I suppose it’s not really news that BLM officials have been trapping wild hogs off of Fort Ord. I tried a couple of years back to get some information about the possibility of opening some of the Fort up for hunters, but never got a reply. Well, from the looks of things, it’s too late now…
Officials have success trapping wild pigs on Fort Ord
By LARRY PARSONS – Monterey County Herald
Posted: 02/28/2010 01:30:21 AM PST
The real battle began in 2006, after federal land managers for thousands of acres of Fort Ord back country realized wild pigs had invaded their space.
Since then, the Bureau of Land Management, employing a trapping program so as not to spook the feral pigs deep into hiding, have rooted out more than 100 of the animals, whittling their numbers down to about five to 10.
“They are getting harder and harder to get,” said BLM botanist Bruce Delgado, who oversees efforts to rid the bureau’s natural resource lands at the former Army base of the critters.
You can read the full article here, in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
I wonder how long that investment will last? Anyone taking odds on when the hogs will be back?
Anyone ready for a Wild Boar hunt over in TURKEY? Our good friends at GONYE VENATORIA have some of the most beautiful specimens you can find. We should know, some of our very own Eurasian Wild Boar here at Native Hunt were purchased from over there!
You can contact them at: info@gonye.com Don’t forget to tell them that Native Hunt over here in the states sent you!!
Things are kinda slow around the Native Hunt Blog these days. It’s been literally weeks since I’ve been out to the ranches, and while I know Sam has had a fairly regular flow of clients out there killing hogs and such, it just seems like all the rain and weather lately has muted the activity.
February is gone now, and if things go as they usually do, the sun will start shining longer, the temps will start rising, and the hills will soon take on that shining green quality that preceeds the harsh yellow of summer. The barley will be popping up, lush and emerald. Mushrooms are already bursting out. The ground is soft, and pliable, and the hogs will be taking full advantage… rooting and digging for the tasty morsels buried by the rain and wind of winter. They’re already fat and shiny, and it’s only gonna get better over the next couple of months.
It won’t be long now. I can feel the sap rising and the blood flowing. Prime time is coming!
07EasyLivin Just click here! By: VALHALLA
Those title lyrics were written by one of my most favorite artists of all time: Gino Vannelli, and also was the inspiration for the name of my band which I performed with for five fun filled years of my life. The years that I spent with Chuck and Jon in Valhalla will always remain one of the more fond memories of which I posess concerning my time involved in the music industry. We traveled all over and into some of the most beautifully diverse and culturally rich areas of the United States, meeting a multihued variety of many very interesting people.
Some of those people still remain very close dear friends and are always quick to respond in times of need, or just simply to get together and sit around a crackling campfire somewhere in the depths of a faraway wilderness, indolent upon some fungi feathered deadfall and quietly sipping upon a warm Cognac or a smooth, single malted Scotch. And then as we comfortably drift into drowse within the ensivre of darkness approach, we then will begin to reminisce upon old times, the thrill of the hunt or simply pondering out loud upon new adventures which might soon forge their way into our lives once more.
Sarah of Sarah Lynn designs has fully captured those precious moments once lost in time, and has masterfully brought them to life once again in her newest creation for us at the Valhalla website. Please visit and experience a little of this past, but with a very robust flavor of the modern infused into it by Sarah herself.
My friend, Adam McInerny is presenting a free reloading class for Bay Area hunters and shooters. Adam and I are Field Directors for the US Sportsmen’s Alliance.
Here’s the release”
I just wanted to send out an invitation to all of those who live in the bay area to attend an upcoming class which I will be doing a presentation on the basics of reloading. The class is titled “Intro to reloading”.
I am teaching this course on behalf of my business Bullets and Brass, LLC and the 10th street indoor range to help promote the shooting sports, hunting and keep the local range in business by finding alternatives to skyrocketing prices on factory ammo.
If you shoot pistol, rifle, or shotgun and want to save money on ammunition, this course will help you decide if reloading is for you.
We will cover the basics that will help you determine what type of equipment you need to get started. It will also give you a break down on whether or not you really can save by reloading the quantities you would like to reload.
This event is open to the public and most importantly FREE. If this class isn’t for you, share it with your friends and family members who do shoot or hunt.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you for taking the time to read my e-mail.
-Adam McInerney
Owner – Bullets and Brass, LLC
www.getbulletsandbrass.com
E-mail: sales@getbulletsandbrass.com
Phone: 408-857-8902
Man, it seems that this age old question will never just “go away” ! And I really do not want it to altogether disappear because Ethic’s are an important part of who we are as a community of hunter’s, and the human race as a whole. But can we not just simply let it rest awhile so we can just get back to the joy of the HUNT!
T. Michael with his CA. Black Bear and Mule Deer
It is been almost a year to the day since I decided to join the ranks of the outdoor writers and share my wondrous experiences with other’s of a like mind. And there are many fine discussions upon the subject of Ethic’s which were generated by some of what I consider “the” finest outdoor writers and thinkers today. Holly Heyser and Phillip Loughlin as well as Albert Rasch immediately spring to mind.
