoes (on me, not them), I got thouroughly-concerned the other weekend at the numbers we were seeing around the swamps; one that I stepped over, despite thinking that I was looking hard, having just removed my shoes and socks to try a stalk on a wee buffy, and another that got all excited and emotional, rearing-up with open-mouth, as we accidentally neared it. I was concerned to the point of agreeing to my wife's plees and promising to keep my boots on in future. Early morning and evening were the worst times, as they are more active then than during the heat of the day; night-time is dangerous, too, and one baddy tried to come into camp, and I was lucky to pick him up in the torch light as I was going up to the billy on the fire.

You'll be right, though. Just have a good look.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Oh, the camp incident was because we were silly-enough to set-up in the shade close to a swamp; out in the harder, higher country, there is far less chance of an encounter, as the frogs are down by the swamps.

[Apex Predator]

I'm gonna get over there to hunt one day!

[Al Kidner]

Sounds like your going to have some fun. Hope you like the heat... your going to feel it that time of year thinking of where your coming from. A camelbak would be the first thing I'd pack if I was you.


ak.

[Charlie Lamb]

So did Ben make you feel better Mel?
 :D  

Good luck buddy. That's one of my dream hunts.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Sorry. I should point-out that not all swamps are like this, and that we found it most unusual to see the numbers we did.

Also, if you can, get an esky full of block ice and whatever soft drinks or sports drinks you fancy - it's a morale booster.

[Irish]

No Charlie, he didn't         I plan on keeping my boots on.

[Cody Roiter]

Good Luck Mate,

Cody

[hunt it]

Don't worry, be happy Mate!! When I asked what happens if one of em Taipans gets ya - I was told we go back to the truck and have a cold beer, one maybe two but no more!!!            

I think the most feared critter on earth is the snake. But I think Oz will be no different than Africa. Keep a eye open just like in Texas and likelyhood of meeting one is lot less than you think.

We gonna have a blast Mel. Great to have you coming along. Lets hunt together, If one of them hostile hawgs starts chasin, I knows I can run faster than you!  

[Irish]

Don't be to sure Dave - for an old, fat short guy, I have "mad moves"!!

[vermonster13]

Good luck and lots of pics Mel!