Its a few weeks late but I want to post the results for an eventful weekend fondly referred to as the "Pig Poke".

For those of you who have no idea what I'm refering to, I'll give you a brief synopsis.

Our good buddies Jon and Nathan make the trip down every year, usually in Jan or Feb, to the deer camp. Its a weekend of food, fun, and fellowship. And the occasional wild hog slaughter. Basically its an excuse to run around the woods with more firepower than som third world countries, and rain hell on the over populated resident hog populations in southern Oklahoma. the nights are filled with laughter and drinking, the days filled with stalking, shooting and cleaning the occasional pig.

We did pretty good this year. Keep in mind we by no means put a dent in the population, and this will need to continue more often than once a year. I believe the final total was 7 pigs down. Which is pretty amazing considering the number of shots fired.

This big boy is pushing 250 pounds, dispatched my Nathan early on the first day.



Hog hunting is a ton of fun, but is not the safest form of entertainment. These pigs are wild and can really mess you up if they get a hold of you. They are the equivilent of small rommel tanks with teeth. They are fast and tough. They can take multiple shots and still charge you at full speed.

So the meat headed back to Arkansas as it does every year and we look forward to next years get together.

Here is a picture of the posse: Ryan, Ted, Jon, Nathan and myself (minus Joel)

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