Big Hogs Continue To Fall
The hogs continue to fall here at Cypress Creek, and this past weekend our hunters dropped 6.
We had two groups down, one from Michigan and one from Virginia. The guys from MI have been hunting with us for the last 7 years, so they are very familiar with the program and were anxious for another shot at our lowcountry hogs. They ended up taking one nice pig when Wes dropped a good boar over on the River tract. His son, Chris, saw quite a few hogs, he just didn’t shoot them (sows with young piglets) Only David got skunked. It is rare, but it does happen – and that is just one of the possible
outcomes when you go after free-range feral hogs under fair-chase conditions, and that is what makes it “hunting” and not “killing”.
However the young guys down from Virginia went 5 for 5 for 4 – That is 5 shots to kill 5 hogs between 4 hunters! A great round of shooting for sure, and a feat that has yet to be matched by any of our groups so far this year… Joe killed two nice meat hogs, Eric shot a
150 pound boar, Nathan blasted a monster 275 pound boar with some huge teeth and Brian
whacked a great 240 pounder with good cutters just moments before shooting light ran out.
And I normally don’t take my camera with me to the River due to all of the mud and rough going. However the guys had a couple of small ones with them, and they were having such a good time while Henry and I loaded up their take that I couldn’t help but to steal one to snap a couple of shots of our 6 wheeler at maximum capacity before we “mudded” back to the van! Joe then sent us the shot along with the following email:
Jeff – Here are the pictures you wanted, we had a GREAT time, a blast! We will for sure be back, and remember, never underestimate the ability of the “VA Boys” to get it done! Thanks again, Joe
We truly enjoyed having both groups in camp, and we can’t wait to have another chance to share our woods with them.
PS: I just got word that our latest group had quite a time down on the River too! I will try to get their pictures and story up as soon as I can.
Jeff
Looks like another happy group of fellows after a successful hunt at Cypress Creek! Nice pigs!
Best regards,
Albert A Rasch
Jeff,
Just wanted to say you guys were the best. The trip down to the river was just what we were looking for.That is what we call hunting here were we live . If you can’t have fun hunting then you shouldn’t hunt! Again thanks for everything Ill never forget this hunt.