2013 Hog Hunt

Time to start looking for plane flights, I am the Indiana driver this year and BZeb is the co-pilot.

Bill Meyer will have the rental car, you need to coordinte flight schedules with him. WNM55 on this site.

As in years past all guns and luggage headed to Texas needs to be at my house on Sunday February, 17th. We will return sometime on Monday the 25th. Same as past years $50.00 per person, hauls gun lauggage and meat back home.

What day is the arrival day for everyone in SA? By Wednesday pm or early Thursday am? Just wanting to know so we can make the final plans for our drive down.

We can be at ranch on Wednesday, dinner is there that evening. We cook not Clay. Hunt starts Thursday noon until Sunday noon. Zeb and I will get to ranch mid day Wednesday. You need directions Deb we will get it to you.

Im ready too hunt some piggies....thats all

Get yer flu shot, Zeb... :p

Bring standard work issue brown undies this time too..

Preferably the "Brown Phantom" series...

Man I feel the LOVE already.....you guy quack me up

We're there for ya man....

For thosse driving to ranch here is directions fron San Antonio........

I410 south to highway 90, go west on 90 to Sabinal. Turn right on highway 187(north) go about 15 miles, left side of road is red white and blue anchor 6 foot tall. Turn left on drive just before anchor, it will save you several gate openings.

Again each person will have a $15.00 house fee for Wednesday night. Also we will have a few dollar(less than 10) for dinner Wednesday and Breakfast on Thursday(not included in hunt package). I think Deb said she is cooking........LOL!

Eight people are flying from Indy, a van to hold 8 was over $800.00 for the trip. Bill Meyer has reserved two cars,cost should be around 1/2 of the van! All luggage short of a carry on must be at my house on Sunday Feb 16, guns included. There is no room for laggage in cars for 4 people each. As in the past $50.00 per person for expense of guns and luggage going south and dead hogs back to Indy. Bring all adult beverages you need on Sunday, will take them in coolers that are empty. Hope coolers are full of hog coming back.

Questions ask them here...........

I remember this place,, kinda. LoL Is this the place where they had 2 different sleeping quarters? The one where I stayed on the other side of the highway?

No Deb, this is the place where you stayed the last hunt you went on. Double wide,deck all around, no phone service........ King size bed just off room you stayed in? You and Tim get the king size bed but........no noise please, some of us need to sleep!

That bed is almost big enough for.three.....im just sayin...... lol

Oh great, that was a nice place! And no worries Joe, there wont be any noises coming from that room like last time :p

Keith, like ya said, it is almost big enough for 3,, but not quite.... lol

Hold on! you saying I snore?

"Keith, like ya said, it is almost big enough for 3,, but not quite.... lol"

Deb, .........nahhhhh not going there......LOL.

pig light ordered tonight..............

http://www.sniperhawglights.com/apps/webstore/products/show/1100662

going to combat the dark..........lol.

What color ya going with, Joe?

Thanks Joe!! Cant wait to see how well this will work on my rifle when you bring me that light!

Green, Figured it could always be used here on yotes also.

Here is a link for weather forcast for San Antonio......

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/San+Antonio+TX+USTX1200

Three weeks from now we will be at the ranch preparing to hunt.Below is a list of what I expect as associated costs to the hunt. Just a general idea of cash needed to complete the deal. Tips are up to the individual as to what value you place on the experience. the rest are close in dollars.

License $50.00

Ranch house additional night $15.00

Dinner & Breakfast at ranch $10.00

Guide tip $100.00

Cook Tip $40.00

rental car $50.00

Gun and transport (Indiana guys)$50.00 To Joe

Total $315.00

Figure a few bucks for meals on way and return and misc.......

BE SURE to bring what you need, nearest walmart is 50 miles!

For those flying from Indiana, bring your alcohol with your luggage. One less stop on way to ranch. Bill will stop for license on way to ranch.

Again all luggage guns and transport fee at my house by Sunday Feb 17th for the Indiana people.

Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm ready for some good times and warmer weather! It was so cold here this morning, I actually saw 2 liberals with their hands in their OWN pockets..

Good One

I confirmed again today that ATT phone service is the only one that works at and around the ranch. Tony found on line ATT "pay as you go" service. He is going to an ATT store this week and get some firm pricing for phone package of calls and text for the trip. They advertise phones as low as $1.00(used). When I have the info we will post it. If it is reasonable it would be nice to be able to comunicate with each other by text and also be able to contact Clay if needed from blinds.

It's getting CLOSE!

I have a spare iPhone on the ATT network that is live if you guys want to borrow it for the week. PM me if your interested.

Hey somebody up there tag jason and grab that phone. Ill flip some coin to at least be able to dial out! I like the fact i dont have coverage down there but then again i have some elderly i need to keep chk on that have health issues.. also contact between all of us during the night could be helpful.....

Remember the night when we everyone came down with the funk!!! Im a little more safety minded than i use to be for a few different reasons these days..

Yeah....ya'll came down with the funk...

Jason ya got a time we can meet? pm a place and we will try to work out a time for the "gimp"........lol

Jason is gonna drop it off at my place a couple days before we leave, Joe.

So you can plan on clothing needed


http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/San+Antonio+TX+USTX1200

Looks like good shorts and t-shirt weather to me! Better then this snow and mid teens we have been having here.

What day you leaving Deb? Me and Zeb leave 6am on Tuesday.

