As I have told Whit, I have many places to hunt hogs but the high % areas include gators, mocs and Mosquitoes out the wahzoo. Anyone want to kill a hog in Jan/Feb? PM me. I will not go in these swamps until we have had some freezing temps, tho.

Kingfish,

Good to see you back around - per my conversation with Whit, I have hogs in my hunting area that we chase year-round. Since the Forum hunt is "local" for me, I'll attend for a day or so to share in the camaraderie, stories (lies), and fellowship.

I look forward to meeting some of my handgunning brethren in person!

Oh and Kingfish - grab the Thermacell, snake boots and pistola and hit the woods! I'm posting from the stand right now...two hogs down, with a sub-Little girl caliber no less! Pics to follow

Dur, say it ain't so. A a girlieman gun??? LOL! I'm typing from my hotel room in Grand Cayman. I hunted bonefish for the past 3 days with a girlieman flyrod

Whitworth, don't try to accomodate my schedule but I will attend if the date works out. I booked an auodad/javelina hunt with Mark Hampton's outfitter for the first weekend in January and my anniversary is the last weekend in january. She probably wouldn't want to go hog hunting for our annual anniversary trip.

now I'm jealous!

This new job really sucks!

I would like to attend. I want to meet some of you guys in person.

Craig - I figure if a 44 is a little girl's caliber, then the .41 is a baby girl's! Wait 'til I break out the 357's...Tough new gig you got there - Grand Cayman and bonefishing huh? Rough.

And Darrell, you don't think you could convince the Mrs that a trip to Hog Heaven with a bunch of handgunners is romantic? Sell it

Dur, if I could sell that you'd be looking for a job!

Ok I am jelous Cf, Chasing bonefish, I had to cancel my tarpon trip two years in a row, Hope we get to meet up this january and share some fish stories, I worked in the industry for almost 10 years.

SC congrats on the pigs down, I am hoping "my little girl caliber" will take my first handgun animal this year. Looking foward to some pics

Seasons - that "little girl caliber" will get it done for sure. Best of luck to you this fall!

As promised, a little primer for the Forum Hunt...in much cooler temperatures, thank goodness!



I waited for the boar that has been coming around "looking for love", but ended up deciding that these 2 sows would be easier to handle on my own this AM...

Congrats of the sausage supply there, SChunter. Nice shootin! Give us a few details on the gun! And what kind of holster is that?

I am thinking that I might be able to go. Depends on the dates...but I am very interested!

Thanks Boot! 7.5" Mod 97 FA in .41 Mag - topped with FX-II Leupold 4X in their Lovell mount. The holster is a Pistol Packaging Bandito

SC you going on the hunt?

Great Hogs, sounds like a great summer morning, also a very nice set up, 41, what load?

Dur, congrats. Nice BBQers you got there. I hope those ribs are going on the slow cooker or smoker.

Bfr - Yes sir - for at least a day or so to meet, greet, and eat! And maybe whack another piggie

Seasons - I was shooting factory 210 Speer Gold Dot HP's. When I first got thi gun in 2009, there were NO 41 components anywhere to be found. XTP's were backordered for 6-8 months, and these factories shot so well, I bought a case (or more). Still shooting them!

Craig - the parts were on ice before 8AM!

Dur, we have some shooting to do, my friend. Please give me a call. same #.

Im going to try if they get the days up. Got a couple of dates I have to be home for.

Any news on the group outing yet?

I just need some dates and I can confirm. I am also willing to pick up anyone flying into Baltimore or Philly on my way.

Sorry guys for the delay. Still looking at January. Still need to know how many are planning on attending.

Kind of off topic .. as I couldnt go even if my skills were up to it ....How do you carry acrossed state lines without permits or are all these states recipricol.... I know .... but i live in NY.... upstate ny .....rural ny ...we dont ,share a darn thing.

nytracker.. you can take the florida and Utah cc permit at Gander Mountain in Rochester, some of the local gun clubs have hosted the permit sessions and get reciprocity with 30+ states, unfortunately the other folks can't get reciprical permissions with NY

Would love to participate! And I will certainly be the one with the longest commute to NC....;-)

But I've hunted in NC before and it's a great place, so as long as I can accommodate the dates with a trip to the US it's entirely feasible. Although January is not necessarily optimal, would prefer the last week or even better early February.

HogHunter, do any of the other gander stores do that ,like the ones in kingston or middletown NY? 700.00 dollars for 3 days is a great price.

Hmm. This is a possibility for me as my G/F dad lives in Florida and we are due for a visit.LOL I'll have to look into it a bit more so for now I'm a maybe. I looked at their website and couldn't find anywhere how many you were allowed and if and what the trophy fee was.
Mike

The three day hunt is $700.00 all inclusive -- no additional trophy fees attached.

So are you allowed to take more than one hog?

Two Hogs per hunter, 100 extra after 2,

If anybody is interested there is a article about hog heaven in the summer issue of cooking wild magazine,pretty damn good recipe too, along with many others.

the article in pdf format should be on the website in the coming weeks.

Whit, you can put me on the list as a go.

Any thought on a per day rate?

Boot said he is planning to kill hogs at a rate of 3 per day :-)

The 3 day hunt is $700.00 all inclusive. It doesn't really pay for him to get the camp up and running for less than a 3 day ordeal.



Great article, Matt!

Lol. You must have me mixed up with someone with a bigger wallet!!

Just wpndering if it's up and running what a single day would cost. I can't go for a three day.

My "guess" would be $700 and you would be free to leave at any time.

Dan

Would it be a friday to sunday or all week days?

Thursday to Saturday Night, Depart Sunday is the normal lengh of time.

You have to stop hunting by midnight saturday night, since there is no sunday hunting.

Exactly......