BiG Boar
03-02-2009, 12:07 PM
Well just got back from a piggy hunt in Florida. Had to do some kind of hunting to ready for spring griz. Not quite comparable, however the teeth are!
Took a newbie, and my wife and sister for a stand hunt for a day on a ranch in Florida. They are wild boars on a ranch, 100 acres, they breed and live fairly naturally, they are fed from time to time as are most ranches when you have 450 pigs on only 100 acres. Caught pigs in the area are also droped off at the ranch. Then they are hunted again.
Hunting takes place from a stand with a guide. He shows you what a good hog looks like and guesses size. And keeps you safe with a 500 S&W on the walk around the ranch. They are dangerous and will charge you!
It was a really fun hunt. Costs $500US for a day or $800 for two days and includes food. The people are really nice, and very southern.
They are shooting 100% on the hunts, so you will get a nice boar. Hogs are judged by thier tusk size. They are mounted and shipped back to you for $500 more dollars. Should be here in 6 months. http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3019.jpg
Started the day driving out on a swamp buggy.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3464.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3466.jpg
As you can see we were dressed very camoflaged.
This is the Hog I shot, http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3480.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0661.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0674.jpg
Big black and wooly, with big tusks, my buddy shot a meat hog. All the meat was given to some friends of ours in florida to be made into sausage and whatnot.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0673.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0654.jpg
Went out fishing for a day for sailfish and caught these with some friends out of Ft Lauderdale.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3197.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3204.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3211.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3218.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3214.jpg
Some of the Trophy room at the lodge
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0675.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0677.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0678.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0679.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0680.jpg
other florida shots
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0684.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3370.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3393.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3406.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3414.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3418.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3423.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3432.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3439.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3442.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3473.jpg
Took a newbie, and my wife and sister for a stand hunt for a day on a ranch in Florida. They are wild boars on a ranch, 100 acres, they breed and live fairly naturally, they are fed from time to time as are most ranches when you have 450 pigs on only 100 acres. Caught pigs in the area are also droped off at the ranch. Then they are hunted again.
Hunting takes place from a stand with a guide. He shows you what a good hog looks like and guesses size. And keeps you safe with a 500 S&W on the walk around the ranch. They are dangerous and will charge you!
It was a really fun hunt. Costs $500US for a day or $800 for two days and includes food. The people are really nice, and very southern.
They are shooting 100% on the hunts, so you will get a nice boar. Hogs are judged by thier tusk size. They are mounted and shipped back to you for $500 more dollars. Should be here in 6 months. http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3019.jpg
Started the day driving out on a swamp buggy.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3464.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3466.jpg
As you can see we were dressed very camoflaged.
This is the Hog I shot, http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3480.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0661.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0674.jpg
Big black and wooly, with big tusks, my buddy shot a meat hog. All the meat was given to some friends of ours in florida to be made into sausage and whatnot.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0673.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0654.jpg
Went out fishing for a day for sailfish and caught these with some friends out of Ft Lauderdale.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3197.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3204.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3211.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3218.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3214.jpg
Some of the Trophy room at the lodge
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0675.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0677.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0678.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0679.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0680.jpg
other florida shots
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/DSCN0684.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3370.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3393.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3406.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3414.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3418.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3423.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3432.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3439.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3442.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/bigbore14/IMG_3473.jpg