Tim and I are leaving this coming Friday. Spending the weekend in Denver then be in SA on Tuesday sometime.

Another thong year i guess...

I hope the thong was addressed to Deb, scarey thought of who else may have one(bald guy)........LMAO.

73 day time highs and no rain so far. I'm takin shorts!

Aww man.... Shorts?

I might have to go get a spray tan...

Somebody say thong....I'm all in....

I'm getting scared now.

Hmmm, ideas, ideas LoL

Nice bunch of hogs yall harvested glade you had a great trip and hunt, hopefully if an openning i can make the trip next year Congradulaions guys and Deb

Will post pictures later, just got home. 21 hogs wqere taken under cloudless skies and dytime temps in the 30's.

Weedhopper killed an absolute BEAST of a boar!

Zeb and Tony were on a terror each killed five pigs each.

My truck did not get same mileage coming back, five huge coolers packed full of meat. Anyone want to guess what we are doing this week.....

Pictures later.

Get ahold of me Joe...I can commit 3 evenings,,days,,whatever.

I'll let Joe post his better pics, but this was the scene of the cooler before all pigs were added. There were some VERY nice sized hogs taken. Kudos to Zeb and Tony! Hog hunting machines! I had another blast with a great group of guys and Deb of course...just an outstanding hunt with good friends.

Congrats Weedy . Did ya use the White?

Wow. You guys clearly showed them the yankee boys can hunt! Bring on the pictures.

Great pictures.

Nice Job Guys Boy i see alot more Grey hair in the group from last year. lmao Again Great Job Guys and Deb

Nice pile o' pork!

This is a great break from hunting in Indiana, hunting pigs between deer season and turkey season breaks up the winter duldrum. It helps when you use a great guide service who works herd to put people on hogs(and lots of them). The past couple of years the hogs had been down on the primary ranch, we were told it was because of drought, when they got rain the hogs would return. We hunted several other ranches nearby and had success. It has been a rainy fall and winter in the Hill Country of Texas and true to the guides comment the hogs returned. We did hunt another ranch(50 miles each way)but the hog sightings were basically the same on each ranch. Problem was Tony Zeb and Weed were sent there to hunt, bad news for hogs!

Anyone wanting a great hunt as promised for anything Texas has to offer contact Pope Brothers Guide service, you wont be disappointed.

One of our guides this year is the grandson of the owner of the famed King Ranch, 911,000 acres! The stories he told were worth the trip alone. He's a woldlife biologist, taxidermist, and guides for Clay part time....... an heir to the King Ranch. I think the future of wildlife and hunting on the King Ranch is safe with him

A great hunt.. i was just happy to be back in the game and see if i could hack it..shooting from the bench hurt like ****. But when hunting i felt nothing... rusty to say the least but in able to do it... another hurdle crossed for me..a very special thanks tp joe and zeb for driving... not pnly that taking care of processing ..i owe on this one joe. .
Great trip with great people ...

Now thats a ball of bacon !!!! great pics, Thanks for sharing.

How does the processing work ? Everybody keep there own ? combine it all then split it ? good parts ? bad parts ? lard or no lard ?

My son came up with the real statistic.... 21 hogs and a conservative estimate of 100 pounds each, "we killed a ton of pigs"!

We have been processing pigs all week, will complete the project on Saturday. We make sure everyone in the group has pork. Between my son and I we took 7 hogs, no way we can use that many over the next year so we will share the bounty. Is it everyone takes their own, no we pile it up and everyone shares the bounty.

There is not any lard in wild pigs, what we have found is you can't beat the breakfast sausage and Italion sausage, we keep a couple hams and shoulders for smoking on the grill and grind the rest. Nothing goes to waste.

Looks like we are going to grind over 250 pounds of pork on Saturday!

Get ahold of me Friday, Joe. I've re-sharpend and ready to finish these things up in a couple of hours.

Tony's statistic isn't far fetched!

Smells like sausage gravy too me !!!!

Ill be there saturday after the cook off with help..

Look like GREAT time...

Weed... what was the weapon of choice on the "BIG" one???

.270 to the head.

The price for this 2 day 2 night hog hunt is $600.00 per hunter all inclusive (2 hunter minimum). Additional days can be added for $300.00 per day all inclusive. You will be allowed to harvest unlimited hogs with no additional trophy fees. We offer a group discount for groups of 5 or more hunters. Discount price is $500.00 for 2 days and nights all inclusive with additional days for $250.00 per day all inclusive. From May through August every year we slash our prices on our hog hunts, so visit our specials page for more information. Hogs can be added to most of our other hunt packages for a trophy fee of $100.00 per hog. For more information please contact us.

A special thanks to everyone in the butcher shop! I didnt do anything ... joe your wife has your money... i wasnt gonna argue with her. Figured she would get it anyway..

Cutting them up is half the fun! I just wish Zeb would have shown up...I had a Sharpie waiting for him.

very nice!

I must say,,,Joe has this sausage making down to a science! Best I've ever eaten!

Over 200 pounds of hog ground into breakfast sausage, Italion Sausage and Btratwurst. 160 packages in 100 quart cooler. And this didn't count what Weed took home the night before!

Looking good Joe. Should last ya a while....

That's a haul Joe.

Im having some right now..
Tomorrow night... lasagna!

Slow down Keith, you'll need a cardiologist next! Remember, everything in moderation.