less than 10 hrs. to go!

[elk4me]

Good Luck fellas and be safe and take alot of Pics!

[BT]

I don't know what there is to say about what you will want to bring but I would say to keep it simple yet keep all your bases covered as to weather.

Got one of the no heat boot driers.....bring it.
It may not rain but you may walk through water and may have to over and over.
You just never know
Bring some sandwich bags or the equivalent in case you cant dry your boots in time.
You can use these to put over your socks so that the wet boots don't leave you with trench foot at the end of the day.

Bring two bows!
There are no archery shops within 40 miles other than Keystone country store which is still a good haul from the wilderness.
You have waited a long time for this....don't let a busted piece of equipment ruin your weekend
If you dont have two bows then bring enough stuff to rebuild your bow.
There is no time to waste once your there and you could lose a day due to nothing more than a cut string

Bring arrows and heads and plenty of both!
You may only need one arrow/head but I know of one guy who needed 13 arrows to down a boar (all good shots)and I used 4 arrows one time.
Better too many than not enough!

Leave with enough time to allow for errors on your part.
You can always waste time but you can never get back time

Don't worry to much about camo although camo is fine and anything drab will work.
A red flannel and brown pants will work just as good as mossy oak on hogs for the most part.
Camo just allows you to move around more when they get close.

Bring coolers!
Better to come home with 1 full and one empty then to have one full and plenty more laying on the floor of the vehicle covered with bags of ice.
Blood,water and pork juice does not make for a good aroma afterwards

You might want to take advantage of the great facility's at the lodge where you can process your own meat.
If so then bring enough paper and tape to wrap and store.

Bring something for dinners!
There are no dinners offered there and although you could hit the super market in town you wont fell like it at the end of the day
Trust me on this!....this place will kill you if you are hoofing it all day
Maybe some of the tree stand hunters can go to the store but I personally am planning on sitting and staying there at the end of the day.

Anyway.....

Lets bring something to share and all together we should be just fine Friday night
I am doing a boar roast which I will then re-process and make into something else

That's the most important stuff or at least what I can remember of the important stuff

[lockmaster]

There are no archery shops within 40 miles other than Keystone country store which is still a good haul from the wilderness.

There is a sporting goods store between Breezewood and Everett called "Juniata Trading Post". They have a fairly good size store and they do have an archery shop and archery supplies....and lots of clothing, boots etc. It is about 8-9 miles from the Wilderness.

I know they are open on Sat and I'm pretty sure on Sunday.

BT...That is where we stopped last year on the way to the other place and you got the good deal on that pack of "test" heads.

[royden]

If I may make a suggestion; it sounds like most of you live near each other ... if someone has room in their pick-up take a freezer. It will save on all the coolers you need. We do that when antelope and hog hunting. Another set of hog hunters I know require all pick-up drivers to haul a freezer when they hunt in texas - 25 guys hunting for 7 days/5 pick-ups/80-90 hogs = 5,000 pounds of meat or better.

[SPIKER]

I am getting so psyched!

Got two bows, coolers, plenty of broadheads, arrows, clothing , boots, food, this is awesome!!

Let's get those effen hogs!!

[BT]

There is a sporting goods store between Breezewood and Everett called "Juniata Trading Post". They have a fairly good size store and they do have an archery shop and archery supplies....and lots of clothing, boots etc. It is about 8-9 miles from the Wilderness.

Jeeze!.......I forgot all about that!
I stand corrected but all the same....you dont want to have to leave come back and do the work during your hunt

You could lose near 1/2 a day on something as small as a broken sight mount and you are not going to have the luxury of time on these pigs if they are anything like last year

[akdd]

I would have liked to been able to go with you guys. But instead I am stuck working and it is
-30° outside. You guys have fun. I am looking forward to some pictures.

[BT]

Maybe next year

Although it might take 4 days , Texas offers some pretty good hunting for just $150. more than this hunt and that's with the air fare.

At least that's what Votto paid out last year or the year before that.

[royden]

akdd - probably don't help to tell ya that it's down right balmy here with temps between 45-and 60?

BT - I'm cheap and do the do-it-yourself hunts. My wife has family down there and hogs are enough of a problem that someone wants 'em killed. I try to get the ranches something for their trouble, but $150-300 a hog is too much for me.

[BT]

Hey Royden....we could do a charity hunt with a contact like you

Michi had actually brought this up some time ago and I thought it might be a good idea.

Serving ranchers and soup kitchens as well as a foundation for outdoors youth programs.

The Iron Triangle so to speak.

The idea has not been forgotten