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Originally posted by geoff:
".... I once used a muzzleloader but was told by the boss man that I would be fired for being too slow on the job.""uncle" Geoff

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Originally posted by Teat Hound:
Man, I missed a lot tonight!

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Originally posted by ScopeBite:
Im in! I dont see much info on Ni'ihau but it sounds remote enough to be something to be remembered.

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Originally posted by geoff:


Those who want to go, please drop me a PM and provide your email address so I can brief everyone on the estimated cost sharing, etc. This will be inclusive of helo charter, guides, vehicles on the island, van rental on Kauai, condo or house rental on Kauai, grub and supplies. If we have more than 4 shooters plus me, we can do 2 helo flights for 8 people including me. We will have two vehicles, two driver/guides and two gate openers.

If you want information on the island, look at:
www.niihau.us

Geoff

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Originally posted by ScopeBite:
Thanks for the added info Geoff!!!!

I AM IN!

This is far enough in advance for me to set this up. Not sure if I will make the trip alone or take the family and leave them back at one of the other Islands while I hunt. They will decide what they want to do so I wont worry about that today (they are so cool about it). However.....I am serious on this and will make the comitment to you guys that I am in. You guys pick the date whenever it may be and I will work around it. Also please let me know where to send my comitment $$$....

So now off to a nice Sunday with the Family.

Have a great day!

ScopeBite

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Originally posted by UltraMag:
Hey Justin you done with that coffe yet Bradda...LOL!!! Jus kidding with you buddy hope you;ll be able to make it down here in August we'd love to have you.

That 458 you jus picked up looks good to go with some 350's they should be the ticket for them hogs.

Take care and God bless,
Dom

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
Man, you guys aren't making this easy!! I'm going to have to have a talk with the wife! If I can keep her occupied over there while I hunt.........

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Originally posted by ScopeBite:
Hey All,

I thought I would post a pic and some details of my hunt last week on the Big Island of Hawaii. I scheduled the hunt a while back knowing I would be going to the Island for my 15-year wedding anniversary. My wife was kind enough to let me have a day to myself and go boar hunting.

I met my guide Patrick Fisher from the Parker Ranch Hunt Club promptly at 5AM. I felt a little odd, as all I had with me was a bottle of water, my boots, inadequate optics and my hunting license. My gun and other gear did not make it over with me. Patrick assured me that it was all-good and let me know he would take care me. We quickly went through the formalities and then were off to the hunt. We took a short drive out of Waimea into the rolling hills. To my surprise we headed right out in the open pastures to spot hogs at first light. We spotted three hogs right off. They were about 1000 yards out. With the low light it was real difficult to tell if they were quality so after about 10 minutes of taking a hard look we decided to move on. The next group we spotted turned out to be two young boars and a sow. Since we were right out in the open the hogs were easy to spot but they were so far away it was hard to tell the quality. These hogs look so different than the boars in CA I had to rely on Patrick to make sure I was going to take a shot at a nice one. Again we decided to move on. We were now running out of time for a morning trophy boar. We spotted two good-looking boars on the move to bed down so we took off towards them. Once we crested the hill they had moved on another 1500 yards or so and were still on the move. It was looking like our morning efforts were going to waste. Then glassing to our left over a couple of hills big draw or two we spotted a group of eight and a couple of singles. This was our last chance at a successful morning hunt. We quickly decided to go ahead and get a better look. So down one hill and into a small draw we went. We popped up every so often to see what was in the group. One of the singles was huge and was all puffed up. He soon spotted us and took off into the brush. Fortunately he didn’t spook off the main group. Then Patrick spotted another shooter in the group of eight but we needed to get closer. So off we went. By this time I was trying to catch my breath. At 4000 feet and after a week of partying and lounging at the pool I was having second thoughts about this being a relaxing vacation hunt. Patrick was ecstatic by this time and urging me on that this is what we are looking for. The wind kept changing so we had to keep changing our direction and stalk. Finally we pop up on to a hill opposite the hogs where the grass was tall enough for me to lay down and get set up. We were about 150 yards out. The boar was quartering away and starting to move slowly towards taller grass so I took the shot. Boom…he dropped right there. Patrick started celebrating while I was in shock for a moment. Then the adrenaline kicked in I was higher than the mountain. Once I got a close up I was even more elated at the quality of this Polynesian boar and then realized I had been on an equally awesome spot and stalk hunt in one of the most beautiful places in world.

I cannot say enough about Patrick and give him the credit for my morning success. He is intelligent, honest, hard working and tougher than lava rock. He treated me to a tour of the ranch included with meets and greets with the local paniolo’s. We had lunch back in town at a local café where the fare matched the locale. I spent the rest of the day with him that included an afternoon Spanish Goat hunt. It was supposed to be the easy part of the day. To make a long story short I was so spent that I almost lost my lunch. That is a whole different story and since this is the hog forum I wont go into it here.

If you are thinking of going on Vacation in Hawaii and want to get off the tourist path I would highly suggest a day or two with Patrick on the Parker Ranch. They also offer upland game and turkeys are plentiful.

Can I get a shout out Late-Bloomer?