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Where can you guys suggest for a newbie interested in hog hunting? Any reputable lodges you know of that you can recommend? Would like it to be cost affordable. I live in Virgina. Thanks Esox357. | ||
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There's lots of good lodges guys on here know of. If you like it snowy & cold you can get a monster in the U P of Michigan  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCQn7RzSCj4  | |||
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If you want to hunt in the warmer climes, I would recommend Florida Slam Outfitters -- www.floridaslamoutfitters.com I hunted there this last summer, had a great time and killed two hogs. "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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600 that i think is the biggest hog i ever seen and i raised 500 pound pigs before DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR | |||
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It is a monster, isn't it!  "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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I would call it, "a Big A$$ Hog". | |||
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Compared to the front end, his a$$ ain't all that big.  Seriously, nice hog. What was the official weight of that beast? | |||
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Sorry that I am answering for 600 Overkill, but I believe he weighed in at 480-lbs...... That's a whole lotta wild pork!"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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And I couldnt think of a more appropriate caliber to use for such a beast! Hey 600OK, ya think ya got enough ammo around your waist?? Where did you get the ammo belt? I had Murray whip me up one in Elephant leather but it only holds 10 rounds. You make me want to send it back and get stretched into a 30 rounder!! Double Rifle Shooters Society | |||
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I wouldn't wear a belt with that much ammo in the snow--afraid if I stepped off into a deep drift and fell, wouldn't be able to get up again.  An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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Eastern Tennessee has several lodges with hog hunts. http://www.caryonah.com/ http://www.tnboar.com/index.php http://www.wildernesshuntinglodge.com/ http://www.appalachia-adventures.com/ http://www.kenmoody.com/clarkrange.htm Steve "He wins the most, who honour saves. Success is not the test." Ryan "Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Stalin Tanzania 06 Argentina08 Argentina Australia06 Argentina 07 Namibia Arnhemland10 Belize2011 Moz04 Moz 09 | |||
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I know---i hate runnning out of ammo  . That's why I use 100rd drums on my AK's. But seriously--that belt is only a simple 20ga. shotgun cartridge belt from Avery Outdoors for duck hunting. It works better than anything else I have for the 600's  . However Wayne at AHR makes some nice custom leather for the biggies as well. Whit's right on the weight around 480--far & away my personal best to date | |||
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And an outstanding trophy!! 600, have you gotten the head back from the taxidermist? "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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Thanks Whitworth---I've gotten the mount back but not the skull yet. Should be soon. This pic doesn't do the mount justice. It's huge  | |||
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Outstanding mount, 600!! That's just great! I am so glad you had it mounted as it is certainly more than worthy! "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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A great hog, lots of russian in him too. velocity is like a new car, always losing value. BC is like diamonds, holding value forever. | |||
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I've hunted at Caryonah lodge in Crossville, Tn. 4 or 5 times and was always pleased. Not fancy, but clean and the foods good. Mostly average sized hogs, but if you hold off for awhile there are some big ones there. I killed one there that was over 300 lbs. Prices are very reasonable. velocity is like a new car, always losing value. BC is like diamonds, holding value forever. | |||
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That hog there is pure European stock. He was trucked in from Canada at some point in his life. I shot one just like it (albeit a lot smaller....  ) and it too wasn't mix and was an immigrant from Canada...... "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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.....not to hijack, but great mount 600!! Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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Thank Bob, He's a peach. Whitworth's right. He was a pure-bred from the Kalden line in Canada. | |||
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That's a very nice hog, and the mount is excellent. Congrats! Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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That is not a hog... We all know that is a really some pre-historic cross between a Wooly Mammoth, a Sabre Tooth Tiger, and a Hog. 600 Overkill did it in with a speer in his first life in 2000 BC and has kept it frozen ever since and then brought it back to embarass all of us. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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what else can be said but..... wow! what a hog. GWB | |||
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