Hi yall. I am new here but not new to hog hunting.
I cannot figure out how to post a photo.
My wife and I both hunt hogs in the off season. I use a model 10 in 7x57 or a bow and she used a 300 blackout on a Contender frame most of the time.
I have enjoyed reading what yall post. I got hog photos just do not know how to post.

This will help.

How to post pictures.

You can find this in the help and suggestion forum. Look forward to seeing your pictures.

Welcome to the site and welcome to the forum, Jerry!

You will need a hosting site of some sort like photo bucket.

Jerry--good to welcome another stick 'n string hog shooter to the forum. Waiting to see your pics!!

Welcome Jerry
Looking fwd to hearing about your hunts and see the pics once you get it figured out.

Where you from? Sounds like the south. 'nother Texan maybe?

Thanks for joining us, you'll enjoy it.
George

Welcome on board Mr. Fisk. Looking forward to some pictures of your hogs. A few pics of your knives would be welcome as well

George, I am from Southwest Arkansas. Just about an hour from Texarkana.
I hunt in pond creek bottoms which is 36,000 acres of federal land. I am on 160 acres of private land in that spot.
4 of us hunting has gotten 114 hogs so far this year.
Eleeton, hogs and hog hunting is where I do a lot of testing to make sure the knives I make do work. So therefore I am required to go. What a life.

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Originally posted by Jerry Fisk:
hogs and hog hunting is where I do a lot of testing to make sure the knives I make do work. So therefore I am required to go. What a life.

I know this is an old thread, but sometimes I'm kinda slow on the uptake.

I came by this thread after looking in the knives and blades thread after a particular thread caught my eye.

Recently, during a discussion, a fellow of my acquaintence remarked to me, when I was explaining my purchases of custom knives, Geedub, you're not just a user, your a collector who just don't know it yet.

I prolly only kill 50 or so hoglets per year, but just as they make an excellent medium for testing bullets, I very much enjoy using different knives with which to skin............





Ram's horn Menefee





Ingram 6.5 mag, Jade G-10





two-handed "brisket breaker" by Dale Howe





Menefee "Lil Dumplin'"





Menefee "16" Bore, Mammoth Ivory


Best,

GWB

All are beautiful
but the last one is purdy!

Just oil your ivory or stag twice a year.
That little dumpling model has the right grind to slice very well

Impressive taste in beer

What is the old song sung by Tom T Hall,

I like beer. It makes me a jolly good fellow
I like beer. It helps me unwind and sometimes it makes me feel mellow




Merry Christmas to me.





Jalepeno Cheese Aoudad summer sausage and a Brewski





Saturday nite's alright for fightin'





Won't be long.........




Chillin' after Chasin' waterfalls and covered bridges





Doo Doo Doo, lookin' out my backdoor





Summer breeze, Summer brew





Early bird gets the jerky, screw the worms.





I kill Deer.






I LIKE BEER!!!!!


JAPPF,

GWB

Welcome to this little corner of Hell Mr. Fisk.

Geedubya, I share your taste for some of those beers, but that Ruby Red Bird is just a tad to Grapefruity for me.

Haven't had any of the Ryes & Shine, but it sounds good.

Thanks guys. I am a Bladesmith [knifemaker] by trade. I will be posting fair regular on the knife section all types of knives I have made and if any of you have questions about knives, let me know.
My wife and I really enjoy hog hunting as it is always fun to test out a new thought.
I still have not taken the time to figure how to get my hog photos up here but I will.

When yall post up your hog photos yall are good about showing and or telling what kind of gun you use but I would like to know what kind of knife you used to do the work with.

Welcome Jerry,

As a chef and self confessed knife snob, glad to see you on the board.

Geedubya,

Great photos and a wonderful selection of knives, two beers you need to try Brooklyn Brewery's Blast and Weyerbacher's Blithering Idiot

Seasons44,

I sometimes consider enrolling in a program where I would learn the basics when it comes to culinary skill, as I'm just a hack. But I luv to cook.

I will be going by a "Specs Liquor" to see whether they have those brewskis.

And truth be known..........




