SOLO ADVENTURE

[falex]

hey guys and gals. So I went out on a minor solo adventure this morning/afternoon. I took these photos this morning after a successful hunt with my pair of Marlin 917VT's (yes, I have two...I love them so beep much!) ...HMR is smokin'!


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Unfortunately, I only know of one spot to hit pigs. I have hunted it a total of 5 full days this year and I seem to have put a dent in this colony as the numbers are not as plentiful each trip, culminating to today's trip where there were very few. I know hunting spots are sacred, but if anyone would like to help a rookie with a hunting area, I sure would appreciate it! Also, I will try to give more notice next trip out in case anyone would like to go along... Shots at 100+ are rather challenging as these guys are pretty beep small.

[Timber Butte Outdoors]

falex,

Sorry you had to wing it alone! I would have loved to gone, but I am grounded until business starts up again. You know the old saying: "No Money - No Shooting - No Driving - No Nothing!"

Dude, there are thousands of acres of BLM ground (from South of Boise to the Nevada border) that has millions of squirrels on. Go out south, south east, or east of Boise all the way to the Snake River, and into the desert and find a bunch, shoot there awhile, then move and find another bunch, shoot there awhile, and repeat!!
This what we do, we don't continue to go back to the same place all the time - that does what you said, it only depletes the population in that area - move around!

BTW: I know the area you are hunting - see that green grass in those pictures - don't touch it, sit on it, lay in it!!! It is some kind of poison ivy (grass)!!! My friend sat in it one day for about an hour (he had jeans on - went right thru them!), when we were shooting whistlepigs, the next day he had red welt and blisters on his butt, he had to get medicine from a Dr. to clear it up - it took a month to heal up - he was in agony the whole time.

If you are not sure about what is BLM! Get one of those Big Red Idaho Atlas Map Books - DeLorme - I think! It will show you roads that you can take on BLM, State Land, Forest Land, and Federal Land.
Most of Idaho is BLM Land, especially around Boise.

Good Hunting!
Gary