First Hunt of the Fall
Well, we just finished our first hunt of the season. Nelson Arrington and two friends came down from Greenville, South Carolina. They have been here before and they were welcome guests this time. Incredibly nice people who just enjoyed a terrific hunt. The place was a little wet the first day, but that didn't stop all three guys from scoring a hog Friday morning. That evening Nelson finally got a big one--a two hundred pound curly haired boar with a long snout. We've been seeing him around all summer and he had gotten so bold, he was eating seed out of the bags we left in the plot while we were planting. Nelson saw him in the Cravey Field and stalked him through the swamp for a few hundred yards before shooting him in the head, unfortunately ruining his chances for a mount. We skinned the head out anyway, and sent him home with a gruesome hog skull to decorate his office with and possibly freak out his wife and kids.
The swollen Ocmulgee River began to drop and they had more mobility Saturday. Everyone got two hogs and maxed out their limit. We watched a little football Saturday--the Bulldogs devastating loss to Tennessee, not to mention these Gamecocks fans' loss to Ole Miss, but a good time was had by all and we topped it off with a traditonal Southern meal Saturday night of Smoked picnic ham, purple hull peas, corn on the cob, rice and cornbread. These guys had the time of their life and so did I. I know they can't wait until next year.