I don't know "beans" about knifes.......


but I'm learning. Here's some that a friend "handled" for me to use in the kitchen. He's not a knife maker but I call him "The Knife-father". Vince Mazzei.

http://www.vcmcustomknives.com/





















and a couple customs I use in the kitchen




Gary Dukeman B&T with the the makin's for turkey jerky and turkey bean soup.




Dale Howe custom and preparations for black-eye pea soup with boudin




egg taquitos comin' right up




Makin' jerky. Counter-clockwise Menefee "catfish", Menefee "Lil Dumplin'" and Dale Howe "Santoku".


JAPPF,


GWB

Wow, you have some beautiful knives, the euro butcher knives and Santukos are some of my favorite designs.

Believe it or not, all the time I spent in the kitchen I don't have one custom kitchen knife, though my go to blade is a Kikiwichi Usba, I am a big fan of the Japanese knife designs, the weight and balance feel ideal to me, not to hijack this thread, but here is some of what I put together last year,

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nra/ah_201402/#/50

Wow,

Custom knife-makers/blade-smiths and a chef in the Hogs forum.

Dynamite!!!



Good stuff.



So MC would be you. AFAIC, hi-jack away.

Reading your bio at the end of the article would make me think that you and Whitworth would have a lot in common as youse' guys are big bore pistol fans. I'll check out the Cooking Wild Digital edition.


and just one more........





JAPPF,


GWB

quote:

Originally posted by Geedubya:
Wow,

Custom knife-makers/blade-smiths and a chef in the Hogs forum.

Dynamite!!!



Good stuff.



So MC would be you. AFAIC, hi-jack away.

Reading your bio at the end of the article would make me think that you and Whitworth would have a lot in common as youse' guys are big bore pistol fans. I'll check out the Cooking Wild Digital edition.


and just one more........





JAPPF,


GWB

Well I appreciate the kind words, and Yes, I would Be MC,guilty as charged, as far as some fella name Whitworth I don't know how much I would have in common with that Jarhead, I hear he is a trouble maker and an enabler!

As far as Cooking Wild it is still in the transition stage to an online format, was a great magazine but print mags are just too damn expensive to produce nowadays, But I do remember that bear, I hunted with Joe Troyer this past August, didn't get a bear but chased some giants!

This is going to get good. MC, I thought I had saw that article. Good to hear from you.

Geeduba, that is quite a grouping of knives and looks like you know what to do with one.
That's the fun of a good knife re-guardless of what it cost, go out there and use it. I am not going to die and right before it think, man I wish I had cut with that knife or shot that gun on the wall. It is using them that gives us stories and pleasures.
MC, post on.

quote:

Originally posted by Jerry Fisk:
I am not going to die and right before it think, man I wish I had cut with that knife or shot that gun on the wall. It is using them that gives us stories and pleasures.

I believe it was Dale Howe that told me that he was relating a statement that was attributed to Tony Bose that goes something like this. May not be a word perfect rendition, but should convey the sentiment.

"What knife would you rather own. Something stamped out by a kid chained to a machine in China, or one from someone doing what he enjoys, who crafts each blade individually and with attention to quality and detail"

Years ago there used to be a saying. Support live music, hire live musicians.

I figure I'd much rather someone I know and like have my hard earned dough than someone I don't know or don't like. I have had the pleasure of speaking with all the fellows from whom I've purchased their knives directly.
I tell them the general parameters of what I want, ask for their input, then ask them to use their imagination and go where their fancy leads. I have yet to return a knife.
Perhaps its egocentric of me to think that they might have me in mind when they are crafting my knife, and that maybe, just maybe, I can have a small part in their success. I'd like to think so, cause I sure have them in mind when I'm skinning a critter with one of their creations.




Rocky Menefee's version of his brother Rick's "16 bore". AEB-L and ebony. I call it my "sweet-sixteen"





Rocky's 16 bore and my birthday Tom.




All in, all done.

JAPPF,


GWB

Guilty as charged! Seasons and I have not only handgun hunted together, but have broken bread too many times to count!

On the subject of knives, here is my Charles May -- a gift from two members of AR (MC and jwp475), upon the completion of my second book.

