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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Us, Road Hunting?

It was a country road we travel on from time to time. No traffic, gravel, ranches, wildflowers. We came upon a low place where there was a wild hog grazing between the road and the fence. It didn't run away or pay any attention to us. About a block down the road we decided to go back to see if we could get a picture out of the truck window. Not that we need another picture of a wild hog since we trapped them for fourteen months. It was just the challenge to try to get a picture. When we got back even with where it had been it was gone. We stopped to scan the brush and we could see a passel of them in there but not clearly. There was their trail on both sides of the road where they travel. So we turned again to continue on the way we were orginally headed. I had seen a pick-up parked in a lane and wondered why they had not pulled out onto the road as there was no vehicles of any kind on the road except us and we were far enough that they could have pulled out. As we drove their direction they pulled out and as they were meeting us they kept getting more and more on my side of the road until I had to stop. I rolled my window down to see a rough looking man and a younger one on the passenger side. The older man said to me "we're having trouble with road hunters here. I stuck my camera out the window and said "I understand". The younger man was laughing his head off. I guess when they could see my pick-up didn't seem to ever have had a dirty pig in the back and this was two old people with a camera. Well they must have realized they had not caught their road hunters.

10 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

road hunters. wow. not a whole lot of sport in that!

Wendy said...

I had that happen out in the New Davey area...They have problems with poachers and thought I might have been one but when they saw the camera they apologized...

jack69 said...

Our Paula, accused of shooting from the truck!!!
You have some real encounters! Better watch them texicans, as my friend the 'Duke' would have said!
Love the entry!

Paula said...

I agree TexWisGirl there is no sport in hunting from the road.
Wendy: This man didn't apologize. He just moved his truck so I could pass without going into the bar ditch.

TARYTERRE said...

A little scary if you ask me. Glad you showed him the camera and got him straightened out. A photographer will do anything for the perfect shot. LOL take care.

Jill said...

That was scary. I can't stand lazy road hunters.

DD said...

I am glad that turned out with a laugh, certainly could have been worse. I would not have appreciated being forced to stop on a back road. Scary!

Kath said...

Good on ya Paula LOL!! I would have been terrified I tell you.Have a great Sunday.Take care God Bless Kath xx

Dar said...

In our state, the disabled can road hunt but they have to have the proper permits on them. Glad we only shoot with our cameras and glad you showed them yours.
BlessYourHearts

Woody said...

The "Wild Hogs" usually found south of here have finally made it up into New York State, they are not us here in our area by the Canadian Border but they are in the Southern Part of New York in the Grape growing regions.
Hunting from the road up here will cost you your rifle, the vehicle you are driving, a heavy fine and the loss of your hunting priviledges.