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Wish me luck...
30 April 2011, 07:39
LorenzoWish me luck...
Tomorrow I am taking my double hunting for first time.
There is a big sorgum plantation loaded with pigs on a friends farm and in the morning we are going into it with some dogs to move them.
The only bad part of the plan is that I should woke up at 4:45 am so we can start hunting as soon as the sun raises...
Lets see if I the 9,3x74 fills the fridge..
L
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Originally posted by Lorenzo:
Lets see if I the 9,3x74 fills the fridge..
L
Sounds like you might have some fun.
Stay of the booze the night before !!!
And make sure you have plenty of ammo close at hand and have practised reloading fast.
30 April 2011, 08:17
hunteratheartGood luck. May the hogs be slow and plentiful!
DRSS
Sabatti 450\400 NE
Merkel 140-2 500 NE
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Originally posted by hunteratheart:
Good luck. May the hogs be slow and plentiful!
And if they aren't slow, give them plenty of lead !!!
30 April 2011, 08:39
bwanamrmBest of luck Lorenzo... shoot straight!
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30 April 2011, 11:12
BigFiveJackHave tons of FUN!!!!!
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30 April 2011, 17:36
nitro450expMay Diana smile upon your venture.
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30 April 2011, 19:19
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30 April 2011, 19:40
RustyGo get them Lorenzo!
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01 May 2011, 16:43
LorenzoGentlemen, thanks for the good wishes but unfortunately I don't kill any.
I let the pigs decide how they want to die
but none came my way.....
The sorgum plantation was big (100 acres)and the dogs very few so it was difficult to move them out.
There were three friends walking inside and two more on horses but it was too thick and tall. I was only able to see the heads of the ones walking.
In one spot one of my buddies killed a fat sow, so at last we have something to celebrate.
We made a lamb over coals and drink some good red wines.
To be honest, being used as I am to use bolt rifles I felt a little bit naked with the double rifle as my job was to cover the escape of the pigs through an open field towards some hills.
I saw a pig aprox. 300 yards away but it was impossible for me to take that shot with a double and open sights.
Well, maybe next time, I didn't mind loosing that oportunity, it's just so nice to walk around with that little rifle.....
L
01 May 2011, 19:42
hunteratheartLorenzo,
that is what it's all about - not the kill, but the great outdoors, friendship, and food. You'll get your chance at some point. In the meantime, thank God for the ability to get out and the friends to share it with.
DRSS
Sabatti 450\400 NE
Merkel 140-2 500 NE
01 May 2011, 23:18
LorenzoThanks hunteratheart !!
Double rifles are VERY rare down here. One of the chaps that went walking into the plantation was a local lad from a VERY small town, it was not even a town, just a bunch of houses in the middle of nowhwere.
He asked me what gun I had brought..
Me: a double rifle...
He: a what ????
Me: something similar to a shotgun..
He: Perfect !! Shotguns are great for hunting pigs !!!
L
02 May 2011, 00:06
Farmer JohnLorenzo,
What brand of double rifle?
Side by side or o/u ?
You need a lot of chaps and dogs in a sorghum field that size to ge pigs out.
When the field harvests , try that day.
Matts
02 May 2011, 21:22
herrdoktor¿Qué tal, Lorenzo?
Last October we tried the same as your group in a much smaller corn field near Pamplona, Spain. Things happened in a very similar way. You need LOTS of dogs and beaters to move the pigs out of the field...
But I´ll be very happy trying again...
Best wishes
Antonio, Madrid, Spain
03 May 2011, 00:17
LorenzoHola Antonio !!
Ahh como extraño Madrid !!! Aunque debe de estar muy cambiado, estuve hace como 20 años !! Cuando tenía 24.
Lo que mas extraño son las tardes en Las Ventas a "sol y sombra" jajaja
Saludos
Lorenzo