wipartimer
AH enthusiast
We just returned from our annual hog hunt with Jody Starr outfitting. My Dad and I have hunted with Jody for eleven or twelve years now. My daughter, who incedently will be joining me at KMG this June) started coming with us about 6 years ago, and Mom began coming along 3 years ago. It started with Dad, I and a few friends looking for an affordable hunt to break up the Wisconsin winter, get away from work and the girls, and relax back in the early years, and has evolved into a family break from winter to visit friends ( Jody and staff) and hopefully fill a freezer with pork.
This year, South Texas was green, meaning they've gotten some rain. This is good for the ranchers and all of the wildlife as food is relatively abundant. It also makes the animals a little harder to hunt then dry years. But whether we kill a bunch or not, we always love this vacation/ hunt, and this was no exception.
Daughter got the biggest with this 255# boar:
She also managed a record in her mind, by getting 6 pigs with one shot. ( She shot the sow she has aiming at and five piglets just happened to lined up perfectly behind her). She may have done a fair bit of bragging around the campfire that night
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I managed to get a nice kitty:
and a 175# boar:
Mom, a had a blast looking a critters and taking pictures (which she enjoys much more than shooting anyway). She did get a chance to shoot a few times but wasn't able to connect.
Dad also struggled with a few misses but did connect on a 140 pounder.
Every year we go there, it seems to get harder to leave. Not a fancy hunt or a trophy hunt, but is far and away the best and most relaxing use of a few days' vacation I use up every year.
This year, South Texas was green, meaning they've gotten some rain. This is good for the ranchers and all of the wildlife as food is relatively abundant. It also makes the animals a little harder to hunt then dry years. But whether we kill a bunch or not, we always love this vacation/ hunt, and this was no exception.
Daughter got the biggest with this 255# boar:
.I managed to get a nice kitty:
Dad also struggled with a few misses but did connect on a 140 pounder.
Every year we go there, it seems to get harder to leave. Not a fancy hunt or a trophy hunt, but is far and away the best and most relaxing use of a few days' vacation I use up every year.
