No gobblers so far. Just a lonely hen and some hungry cows.
Turkeys and Cows
Posted: 11th May 2012 by Matt in Hunting, WildlifeTags: Hunting Adventures, Indiana
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Wind and rain put a damper on gobbling activity, but we got some really nice hen footage to share later. Anyway, you can’t stop a good time at the Ridge. We slammed out a mess of bluegill in between turkey hunts and ate like kings. Check out the big bull forehead on the left.
Morgan scores in Missouri. Here’s a first look before it airs on television. Can’t wait for him to arrive this weekend in Indiana, and I hope he brings that super-sweet tom decoy in the picture. We’re going to need all the help we can get, because the Ridge has been eerily quiet these last few weekends. Not to worry. We’ll have new recon to help guide us, and there’s none better than MJ at the run-and-gun if it comes to that. Our goal is to harvest some gobblers with our bows from the ground blind, but you can rest assured that we’ll switch over to scatter guns if that’s what it takes. We’re also primed to do some night-time archery hog hunting. Opening day here for turkeys is tomorrow, Muchachos, so good luck!
Started a few new pits with post holes and rotten corn, and this is the first one to break loose. Ellen and I hunted over it Saturday night and had something come in downwind of us and sneak away through the slew water. Normally I’d have trail camera pictures, but we’ve had so many stolen that I’ve taken a little break from recon until the new wirless cameras arrive that save the images remotely. The next banditos that steal our trail cameras will have their pictures sent to me before before they’re even out of the woods. I don’t want revenge, I just want it to stop.
Lumenok Versus Brand-X
Posted: 16th March 2012 by Matt in Hunting, Wild HogsTags: Indiana, Wild Hogs
Wild Hog Video
Posted: 14th February 2012 by Matt in Hunting, Wild HogsTags: Hunting Adventures, Indiana, Wild Hogs
This one’s all GoPro — rough and real, like we always do it on the Ridge. Don’t worry, MJ is coming this weekend with the TV camera, so fingers crossed we can deliver you some really classic sportsman-type footage. Can’t wait!!!
First Wild Hog of 2012
Posted: 12th February 2012 by Matt in Hunting, Wild HogsTags: Hunting Adventures, Indiana, Wild Hogs
Took me a little while, but here he is, Muchachos! I’ll have video later this week.
Happy Ground Hog Day
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Matt in WildlifeTags: Hunting Adventures, Wildlife
Thought you might not believe me if I didn’t include the date. I’ve got tons of video to sort through, Muchachos. Soon…
Day One
Posted: 21st January 2012 by Matt in Hunting, Wild HogsTags: Hunting Adventures, Indiana, Wild Hogs
Cameras and corn are in full effect, and now we wait for pig recon. We won’t be getting any this weekend because the river is ten feet out of its banks. That’s OK, we’ll be saving our pennies to buy more trail cameras as we begin our newest arrangement with Spypoint trail cameras. I’m really excited about this one, Muchachos, and I think you will be too once you see these products in action.
This picture was circulating around the Holiday table last weekend. After my experience with banditos this year, I won’t tell you where exactly it’s from in Indiana, but the girl who harvested it is named Audrey and this was her first deer. It green-scored 256 inches with 27 scorable points. Got the picture from my nephew’s wife who knows the family, and even though I don’t know her personally, I want to send out a message of congratulations. We all know how wiley these old bucks are, and what a massive achievement it is to ever even see a deer like this in your lifetime. As I stick it out the rest of the season to try to connect with the deer I’ve been chasing, this picture keeps me a little warmer and just a little more patient in the stand. Hang in there, Muchachos. You never know what might show up…