Member hunt at Spartan
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Last edited by jamesfromjersey; 03/09/2015 2:19 AM.
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Re: Member hunt at Spartan
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03/09/2015 1:56 AM
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James, thanks for the excellent write up. This was certainly a hunt I will never forget.
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03/09/2015 2:13 AM
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Excellent!!!! So, so, so very sorry I couldn't make this trip. Looks like some great animals were killed! Congratulations guys!
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03/09/2015 2:15 AM
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I most certainly had a blast! Wish more of the members here could've made it, everyone would've had a great time.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: Member hunt at Spartan
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03/09/2015 2:25 AM
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SHOT PLACEMENT...... look at the size of those Merino rams that were almost as big as the large boar, however, one 180gr partition bullet from Kim`s GP 100 in 357 Mag at factory velocity put that critter down for the count. The same can be said for all our shots. Put that handgun bullet where its belongs and the animal will be yours....
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Re: Member hunt at Spartan
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03/09/2015 2:38 AM
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Amen to that James! I, admittedly, was not a proponent of the 357 Mag for hunting unless it was for deer at close range. Dur "SChunter", and Kim "KRal" changed my whole perception of the 357 Mag round. I have seen both of them make surgically precise shots with factory ammo at hard angling shots and drop game animals.
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Re: Member hunt at Spartan
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03/09/2015 2:39 AM
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Congrats fellers!
I shoulda been a dr. Or lawyer er sumpin. Lol. 😜 looks fun!
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03/09/2015 3:01 AM
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"Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt"
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03/09/2015 3:28 AM
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James. Nice hunt and write-up. Congratulations to all of you.
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,... " Matthew 28:19
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03/09/2015 6:44 AM
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03/09/2015 2:06 PM
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Man o man! I'm darn mad I didn't make the trip. I just received my gun from JRH Friday afternoon. God willing and the creek don't rise I'll be done building my retirement home end of this summer. James and David, I promise I will make the next hunt. Looking at those pics makes my trigger finger itch. Just ordered some beartooth bullets to load in the new 475 linebaugh. Looking forward to getting it ready for the next hunt. Congrats to all of you guys.
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03/09/2015 2:42 PM
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Looks like all had a successful hunt, congrats!
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03/09/2015 4:19 PM
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Congrats to all. In looking at those hogs, it's pretty easy to tell why you guys went with the very big guns. I want hogs to make it to NM, but I think you can keep those lunkers in your neck of the woods ;^)
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03/09/2015 5:14 PM
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Good shooting, everyone! Looks like y'all had fun.
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03/09/2015 11:37 PM
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How in the heck did I miss the invite? I have a 416 Rigby ready to punch a hog!
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03/09/2015 11:59 PM
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T/C's~Ruger's~Striker~XP~S&W & the Quest Continues
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Re: Member hunt at Spartan
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03/10/2015 12:02 AM
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I shoulda been a dr. Or lawyer er sumpin.
Let me say that none of us has high paying jobs. What we do have is the motivation to hunt with our friends... While at Spartan there were seven guys that drove down from Vermont, a distance of 1050 miles one way. They meet six more of their friends who drove from Illinois. None of these 13 hunters were rich but enjoy the company of friends while hunting. To drive 2100 miles round trip shows this. Each man sent the outfitter some money every month until their hunt was paid off. Life is to short not to enjoy....
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03/10/2015 3:46 AM
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Life is too short. Youins did great. Way too many irons in the fire here. Thanks for the post.
Kentucky….no place like home.
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03/10/2015 10:54 AM
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Good shooting guys! Another good representation for the handgunners, and what handguns can do in capable hands
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03/10/2015 11:54 AM
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congrats on the critters guys
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03/10/2015 3:55 PM
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03/10/2015 4:37 PM
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Thanks for all the congrats guys! These best part of the hunt was getting to hunt with other dedicated handgun hunters. Next year maybe Florida or Texas.
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03/11/2015 1:39 AM
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Rod, too.
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03/11/2015 1:57 AM
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Sounds like you guys had too much fun,dang sorry I missed it but life gets in the way sometimes. Good friends,good guns and good times. Don't get much better than that.
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03/11/2015 1:10 PM
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great hunt boys!!!!! I am already chomoing at the bits for our next hog excursion. Its looking like october or novemeber.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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03/13/2015 1:59 AM
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How was wound channel on that 385 cast HP James?
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03/13/2015 2:41 AM
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How was wound channel on that 385 cast HP James? James used XTP's, but the entrance and exit on the ram killed with my 475 was impressive; it had the 385's. I'm probably going to have to shoot a deer longways to maybe catch one.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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03/13/2015 6:41 PM
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I did not get to see when they field dressed the ram that was shot with the 475 cast HP from Kim`s revolver, but Cole said he went about 10yds and dropped. He was`ent any deader then if hit from the 450 Alaskan.... a full pass through..........
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03/17/2015 9:12 AM
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Nice work! looks like a blast!!
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03/25/2015 2:04 AM
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I have read this thread several times and have decided I'm going to pull the trigger on hunting at the Spartan. It will be my first time to hunt Tenn. Looks like its going to be a November 2015 hunt for me if anyone wants to meet up and harvest some tuskers. Thanks for sharing your hunt, looks like it was a blast!!
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03/25/2015 9:28 PM
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Give `em HELL Frosty...... wish you were there when we hunted..... have a great time....
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