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SingleShotLover Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:59 am Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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That belongs in a display case...much to beautiful to use! Top notch work.
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OntheLasGallinas Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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Yotehntr,
That's a fine looking piece of art. I do wood carving. Keep up the great work. We wouldn't mind if you posted a few more photos of your work.
Cary
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Ominivision1 Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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OntheLasGallinas
I think these are awesome game calls, click link below to see his other works.
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OntheLasGallinas Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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Very nice!
I'm going to be the shooter in a coyote population thinning event this weekend. The ranch population is getting up there. When they start running in groups, I start thinning them out. Nothing quite like the shine of coyote eyes (from a few million candle power) in a fine Leupold scope.
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OntheLasGallinas Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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We can hunt all non game animals at night with a spotlight here. My favorites are hogs and coyotes.
I don't mind a few coyotes on the ranch. They keep the rodent population down. I just don't want them running in pacts. The get brave and might try for a calf. However, these half blood Brahma cattle that I have will fight at the drop of a hat. Three young coyotes dug into my chicken house and killed half of my chickens last year, so I had to build a coyote-proof chicken house. I shot two out of the three as they ran for the brush. The third got away because I shot a strand of barbed wire and the round missed. At least I'm going to blame the miss on the wire.
The only problem that I'm not sure how to handle is that occasionally a mountain lion cross through the ranch and will scratch up one of these big cows. So far they have yet to kill one. They have caused them to stampede through fences like they weren't there. I really don't want to kill one (there's not that many), but I will if they start killing cattle.
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chambered221 Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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Whats the law say about that in Texas ???
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OntheLasGallinas Super Member
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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Texas game law:
Armadillos, Bobcats, Coyotes, Flying squirrels, Frogs, Ground squirrels, mountain lions, Porcupines, Prairie dogs, Rabbits, and Turtles are not game animals and may be hunted at any time. No licence required. Must be hunted on private property.
Feral hog, Aoudad sheep, Axis deer, Elk, Sika deer, Fallow deer, Blackbuck antelope, Nilgai antelope, Russian boar, exotic fowl (refers to any avian species that is not indigenous to this state, including ratites emu, ostrich, rhea, cassowary, etc.). There is no closed season or bag limit on these, but you must have a hunting licence and must be on private property.
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coyotehunter_1 Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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Brad, your high quality craftsmanship always amazes me. Not only are your custom calls a beautiful work of art, but they are also capable of calling in coyotes too... always an added plus for us coyote hunters.
Hopefully I'll see you @ the LBL get together again this year.
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OntheLasGallinas Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: Hippo Ivory! |
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Vince,
The only exotics that I've actually seen, in this area, is emu (somebody turned them loose on the road), russian boar, fallow deer, and one elk. North of me and to the south, you will find most of the exotic game animals. Years ago, ranchers released them for hunting, and they have spread...the same for wild hogs. I've never heard of a sighting of a cassowary, but if they are on the exotics list, someone has introduced them to the area. I've got friends in the hill country (about 80 miles north of me) that are over run with black buck and fallow deer. They hunt them year round. I don't keep up with the hunting ranches, but, I'm assuming that you can set up an exotics hunt just about anytime.
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