And also I must mention Arthur from Simply Outdoors whom addressed this question almost a year ago as well, and which received many great responses from some wonderful thinkers within the outdoor and hunting communities.
Galen Geer over at his The Thinking Hunter blog also has re-opened the discussion with some very intriguing questions being posed by him. And for the record, I thoroughly am enjoying the discussion which is currently being generated from his stimulating explorations upon the subject, and the origins of edict concerned with sport hunting.
* Please click on the highlighted names and read the above mentioned people’s wonderful blogs, and also don’t forget to leave a comment before you exit!
But, what I really miss is reading about the adventures which we all used to write about. You all remember? The stories which had me gripping vise like to the very edges of my chair, and so hard that the printed impressions of my fingertips were left behind long after I had vacated the seat. Stories which would strike a vibrant chord within the very depths of my soul while for a brief moment and silently suspended in time, those marvelous tales made me feel as though I were actually there with the writer and experiencing all of their emotions, trials, tribulations and jubilation which were being committed from precious thought to Quill and Skin Parchment.
Don’t let the antis do as a smart lawyer would do when overwhelming and inundating the opposition with mounds of paperwork to confuse and disrupt. Stand tall and stick to the core reason for your writing about the outdoors and hunting in the first place. Begin the storytelling again!
Happy merry new year everyone!
From my own guitar hero…
As the sun rises for the last time in 2009, most of us will take a look back at the year behind us and then look forward to what 2010 will bring.
With that in mind, let’s have a look into the Crystal Skull, and see what’s in store for us here at Native Hunt!
Skull art by Ruth Heyser
Hmm… things are hazy. I’m seeing something… it looks like Head Guide, Sam McGuire.
Ahh.. here it is! In 2010, Sam and his dogs will bay up a SCI record-book feral boar for a Native Hunt client. They’ll be deep in a hollow over at the Priest Valley property, hunting at mid-morning, when the dogs will sound off and charge into a chemise thicket. After an epic battle, the dogs will bring the boar to a stop and the hunter will step in to finish the game with a single, well-placed pistol shot.
Sometime in the coming year, another record will fall as I guide one special guest to the opportunity of a lifetime on a new Boone and Crockett record blacktail. The hunt will start like any ordinary outing, but things will ratchet up during the evening as this monarch of the woods will show himself across the canyon. After an initial bout of buck fever, the hunter will steady herself, level the rifle, and make a textbook shot.
What else do I see?
Nugent comes to Native Hunt! After hearing through the grapevine about a fellow, rock-and-roll hunter, Uncle Ted himself will decide to come out to Jolon and bring the spirit of the wild with him. After a wild day in the field, Michael, Ted, and the crew will sit up late by the fire pit, jamming on acoustics and telling tall tales of adventure, blood, guns, and music.
The visit will be televised on Nugent’s show, and will be quickly followed by an invite to come down and do a big hunt with the Nuge on his Texas ranch. A collaboration will begin, and Riddle/Nugent will crank out an album and tour of hunting-oriented hard rock!
That’s right… you heard it here first!
And yeah, I’m making it all up.
But hey, who knows? It could happen.
What I do see, for real, is a coming year full of great times, great hunts, and beautiful country. Michael Riddle and the whole crew at Native Hunt is gearing up to make 2010 an epic year! The operation is coming into its own now, with a solid population of wildlife on the existing ranches, and bright prospects for access to new properties as well.
One of the big changes coming this year will be an increased opportunity for bowhunters. Archery blinds have been set up on the property, and archers will have the opportunity to take their best shot on big Eurasian boar, a long-horned ram, or maybe even a trophy fallow deer. The Jolon ranch is particularly well suited for bowhunting, and every time I walk onto the Priest Valley ranch I find myself wishing I were carrying the bow.
Stick around, and we’ll keep you posted on more new stuff as the year rolls over and we get things cranking!
Here’s wishing each and every one of you a Happy New Year. Hope to see you out at the ranches in 2010.
It’s Christmas Eve, and I don’t really think anyone is gonna be sitting around reading blogs right now, but if you are…
Merry Christmas to all the Native Hunt clients, friends, and a special Christmas wish to all the Native Hunt Staff I’ve had the pleasure to work with over the past couple of years. It’s a great bunch of folks, and it has been a pleasure!
Here’s looking forward to a great 2010!
If you’ve got your speakers or headphones on, here’s a little musical Christmas cheer. 01 Christmas in My Hometown
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Most of you folks reading this will be planning some kind of special time with your family, participating in whichever traditions you have, and enjoying the warmth and safety of a comfortable home.
But don’t forget the men and women overseas, many living daily in harm’s way, who will not be sharing those same, basic comforts. For some of them, this is not the first Christmas they’ll spend away from home, and it may not be the last.
So spare a moment or two to think of them and to thank them for their service. Remember George Orwell’s words, “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
So here’s a Christmas Wish to all of the “rough” men and women of our fighting forces, and to those who are over there to support them. I only wish it could be true for all of them.
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