Camp Roberts (12/18-19/04 and 12/27-28/04).....

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Live2hunt Posted: Dec 23 2003, 01:12 PM 


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I also was at Camp Roberts this past weekend. Saw lots of signs but they were about a week or two old. Came across a fresh track in Area 3 by the river. Tracked it down all day and it went in some thick brush. Casted a couple or rocks in the thick brush and saw the pig came out of the thick brush on the next ridge over. It stopped about 80 yards right before it disappear over the ridge. Either I take a shot or never see it again. So I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Turned out I hit a brush limb and missed the pig. Never saw it again. I think that pig might have gone 250 pounds. I also found the pigs' Motel 6 where they snored and sang "Good Night Sleep Tight". But they have not used that bedding area for a while. All the beds were old. I hope they come back. I had an ambush planned next time I go back there. I kinda have a good feeling if any pig are in the area I might get to post a picture here.

I also saw 6 cow elk on a steep hillside in area 3.



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Hey Live 2 Hunt , sorry to here you missed! so you have an ambush site huh! care to elaborate?! Just kidding . man it drives me crazy to here stories like that. by the way, what cal. were you shootin? i take my 30.06 and 10mm.

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Reddog,
I was shooting a Remington 7400 Carbine in 30-06. It has an 18.5" barrel compact for brush busting guys like me. It's semi-auto for fast follow up shots if needed. I've kill many pigs with it and it's my primary rifle for pig hunting. To elaborate my newly discovered honeyhole, all I will say is Area 3. I will elaborate more about my ambush plan when I get pic to post in this forum. [/b]

YeeeeeeeHaa!!!.........my ambush plan finally came through! It worked not only once but twice. On 12/27 we watched a group of 10 pigs from a distance worked their way up into the same patch of brush I mentioned last year. Only three route out of the brush we think the pigs will come out. Each of us got setup and started shooting our slingshots in the brush. Minutes later I heard crashing in the brush towards me. Suddenly two pigs sprinted past my shooting lane. Another two stopped in my shooting lane about 30 yards away. I sent a 150 gr. Rem Corelocked in the spine of a younger 100 pound boar. Sorry I couldn't get a pic of it in the field. When I took out the camera, I found out my daughter had used up the new roll of film I installed in the camera. I did got a pic of the pig when we unloaded it in my backyard. As you can see the water in the pot is boiling and ready for us to scald the pig.


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12/27 went back to Camp Roberts for one last trip before the end of the year. Sky poured cats and dogs. Drove the roads around my honey hole looking for signs of pigs. I drove around a corner and saw a pig standing in the middle of the road. I jumped out to try to get a shot but he was too quick and ran up into the same patch of thick brush where I had the ambush planned. We all setup at our usual spots. Right around 4pm I saw a black spot flashed by in the brush. I stood up and a pig marched right out in the open at about 15 yards. I put a 150 gr. Rem. Coreloked in its head. We rolled the boar down to the truck. Took some pictures. It tipped the scale at 200 lbs. on the hoist at the hunting booth.

L2H

 

[Live2hunt]

Another pic of the second boar with myself, dad, 13 years old nephew.



L2H

 

[Live2hunt]

I shot this herd of elk with the camera at Camp Roberts right by the Range Control. There was one 4x4 bull in the herd. The bull was behind the whole herd and they didn't stop for a good pose and it was the last pose in the roll of film so this was the only pic I got.


L2H

 

[reddog5]

Way to go L2H!! Those are some nice lookin pigs.

I havent been back to C.R. since last year but sounds like i might have to make the drive. Was it crowded at all?

 

[Rookies]

Nice Hogs... Get me temped.. I'll probably be planning a hunt this month. I'll definitely have to check out area 3. Looks promising. Congradulations on great succes. Did you make any lawb out of them?

 

[hunt hard]

good job livetohunt

 

[Speckmisser]

Way to go, L2H! Good to hear from you as well... haven't seen you around so much lately. I guess because you've been hunting.

Anyway, congrats! I'm hoping to get a run out to CR sometime again, but it just never seems to be in the cards. Could sure use some pork in the freezer, though.

 

[fremont]

Nice job. Is that a Rem 742 autoloader?

 

[Mel Carter]

Way to go L2H, that second hog looks pretty mean.

Was there many people out there? Does anyone know what the dates are for 2005? I may have to head over there myself.

 

[HOGHUNTER714]

Live2Hunt,

Congrat's...Glad someone here is shooting some pork...Should make for some nice eating...I need to make a trip out to Camp Roberts..Do I smell a "JHO Pig Hunt" in the oven?

 

[Live2hunt]

Thanks for all the congrats and comments. Dec. 11th-12th had 96 hunters. Four pigs were killed. The 18th there were 6 trucks in line when the gate opened and three pigs were killed. The 19th had three trucks in line when the gate opened. The 27th had four trucks when the gate opened and four pigs were killed. The 28th had two trucks when the gate opened. The 30th had three trucks when the gate opened. Camp Roberts is now closed for hunting. It usually opens back up during the Spring Turkey Season. They usually post the dates in March. Be sure to check the dates if you are planning a trip to Camp Roberts.

Rookies, no lawb yet but the BBQ were awesome.

Fremont, That was a Rem. 7400 Carbine. I think it's just an upgraded copy of the 742.



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