Hog Hunt III

[TAB]

hey haz, remember when I was telling you about my exp being back up for 2 bow hunters.

here is a pic of the scare( in the plane no less)





I had jeans on, the tusk went right thru them like butter and it was just a glancing blow.

[Hazcat]

OUCH!

[fightingquaker13]

hey haz, remember when I was telling you about my exp being back up for 2 bow hunters.

here is a pic of the scare( in the plane no less)





I had jeans on, the tusk went right thru them like butter and it was just a glancing blow.

Seriously Haz, I am an old school redneck with a long pedigree. I am all about Southern tradition. BUT, and BUT sending a teenager into a dog fight with a 300 ilbs hog, a half dozen catch dogs, a sharp blade, slick mud and a a bunch of yahoos is not a good idea. I'm not judging, because I've been there, done that and got the pig ##$% on my T shirt. Its just that I would seriously, now that he's gotten it out of his system, encourage the use of a gun or bow. Stuff happens fast with six pit bulls, a 16" razor sharp blade, slippery mud and a pissed off wild hog. My advice as a non parent is, you've done it cracker style once, now do it like normal folks.
FQ13, who does wish the best for Haz junior

[Hazcat]

Dad was standing there with a drawn .357

[jaybet]

Awesome!!!  I don't move quick enough anymore to go wading right in there, though. I'd let my firepower do the talking and then get up close and personal with the  pig over some sausage or bacon!

[Sponsor]

[Johnny Bravo]

Awesome!!!  I don't move quick enough anymore to go wading right in there, though. I'd let my firepower do the talking and then get up close and personal with the  pig over some sausage or bacon!

I'm with you!

[Timothy]

Dad was standing there with a drawn .357

I'm picturing a Ruger 3 screw.........with slickety slick purty grip panels.

[Rob10ring]

What a coincidence. I just saw a Tred Barta episode last night, where he hunted hogs with a knife. The hogs weren't real big, but the excitement was still there. There was an strange part where they showed him "sighting in" his knife on a cactus. It was a pretty enjoyable episode. I think they said the dogs were Ktulus, or Katulas. Something like that. They were pretty tough looking, but still friendly.

I'll bet Haz Jr. would enjoy watching that and reflecting on his own hunt.

I hear Tred is pretty sick with cancer and in a wheelchair. Anybody know anything about how he's doing?

[Hazcat]

I'm picturing a Ruger 3 screw.........with slickety slick purty grip panels.

Got rid of the plastic "ivory" grips for wood, but ...YEP!

[Hazcat]

What a coincidence. I just saw a Tred Barta episode last night, where he hunted hogs with a knife. The hogs weren't real big, but the excitement was still there. There was an strange part where they showed him "sighting in" his knife on a cactus. It was a pretty enjoyable episode. I think they said the dogs were Ktulus, or Katulas. Something like that. They were pretty tough looking, but still friendly.

I'll bet Haz Jr. would enjoy watching that and reflecting on his own hunt.

I hear Tred is pretty sick with cancer and in a wheelchair. Anybody know anything about how he's doing?

NEW YORK – -(Business Wire)- The highly rated television series “The Best & Worst of Tred Barta” has taken a tragic turn as its host Tred Barta was struck last week by a spinal cord stroke just before completing filming of the final episode of the series. The final episode, which will be aired on the Versus Network later this year, will be an up-front and personal account of Barta’s fight to regain the use of his lower extremities that were left paralyzed from the stroke and how this will now relate to his ability and desire to continue to participate in wilderness and high seas adventures.

Barta, the icon of sports fishing and hunting, suffered the spinal cord stroke in mid-May and is currently under the care of doctors at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.

More here http://www.ammoland.com/2009/05/22/shooting-media-personality-tred-barta-suffers-stroke/


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Tred needs your help
Fri, Aug 21, 2009

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"I made it in the hospital through the bleakest, worst times of my entire life. I was in there for 90 days. I made through 80 of them before they broke me! I just couldn't do it anymore," says Tred.

According to Tred's wife Anni, the last high dose of chemotherapy destroyed his kidneys and some liver function. He suffered major depression. Anni and Tred finally decided it was more important to get his head turned around than anything. So Tred – at long last – returned home. Since then, things have brightened dramatically. His kidneys look like they're responding positively. His most recent blood tests show improvement in his Waldenströms. The local Shaw Cancer Center is trying something new – a milder treatment that can be done at home one day a week for several months, then once a month forever.

Not surprisingly, Tred decided that quality of life is more important than aggressive, big-name, big-city treatment regimens. He just wants to be home. And since he returned, he has gotten his fight back! Certainly, Tred has a long road ahead yet, but he finally has hope and optimism again and that is huge right now from where he and Anni have been. Tred is once again shooting his bow and shotgun from his wheelchair. His TV crew arrived today to shoot his next show and life is heading in the direction of normal – within Tred's new context. He honestly hasn't been this upbeat since this all started.

Anni is searching for live-in help for Tred as she can't handle the heavy lifting, household management and well – Tred – all by herself. In addition, the Bartas face some staggering medical bills: As you can imagine, rebuilding every door, adding an elevator, completely redoing a handicapped bathroom, adapting the truck so he can drive, ramps, a powered wheelchair – it all costs megabucks and not surprisingly, health insurance provides them with $1,500 over a lifetime for these maladies. So anyone who feels inclined to make a tax-deductible donation to help the Bartas return to some semblance of real life can contact for Tred Barta at the Vail Valley Charitable Fund, PO Box 1275, Avon, CO 81620, 970-845-6339. Or Donations can be made by credit card at www.vvcf.org, again mention for Tred Barta.

http://www.sportfishingmag.com/news/news/update-tred-bartas-paralysis-shows-some-improvement-1000072081.html