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Post by lscg on Jan 30, 2017 22:12:20 GMT -5
awesome pics y'all!
I've always enjoyed hunting hogs with dogs and a good knife.
have fun Rob and take lots of pics!
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Post by sixshot on Jan 30, 2017 23:01:32 GMT -5
Tyrone, that knife was made by Hal Solum & has Ivory Micarta handles, just wish it would have had more blade at the time. I don't know a single guy in that group & I already like all of you, my kind of guys! Great stuff!
Dick
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Post by cmh on Jan 31, 2017 0:35:55 GMT -5
Look forward to reading all about it when your done 😊
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Post by Robster on Jan 31, 2017 5:06:05 GMT -5
Even bringing my Black Mouth Cur down with me Picture of the dog please. Rango, a Ladner Black Mouth Cur. Southern hunting dog Most people do not realize that the story "Old Yeller" was written about a BMC. play companion for kids, guardian of stock and farmyard, and hunting dog used to chase cattle out of the thick swampy areas, hunt hogs, lion, bear, coon and squirrel. I could tell you stories about my dog but hate typing that much on a broken keyboard. Needless to say he sleeps with my son at night and definitely has the killer instinct!! He hikes the high peaks in he ADK mountains too! although he likes to nap on the way up when we stop.
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Post by Robster on Jan 31, 2017 5:14:40 GMT -5
Rob, what is the background on the Nokota horses and the Marsh Tacky name? Oh an thank you, I have been trying to figure out where to strap the sheath for a good fixed blade knife on my saddle and that rear cinch strap looks perfect! From the Nokota website: www.nokotahorse.org/cms/"Nokota® horses are descended from the last surviving population of wild horses in North Dakota. For at least a century, the horses inhabited the rugged Little Missouri badlands, located in the southwestern corner of the state. When Theodore Roosevelt National Park was created in the 1950s, some of the wild bands were fenced in, an accident that proved to have far-reaching consequences. While the raising of federal fences provided the horses with a measure of protection, the National Park Service (NPS) does not allow wild or feral equines, and is exempt from related protective legislation. Consequently, the park spent decades attempting to remove all of the horses" So they are somewhat a mustang of the Northern Plains, my blue roan is only 14.2-14.3, has black feet, never had a shoe on her and i've ridden her over 350 miles one year. Same is true for the gray mare, although she is 15.1. very hardy, very tough, and can go forever. Very alert and you do need to gain their trust. You can see a lot of Spanish background in the little roan. Marsh Tacky: marshtacky.info/mt/history/from Wikipedia: "Marsh Tacky is a rare breed of horse, native to South Carolina. It is a member of the Colonial Spanish group of horse breeds, which also include the Florida Cracker Horse and the Banker horse of North Carolina. It is a small horse, well adapted for use in the lowland swamps of its native South Carolina. The Marsh Tacky developed from Spanish horses brought to the South Carolina coast by Spanish explorers, settlers and traders as early as the 16th century. The horses were used by the colonists during the American Revolution, and by South Carolinians for farm work, herding cattle and hunting throughout the breed's history."
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Post by paulg on Jan 31, 2017 6:21:55 GMT -5
That's a good lookin' dog Rob. Thanks for the pictures.
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Post by bulasteve on Jan 31, 2017 9:01:48 GMT -5
Guess your classic ole Ka-Bar service issue blade would do in a pinch ! Um, where is Seward Mtn in relation to Giant Mtn or Marcy ? Did some jan/feb trips there years ago.
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Post by lah on Jan 31, 2017 10:12:25 GMT -5
Picture of the dog please. definitely has the killer instinct! The cur has no reverse. They are great hunting dogs though hard headed. My dog was fearless & strong. Barbara found him on the mountain as a pup. She named him Toby. This is him laying in my loading room in his old age. Sure miss that dog.
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Post by bulasteve on Jan 31, 2017 10:17:20 GMT -5
Hows that go ? Something about kids, ole dogs and watermelon wine. Sure hope they let dogs into heaven.
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Post by contender on Jan 31, 2017 10:54:11 GMT -5
Black Mouth Cur's,,, Marsh Tackys, Cracker's & Bankers are all names we revere around here,, and we know how much other folks like them as well. THere are a couple of them BMC's in our bunch that chase bears here. Dern good dogs.
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Post by schunter on Jan 31, 2017 11:10:49 GMT -5
Good luck Rob! My one and only horseback hog hunt was just due South of where you will be... Note to self - light trail riding experience does not approximate swamp hog hunting on horseback. It was a long, wet, and bruised day.
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Post by Robster on Jan 31, 2017 20:40:37 GMT -5
Guess your classic ole Ka-Bar service issue blade would do in a pinch ! Um, where is Seward Mtn in relation to Giant Mtn or Marcy ? Did some jan/feb trips there years ago. Seward, Seymour, Donaldson and Emmons are all just south of Saranac Lake If you went in Jam/Feb and climbed the peaks.....your hardcore!!!!! more power to ya!!!
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Post by Robster on Jan 31, 2017 20:42:27 GMT -5
Black Mouth Cur's,,, Marsh Tackys, Cracker's & Bankers are all names we revere around here,, and we know how much other folks like them as well. THere are a couple of them BMC's in our bunch that chase bears here. Dern good dogs. I'm sold, I will never own another lab, BMC's fit my lifestyle a whole lot better. i'd get another if it wouldn't land me n divorce court
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Post by Robster on Jan 31, 2017 20:44:54 GMT -5
Good luck Rob! My one and only horseback hog hunt was just due South of where you will be... Note to self - light trail riding experience does not approximate swamp hog hunting on horseback. It was a long, wet, and bruised day. Fortunately I do a lot of riding. we did 16 hard miles the day of the hunt and about 12 the day before scouting. When I lion hunted in AZ, it was 20 miles a day for 5 days in a row. Rule of thumb, if your behind hurts your stirrups are too long, if your knees hurt your stirrups are too short, and if they both hurt, you got everything adjusted properly!!!
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Post by sixshot on Jan 31, 2017 23:31:38 GMT -5
Or the saddle doesn't fit. Just ask Robb Barnes, gotta have a good saddle.
Dick
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