Texas Hogs!

I took a trip this past weekend to Gonzales, TX (about 1 1/2 hrs East of San Antonio) with my good buddy Dr. Brian Weatherby and his in-law family and friends to hunt Wild Texas Hogs. We hunted at a 300 acre Ranch, and had quite an experience.
We had a good time, but the ranch was not as it was described, and there were a number of minor problems that we encountered, such as being told we had the ranch exclusively to ourselves for the weekend only to discover two other groups would show up also! in spite of the problems, we did manage to kill hogs and enjoyed catching up on old times with my friend Brian and meeting new friends. Also, I met the world renowned Whitetail Hunter Larry Weishuhn in the San Antonio Airport, who was a really nice guy!

Check out the video of my First Hog!

Woodies!

My neighbor and friend Kevin McGuire and I decided to try to chase the wood ducks one more time for 2010 this past Saturday. We traveled up to Rick DeLong's place in Gillisonville, SC to hunt some flooded timber. Man, was it flooded! The rain was coming down (as it had been all night) and it was a cool 44 degrees-most would call that good Duck Hunting weather, but I must admit more than a few times I couldn't help but think about that warm bed where I left my wife as I got up at 4:45am and hunt in the cold, wet rain for what...remind me again...a lousy duck? :)

Although the weather wasn't the best for my taste, the ducks didn't seem to mind and began flying a little later than ususal, about 5 minutes after legal shooting time. We had a good hunt and killed a few nice Drakes. Afterwards Rick's wife prepared a really nice breakfast awaiting us after the hunt and we ate while drying off by the fire. A nice way to end the season!

Nice Pair of Lowcountry SC Wood Duck Drakes!