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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 13:44:56 GMT -5
Great pic's. Love the big smiles. Looks like a blast!!!
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Post by deadeer on Sept 25, 2018 18:05:09 GMT -5
Nice going. I know a couple guys who have done the same kind of hunt. They were all happy with the outcome. How much did you have wrapped up in the whole trip?
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Post by subzero350 on Sept 25, 2018 20:53:41 GMT -5
Nice going. I know a couple guys who have done the same kind of hunt. They were all happy with the outcome. How much did you have wrapped up in the whole trip? We spent about $2k on the lodge/hunt for the two of us not including gas to get down there and back.
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Post by subzero350 on Sept 25, 2018 20:59:33 GMT -5
I forgot to mention that when we were stalking a group of boars, they were capable of traversing that steep, rocky terrain far more effectively than we could. Even though they moved at walking speed, they didn't slow down for obstacles like we had to. We were tracking a sizable group on the second day and quickly lost them after they went down a ridge. I was also amazed at how quiet that big of a group could be while moving.
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Post by subzero350 on Sept 27, 2018 10:46:26 GMT -5
After reading some other online reviews, I would like to clarify something. This was indeed a high fence hunt. Knowing that, we did not go into this with the expectation it was going to be just like deer hunting on public land up here in Indiana. I think some of the people who wrote negative reviews about this same place had that expectation.
I read a lot of comments in those negative reviews about how "domesticated" the wildlife was at this lodge. To some extent, that is true. There were feral hogs and certain other species of animals that would let you get relatively close to them. But we also encountered species of all types that were weary of our presence. If you wanted to make your hunt a challenge, it certainly isn't difficult to do that. The couple we went on this hunt with were a bit more picky about what they wanted to shoot, and it took them until the very last day to get their game (and they were almost unsuccessful; due to deteriorating weather conditions).
So if you book a hunt at this lodge expecting it to be just like hunting on a million acres in Africa, you are going to be disappointed. The parcels we hunted were completely fenced in, and even though 1100 acres is a pretty large chunk of land; the game is still trapped within the fence. If you aren't particular about what you want to shoot, it is fairly easy to get something. But if you are particular about exactly what you want to shoot, it can be a challenge finding that specific animal you want to take - especially given the terrain.
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