TRA'S 2nd Annual Wild Boar Hunt >@ CHOPPER'S

[PIGIG]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mattys281 @ Apr 1 2008, 08:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I spoke to Chopper last night & sent my deposit this morning. My GF & I will be there. She has not yet killed a big game animal w/ her bow, but has managed to put the smack down on a couple rabbits with it. Can't wait to go. This is both of our first hog hunt.

Matt S.[/b]

sweet welcome aboard

 

[mattys281]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PIGIG @ Apr 1 2008, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mattys281 @ Apr 1 2008, 08:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I spoke to Chopper last night & sent my deposit this morning. My GF & I will be there. She has not yet killed a big game animal w/ her bow, but has managed to put the smack down on a couple rabbits with it. Can't wait to go. This is both of our first hog hunt.

Matt S.[/b]

sweet welcome aboard

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Thanks. See ya there.

Matt S.

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

WOW, i almost forgot about my hunt! is it still on? JUST KIDDING! been supper busy stocking up some lake

trout! we will be eating good on Mothers Day weekend for sure! who ever hunts that weekend with me will have your choice of freash trout steaks or fillet's!

wecome aboard Mattys281, look forward to sharing one of the final hunts at Chopper's place with you and your lady, it will be a great time!

hey Cecil who else is still confirmed for this hunt that you know of so far?

i need a roll call of who is going so far, i would like to stick too six hunters for that weekend if possible, but their always can be exceptions, will see..............tra

 

[PIGIG]

tra
matt
allyn
copperjhon
Mattys281=GF

6 as of yesterday

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

alright, thanks for the reply Cecil, i really look forward to sharing this bowhunt with everyone! only six weeks left! Mother's Day Weekewnd will be here before you know it!.............tra

 

[mattys281]

Okay guys, clue me in on some of the details here. Do you all hike out from the cabins, or drive? If you drive do you need 4x4 or a quad? Also, I'm bringing my tripod & 12x binos, is there good spot & stalk country or do you sit blinds, still-hunt, or whatever? Thanks.

Matt S.

 

[PIGIG]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mattys281 @ Apr 10 2008, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Okay guys, clue me in on some of the details here. Do you all hike out from the cabins, or drive? If you drive do you need 4x4 or a quad? Also, I'm bringing my tripod & 12x binos, is there good spot & stalk country or do you sit blinds, still-hunt, or whatever? Thanks.

Matt S.[/b]

no quads!
drive from cabin to your area 4wd is perfered just to get on to the ranch (steep driveway).
at that point it is still hunt or spot and stalk unless you bring your own popup blind

 

[mattys281]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PIGIG @ Apr 10 2008, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mattys281 @ Apr 10 2008, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Okay guys, clue me in on some of the details here. Do you all hike out from the cabins, or drive? If you drive do you need 4x4 or a quad? Also, I'm bringing my tripod & 12x binos, is there good spot & stalk country or do you sit blinds, still-hunt, or whatever? Thanks.

Matt S.[/b]

no quads!
drive from cabin to your area 4wd is perfered just to get on to the ranch (steep driveway).
at that point it is still hunt or spot and stalk unless you bring your own popup blind
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How long is the driveway?

 

[PIGIG]

about 7 miles! from gate to cabin there is only a couple of steep spots, talked to chopper this morning and he said he has been fixing roads and they are in good shape

 

[mattys281]

Dang! My blazer's broke down & only get's like 8 mpg when it's up. Do you think a Nissan Rogue would make it? It's got a fair amount of clearance. I think it my have AWD when it needs it too. Not sure, it's one of those new cross-over things.

 

[PIGIG]

yes it will make it! but wacth the rocks and pine cones, town is not around the corner, the last tow truck took 14 hours to get there

 

[mattys281]

Cool. Thanks.

 

[tradman]

I've had my 2WD Nissan Frontier (Desert Runner package so it's got a little higher clearance and limited slip diff) up there twice with no problems at all. There are definitely some roads on the ranch I wouldn't chance with it, but I've always felt I was better off walking them anyway and still hunting along the way. I think Chopper prefers 4WDs for the sake of his roads, but I certainly didn't have any trouble getting around.