And one gratuitous ATF photo just for grins and giggles:

Whitworth, if that were Texas bourbon 1835 instead of that nasty old Knob Creek, that would be a very pretty picture...

quote:

Originally posted by Doubless:
Whitworth, if that were Texas bourbon 1835 instead of that nasty old Knob Creek, that would be a very pretty picture...

While I enjoy bourbon, I prefer Scotch.......

Now, having said that, I will see if I can find that out this way!

Geedubya,

In you kitchen custom knives picture, what is that Orange handled knife? I can think of no less than a thousand ways to use that gem. By the way your leather work is on par with your knives.

Wistripper,


That is a WDBS "Boner".


What, you may ask is a WDBS Boner?


Well, I'll be glad to tell you, but first, an anecdote to set the mood.

Seems there was this snail that went to the new car store. He wanted to buy a new car. Not just any old car but something really special.

Well he negotiated with the salesman and then the sales manager to hammer out a deal. However before he would sign on the dotted line he had a final request, and said that if they couldn't do what he asked, that it was no deal.

OK sez the sales manager, what is it.

Well the snail tells them that he wants a big red "S" painted on both the driver's and passenger doors.
No problem sez the sales manager. Come back in a couple days and we/ll have'r done.

So the snail signs and departs. Two days late the car is ready and he comes back to pick it up. As he is getting into the car to drive off, the salesman inquires of him, Sir, I've had a lot of strange requests, but never to paint a big red "S" on the doors of a brand new car. What gives?

The snail replies, when I drive an ordinary car I"m just a snail. But when folks see me in this ride, they will exclaim "look at that S-car go".

With that in mind, a while back I was palavering with a knife-maker friend of mine, Ricky Bob Menefee. I mentioned the fact even though I hunt....



Free range



Protein fed



Monster





Hill country


hoglets


and



1 1 pointers,



Here in Texas






Old, short, fat, bald guys like me that shoot ear tagged deer, in pens and tied to feeder legs, don't get much notice or respect, unlike guys who hunt elk, moose, mule deer, sheep and goats in the western states and Alaska.


Well Ricky Bob told me he had a knife in mind that he could fashion for me, and no matter where I went, north, south, east or west, folks would take notice.



Said it was a "WDBS Boner"


I said, don't matter how long it takes or how much it costs, that's what I need.


Well weren't I surpised when it came in the mail.


A Walrus Dick



Blue Streak Boner




Seems Rick had a piece of petrified Walrus Penis in his posession and he used inlaid it as a shield.



Said with that inlay and that micarta with a blue streak for a vein, the knife would have much "ju-ju".

According to Ricky Bob, though, I oughta be careful how much I rubbed on it as it might start swelling on me.

It didn't swell, but it did start throbbing.

I would not be going to my lease for a while, and no chance of skinning something in the next week, so I did the next best thing.....



I went and bought a 4 lb. beef loin. Man, it cut through the silver-skin like Darth Vader's light saber would a Venusian.



Cut six nice filets and and another 19 oz of thin slices for stir-fry before the blade began to settle down a mite.



Wow!


Now the next time I'm clamberin' up the side of a mountain in Colorado or strollin' down a path in Montana, I'll be able to hold my head high, cause I'll be carry'n that Walrus Dick Blue Streak Boner.

JAPPFT,

GWB

Geebubya,

You're the best. As per usual you give a better answer than the question asked. Thank you much for the grin!!

I hope that I'm not hijacking this thread too much. Since we're on the orange knife kick, What is the orange stag handle knife that looks similar to a straight razor? Please forgive my ignorance to knives. Until this thread I thought the world stopped with Buck, Case, and Uncle Henry.

quote:

Originally posted by wistrapper:
Geebubya,

I hope that I'm not hijacking this thread too much. Since we're on the orange knife kick, What is the orange stag handle knife that looks similar to a straight razor? Please forgive my ignorance to knives. Until this thread I thought the world stopped with Buck, Case, and Uncle Henry.

Wistripper,

IMHO, we do this for fun and entertainment. TV these days is just that, Total Vacumn.

One can come to these forums and enjoy the company of quality guys, make friends and have a ball. If the mods don't like it, they can move the thread or shut it down in a heart beat.

