Fish Catching Travel
Hog hunt number 2 did not go as well as the first one. But no matter what it was an adventure. We met a friend of Jeromy at his ranch, Justin, and along with 2 Arnolds, we loaded up the dogs and took off. This hunt was a little different than the first in that we drove old roads as the dogs worked.
The first victim of the night was a poor skunk who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Even though the dogs are trained to stay off of “trash”, it was just to much of a temptation. Suffice to say the fight did not last long.
We kept driving roads, loaded and unloaded the dogs several times, but just did not get on any hogs. We headed to new place and got out and walked a creek bottom at the last place. While the dogs occasionally took off on a track, they just never got one cornered.
We loaded most of the dogs, but there were a couple out as we headed back along a pasture towards the house when all of a sudden a really big hog was in the headlights and the chase was on. Now let me tell you that hog was hauling a$$, and he actually outran the dogs. That really surprised me. How that hog managed to get away I will never know, but the guys said it happens occasionally. And the hunt was over. We hunted for 5 hours in the rain, and it was a great time. I would like to thank Justin for letting us experience this with him on his place. Maybe next time.
But the real happening that night was Alfie’s experience. Alfie being from South Africa had no clue about rednecks. Of course the more he asked what they were saying, the more crap they gave him. It was hilarious. Alfie just thought he spoke English. He heard things like “hungry enough to eat the rear end out of a skunk” among others. He was so amazed at the sayings of the good old boys that he actually used his whole battery on his I phone recording them.
He was also suitably impressed with the fact that Pee Wee and Jeromy were bull riders. When Jeromy told him all the broken bones and concussions he had Alfie could hardly understand why they would put themselves through that. And when Pee Wee took off his hat and showed him the scar where they peeled back his face to put all the plates and pins in his skull when the bull stepped on him, he did not know what to think. When he asked them if they regretted any of it or would do it again, of course they said yes.
So Aflie’s education in the redneck world was a beautiful thing. He loves new experiences, as evidenced by his love of extreme hang gliding and doing things like driving his motorcycle across much of Africa, and spending some time with a bunch of good old South Texas boys far exceeded anything he thought he would experience here.
And he loved the hog hunting and fishing. While he has done some hunting in Africa, sticking a hog with dogs and hair flying everywhere is an experience he will never forget. I think he was a little apprehensive with the sticking part, but once he saw how the hunt unfolds, how the dog works, and really got an understanding of what the sport is all about, he would go again in a minute.
Now my daughter, her husband (Alfie’s boy) , and our wonderful grand-baby Mia are here, so there has been no outdoor stuff. But there will be some fishing coming. They just left the house to tour Indianola, Port O’Connor, ending their drive with a big plate of shrimp at Bubba’s. We are headed to the Victoria Community Center for the local CCA banquet. It is a fun time and I am looking forward to the 2 rods that came with our table. Not that I would take the sponser of Team Nancy just to get the extra rod.
Also the Star Tournament entry comes with our membership, and dreams of a tagged redfish on a spinnerbait are dancing in my head. So if you do Gulf fish, get your entry and support CCA. I just met a guy, who shall remain nameless, the other day who went fishing at Indianola a couple of years ago with some guys who had their entry, and you know what happened. He caught one, so no boat, no truck. Now that would hurt.
Thanks for reading my stuff. As I have said before it is not all about the fishing. Spending time with our families, sharing the outdoors, and exposing folks to new things in our world is what it is all about. So take the time to share your passion with others, who know, they just might be hooked. Stop in soon, there will be some fresh fishing stuff, who knows, with the way Alfie’s trip has gone he will probably whack a monster. Hope I get it on tape.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
