Road trip!

[ComfyBear]

[quote'"JP"]So what your sayin is Boo got some pork and the rest of you got this [/quote]

By this, are you meaning "they got the porcine shaft"? oink oink and squeal

[JPjunkie]

[quote'"JP"]So what your sayin is Boo got some pork and the rest of you got this

By this, are you meaning "they got the porcine shaft"? oink oink and squeal [/quote]
Seems they did my friend

[Boo]

Paul, thank you for your Texas hospitality! You boys are truly nice people!
After picking up Danny Miller in Ohio and Awshucks in Arkansas we (my wife Karin and I) arrived at Paul's cabin Friday night and we all yapped for way too long. We finally hit the sack and talked about a 4 am wake up but for some reason we never made it. So Saturday morning we sat around yapping some more and with Colton's prodding we finally got out to our blinds. Nothing showed up that morning for anyone.
We got back around 1 pm and there was no Paul! Paul had to go somewhere and 3 of his friends and lease members were there to help us out! They didn't know us from Adam and here they were to make us dinner and help us out for the afternoon hunt. Just amazing!
So out we went to our blinds again. It was 80 degrees!! Danny got real close to sticking a pig with the Swhackers but no cigar. Previously were were talking about shooting them in the dark with a light which is legal. So Karin and I brought a 250 lumen flashlight and on our way out she heard pigs! We quickly walked out to the field edge and she turned the light on some pigs that had ran out some 80 yard out. My first shot was a dud (I had a Savage 220 and the bolt might not have had been completely shut) and I racked in another slug and whacked one). Of course all hell broke lose down range and there was no second pig. The pig I shot went down 20 feet away from where it was hit.
When I got back Colton heard I shot a pig and said "where's the picture?". In my excitement I forgot to snap a picture! Colton then turns on Paul and convinces him to go out! Colton is a great kid!!! He whacked one but no recovery!
The next morning it was really windy and below freezing. Everyone got up at 4am and went back to bed except Karin and myself! It was so cold and windy my eyes were watering! Nothing came out and I was freaking cold!
We packed it up and left early afternoon on a crazy drive with highways covered in 2" of ice There were cars and transports off-roading in snowy ditches! I think I was the only one in Texas or Arkansas with snow tires! Like Awshucks said in an email to me....what a trip!
It was a great time to get together again!!! The week was full of laughs and smiles. I left on Wed night and got back last night. That was over 5500 kms without a hitch!
Paul and Dan, thank your for your friendship! Paul, thank you and your friends for your hospitality. Colton, you're a great kid! I hope to see you again and watch you grow up!
I didn't take tons of pictures but when I have a moment I'll post what I have.

[strum]

sounds like yall had an awesome time and it got over too fast ..but hey you got bragin rights on that hunt ..congrats man.. and welcome back

[onebigskittle]

Glad you made it home and had a good time. I figured the ice could be a problem this side of Tennessee...bet it was pretty coming off the rocks if that was the way you came.

[JPjunkie]

Welcome back Boo glad your home safe and had a good time Oh I finally got my 405

[paulaboutform]

Welcome back. I'm glad you all had a safe trip. Sounds like quite the adventure. Awesome road trip!

[bigredopie]

Glad ya all made it through Memphis before the big traffic jam. Lots of folks stranded over 16 hrs on the hwy starting at Memphis and backed up over 100 miles into MO. Tough going for sure and it sounds like you chased the storm for most of it. glad everyone made it home safe but I am sure it was an interesting trip.

BTW no one uses snow tires down here, just 4wd and a foot on the gas pedal! If you start to slide, you were not going fast enough!

[munch]

Don sounds like you guys had a good time but the ride home sounds more like a return moose hunt from Armstrong than a hog. Hunt in Texas

[agingcrossbower]

Sounds like a great hunt. One wild ride home. Glad all made it back safely.

[j.krug]

That's awesome Don.
Sounds like a great time with some great people!

[walleyeslammer]

good to see everyone had a good time, memory's that will last a lifetime...

[UPSMAN]

Did Karin paint Shucks nails that purty shade of pank?

[Hester0305]

Sounds like yall had a great trip welcome back

[awshucks]

Did Karin paint Shucks nails that purty shade of pank?

No painting involved. But, I'd of let her..........

I like Karin........