Whitworth is prolly the moderator of this thread and he gives folks a lot of leeway. (Thanks Whitworth)

As to ignorant when it comes to knives, I resemble that remark. Ignorance is different that stupidity. Ignorant means you just don't know yet.

There is a vast world out there when it comes to knives and sheaths. Absolutely amazing what folks can do with steel, bone, antler, horn, wood and synthetics.

The second knife you have questions is made from a commercial blank/blade by the Russell Green River Works. It was purchased as a finished blade, then scales were applied or "handled" if you will. My bud VinceM calls it a "patch" knife.




They are sweet little blades, and make fine gifts. Here are three more Vince has "handled" for me. Stag, African Blackwood and Maple.

Excellent for opening envelopes and boxes, slicing toast, clipping cigars and any number of uses one can create.


I'm much more of a fixed blade guy, but here is a folder by John Lloyd that features Amber Dyed Stag



John calls this pattern his English Jack. or E-Jack for short.

Some folks don't like amber dyed stag, I do. Almost fine enough to make one want to E-Jack-ulate. LOL

Best,

GWB

quote:

My bud VinceM calls it a "patch" knife.

They earned that name because the Mountain Men/Muzzle Loader shooters far from civilization found that a blade like that was more durable than a Straight Razor.

When using pillow or mattress ticking/cloth with patched round balls, once the ball was seated below the muzzle, the excess cloth was cut away with their "Patch Knife" or a Straight Razor.

I have used one of these for patch knife for years as well as just normal pocket carry. I normally seated 3 rounds in a wood block for a old style speed loader. The handle is fossil mammoth found in copper bearing ground. I do my own engraving etc.

JF,

Now that is an outstanding EDC. Wow.



Here is one I carried everyday from the time I got it in 2003 until late last year. Seems I've mis-laid it somewhere. I don't usually lose stuff so it probably is somewhere I have not looked yet.




Boker Full-Auto Top Lock.


I hunt with a group of guys. Six of us each got one as a group buy in 2003. I don't know about ya'll, but I'm left handed and most opening assist knives are made for right handers, and they just don't seem to fit.






This boker on the other hand is perfect in my mind. Seems like I'm always in a nine-line bind when I need a knife. Whip it out of the sheath, press the button with my left thumb and voila. Had a guy replace the spring with a heavier spring than factory. It will almost jump out of your hand when the blade is unleashed.





I mentioned before I like beer. I guess you could say that this Boker really was a "survival knife" as I've prolly opened 3,000 Negra Modelo bottles with it (Negra Modelo does not have twist tops).


JAPPF,


GWB

Wow!

plenty of great pics here now!

I have a Boker myself. they are nice.

GWB: i bought today a 75 centiliter Leffe Blonde...

Good shit!

You should visit Belgium if you are interested in beer some time...

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Originally posted by Goldeneye:


You should visit Belgium if you are interested in beer some time...

I'm interested in Beer, every day. LOL

Best,

GWB

While I don't have a ton of knives to show, I thought I would share a blade special to me, I received it when I was 9 or 10 on Christmas, was a very close family friend. I know nothing about the maker Nolan, so maybe Jerry or other members could fill me in, enjoy

Could be one of the Nolan brothers out of CO. Not sure how the two of them marked their early knives. Good that you have memories with it.

quote:

Originally posted by Geedubya:

quote:

Originally posted by Goldeneye:


You should visit Belgium if you are interested in beer some time...

I'm interested in Beer, every day. LOL

Best,

GWB

Well, perhaps you should start a beer thread

Not only was he a pig,,,,,,,,,,,

quote:

Originally posted by Goldeneye:


Well, perhaps you should start a beer thread

I can do that.........


http://forums.accuratereloadin...171002802#9171002802


JAPPF,


GW

GWB,

You are pretty damn good photographer. You always have a lot of neat pics to share. Looks like you are a pretty damn good cook too.

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Originally posted by scottfromdallas:
GWB,

You are pretty damn good photographer. You always have a lot of neat pics to share. Looks like you are a pretty damn good cook too.

I agree completely with that sentiment!