snake river rufus
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Well only two of us made it down there.
We hunted the Santa Rita ranch SE of Freer on 2000 acres. We stayed in the ranch house, which was very nice and well maintained. There were 8 blimds varying from 10' to about 25' tall and 10 senderos crossing the property. The ranch had the best sight in range that I've yet to see outside of a gun club. Target stands @ 50, 75 and 100 yds and the range goes back past 200 yds with a good berm at the end, nice solid bench. The kitchen was fully equiped including a microwave.
There is a pond (fed by a well) on the property and it was the only one for several miles around. The brush was as thick ( and prickly) as any I've seen. Heavy duty chaps are required as well as something to protect arms and torso. Heavy canvass minimum. The hogs are very nocturnal so be prepared. A red dot sight or spotlight or night vision something along those lines.
Twice as I came out in the morning there were pig tracks over the my boot prints from the night before. There are a lot of hogs there but tough to get to.
I'm thinking of going back in the fall to mix a little dove shooting and preditor calling in.
We hunted the Santa Rita ranch SE of Freer on 2000 acres. We stayed in the ranch house, which was very nice and well maintained. There were 8 blimds varying from 10' to about 25' tall and 10 senderos crossing the property. The ranch had the best sight in range that I've yet to see outside of a gun club. Target stands @ 50, 75 and 100 yds and the range goes back past 200 yds with a good berm at the end, nice solid bench. The kitchen was fully equiped including a microwave.
There is a pond (fed by a well) on the property and it was the only one for several miles around. The brush was as thick ( and prickly) as any I've seen. Heavy duty chaps are required as well as something to protect arms and torso. Heavy canvass minimum. The hogs are very nocturnal so be prepared. A red dot sight or spotlight or night vision something along those lines.
Twice as I came out in the morning there were pig tracks over the my boot prints from the night before. There are a lot of hogs there but tough to get to.
I'm thinking of going back in the fall to mix a little dove shooting and preditor calling in.
