Had a good hunt yesterday morning, we got five hogs, four before 7:30 am. On the first bay we had a small herd bayed but they broke on our arrival. I managed to shoot one, it was too dark to see the sights on my revolver,just point and shoot. Dennis got another a short time later, both small hogs about 50 lbs or so. Before we could get our bearings the dogs had another bayed, about the same size, this one we caught alive. We had two more some time later, boars about 180 to 200 one caught one shot before 9:30. The action was fast and furious. This picture is dark as it was still dark in the woods when it was taken.

This boar was in a bad spot, we wanted to catch it but eventually had to shoot it.

Stuart trying to get to the hog to catch it, but he had to shoot it to protect the dog. This dog is gritty, as this is a bad spot, the rest of the dogs watched from a distance licking their wounds. We didn't send in the catch dogs as we didn't know how we could handle the situation with the creek and that very muddy and slippery creek bank. You could get in a jam with that very frisky hog. I have somemore of this encounter on video, it is thrilling to see.

Dennis, with the two pitts we used on this hunt, Lucky and Jetta. Jetta (on left) is a year old and this was the first time she saw real action and did fabiously.

Stuart, with Sam.

A Rhino load of hogs

The old man with a boar in custody

See the antlers, we found it after it had flatten the tire on the rhino. The black hog is making his final ride enroute to the butcher's shop to become sausage.

GREAT photos Larry! Man I like that shot of the boar in the cut bank. What a wild morning. Hey, what do you do with the captured hogs? Especially the full grown boars? Keep em coming.

Matt

Great photos and hunt report Larry!! You did it again! Congrats! I am living/hunting vicariously through you!

Thanks Matt, the live hogs were placed in a five acre high fence impoundment to train our dogs. The tusk of the boar were removed to keep things safe for the dogs with bolt cutters.

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What a hoot!!!
Matt

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
Great photos and hunt report Larry!! You did it again! Congrats! I am living/hunting vicariously through you!

Marko, you should have been there at the first bay with your Johnson, mutiple targets running everywhere. I was wishing I had a rifle or shotgun at the time. I could have killed three or four for sure by myself if I had been armed with a shoulder fired weapon.

Gonna have to blood the Johnson soon!! Hopefully we'll get the chance to erradicate some hogs in the near future!! Great photos, Larry!

Larry,Great job and pics!...By the way,I hunt Des Allemands each spring for Nutria with a good friend...Otto Candies...I am sure you know or know of him? We hunt Alaska and Africa together (its all his fault ) I didnt realize you had those Boar around there!Ott has 40,000 acres of his to hunt on! I may need to go there and get me some "bacon" too! Whats the handgun your using?

Congrats on another fun morning!!

Bob

Thanks to Bob and Safari Kid for your kind remarks, keep your powder dry. Oh Kid, I sent you an email. It's a .41 S&W Mountain Revolver though.