Well my friends, after near a month and a half without sleeping and carrying milk bottles up and down stairs at 3am finally I earn a day out in the bush.

I didn't kill anything, but that's normal for me

There was full moon so we (hunting buddy Federico and I) decided to check the trail cams and see if we can catch a big one that has been roaming around for a while.

We arrived early to check a water hole and a couple of feeders. At this time of the year there are lots of corn fields around so pigs are more scattered than during the winter making things more difficult.

We saw lots of axis signs in the trees (rubbing)




At midday the sun was VERY strong so we decided to eat an asado near the river.



We find a small sandy beach and there we decided to spend the long siesta hours while the night arrives.



Checking the trail cam pictures with the laptop.



There is no better meal for a hunter than just a piece of meat, a bread and a beer



We were too anxious to take a nap so while I was building a shoting stick for use it at the waterhole, Federico was trying his luck with the river minnows



Finally the night arrived and I left him at the waterhole and I went to one of the feeders, no luck for none of us, at 3 am a big storm arrived and I grab everything and run to the truck under heavy rain

I arrived to the waterhole to pick up Federico and we slept inside the truck from 4 am till 7 am and then we returned home empty handed once more...never mind, the hunting of an animal is just the excuse to be "out there"...right ???

This is the guy that never show up..



And his relatives...



I hope you enjoy them

L

Very nice.

What a beautiful place. And, Lorenzo, you send one of the pictures only to tempt me further.
Costillas, the world's greatest bait to bring in this gringo viejo. Keep it warm, I am coming......

What a fun way to spend the day. Amazing scenery

Lorenzo,

do you put tar on the trees? Here the big bores love the smell of tree tar and put it on shoulders! They smell tar on long distans . Try it on some of this trees.

Matts

Matts,

What is tree tars ?
I will look for that in a dictionary !!!
Anything that helps me attracting hogs is MORE than welcome.

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!

L

Sorry , wood tar. Or pine tar. It is boiled pine wood and extract from this boiling. Check on Wickipedia. The bores love smell from wood tar.

Matts

I love the lunch photo. Looks like something I would do. Everyone needs days like that.
Jeff

Lorenzo,
Have you try some wood tar yeat? Our Red Deer likes it also, but you might not have any Red Deer in Uruguay?

Matts

We´ll try wood tar and white feathers on Lorenzo the next March, when he´ll come here....

Sorry, but I couldn´t resist

Nainital,

is that an Argentinan tradition to do that with visitiors? I gone tell my brother and his wife to be prepare when they go to Argentina in end of February. Or mayby only with visiting hunters?

LOL!

Matts

I think these are neat threads. Uruguay is a place I will probably never to get to visit but it is nice to see pics of the Uruguayan bush. It looks beautiful. Life is so short and yet there are so many interesting places in the world if one only had the time and money.

Farmer John: that´s a "wellcome" tradition only with certain "visitors".

Lorenzo i wish to meet you in PUNTA ill be sailing small sailboats.Some day i would like to hunt with you there and met local shooters .Juan

When you will be here ??

I am not as crazy as you with pistols and militar stuff but I know a couple of chaps that will make you feel at home

L

Lorenzo i just returned from LAS GRUTAS on february 20 ill be in PUNTA .Ill like a lot to chat with you .Juan