I keep a Hi-lift with an extraction kit in my truck for insurance, but I'm sure if I had gotten stuck I could have bribed one of the guys with the big beefy full-sizers to drag me back on to the road.

And like I said, I always saw hogs when I was on foot, not driving around from place to place.

Good luck to all of you! Wish I was going with you.

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

bring your cameras, thats what i love about Choppers property it is high elevation and over looks all Monterey and Salinas Valley! No

Quads! and i prefer that anyone who hunts with me that weekend not to be road

hunting that really would turn me off! Choppers place is excellent for spotting, walking and stalking!...........tra



well thier is only 4 weeks left to the hunt, so who is all still committed to the hunt? i need a roll call update....................tra

 

[Arrowslinger]

I've been to Choppers many times in a Pontiac Grand Prix (4-door sedan, front wheel drive)....but like Cecil said, watch out for the pine cones. It's a long wait for a tow truck up there.

 

[mattys281]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (THE ROMAN ARCHER @ Apr 11 2008, 05:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

bring your cameras, thats what i love about Choppers property it is high elevation and over looks all Monterey and Salinas Valley! No

Quads! and i prefer that anyone who hunts with me that weekend not to be road

hunting that really would turn me off! Choppers place is excellent for spotting, walking and stalking!...........tra



well thier is only 4 weeks left to the hunt, so who is all still committed to the hunt? i need a roll call update....................tra[/b]

That's cool, I was hoping it would be an 'on-foot' hunt, but didn't have any idea about the terrain or even the size of his place. I don't even own a quad - personnally I hate those things. My off-highway vehicle is a REI Mars back-pack sittin over a pair of Montrail boots.

p.s. Put me & the GF on your roll-call (Matt Stevens & Ingrid Osses)

 

[mattys281]

I've been day-dreaming about a hog-hunt ever since our deer season ended here in January. So while sitting at my desk just now, drifting-off again, it suddenly occured to me that I've never been on a group hunt before. In short, since I'm about four weeks away from meeting with a group of strangers, all of whom are armed & looking to kill something, it might be smart to issue a brief disclaimer for my own safety:

I've worked in machine shops since I was sixteen & am now thirty, which meanst that my sense of humor & language lean just a little towards the coarse side. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or piss anyone off, so if you find jokes about any of the following topics offensive, please let me know so that I can stay out of your way:

ethnicity
religion
political party affiliation
financial status
sexual orientation
beastiality
beer preference
truck preference
obessity
anorexia
STD's
country music
global warming
spotted owls
career fields
The Beatles
inflation
unemployment
price of gas
price of tea in China
lead-based paint
Elvis
Princess Diane
pornographic films
Disney films
Michael Moore films
Brad & Angie
Tom & Katie
The Olson twins
American Idol
NAACP
PETA
The Rainbow Coalition
NBA
Nascar
Mathews bows
Slick-trick broadheads
Scent-lok clothing
teen pregnancy
abortion
Sesame St.
tattoos
body piercings
and, of course, Hillary Clinton.

 

[PIGIG]

as long as you don't bring any sulfer-cut or oil-flow we are good! everyone here is no differnt than you. we will have a great time, some times too good. make it real hared to get up after 2 hours of sleep

 

[PIGIG]

Head count
tra
matt
allyn
copperjhon
Mattys281+GF
John Simontacchi

7 as of today


we should strat getting the food thing together!


matt
allyn
John Simontacchi
are not JHO members but i will contact them on email as to the setup of food and the fixins

 

[mattys281]

I'm gettin excited to go. Actually, gettin isn't the right word, I passed excited the minute I sent my deposit.

The pot-luck stuff sounds cool, are you going to post what everyone's bringing so we don't end up w/ 20lbs of potato salad & no chips? Or do we just wait & see.

Matt S.