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Title: Hawaii Hog Down
Post by: AntlerHound on January 25, 2016, 10:26:30 PM
Just spent the day at Parker Ranch on the big Island.. Had a blast...  Got my first Polynesian boar.. Beautiful country and beautiful weather!
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Post by: cem3434 on January 25, 2016, 10:37:33 PM
Do you just donate the meat locally and have them euro the skull to ship to you later?
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Post by: sled on January 25, 2016, 10:48:02 PM
Wow.  Cool pig!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on January 25, 2016, 10:49:38 PM
Congrats :tup:
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Post by: AntlerHound on January 25, 2016, 10:55:09 PM
Yes meat donated..I'm freezing the cape and head and throwing it in my checked bag... From what I hear local taxidermy isn't cheap...
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 25, 2016, 10:57:43 PM
Great cutters! Congrats :tup:
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Post by: follow maggie on January 25, 2016, 11:49:05 PM
Nice pig!
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Post by: Maverick on January 26, 2016, 05:43:55 AM
Sweet!
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Post by: BNAElkhntr on January 26, 2016, 06:56:11 AM
Nice Boar  What was the Approx. Cost?  Looks like the Kona Side?   Did You Borrow the Gun from the ranch?  I'm heading over in April Did you Have to Book well ahead of time?
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Post by: pianoman9701 on January 26, 2016, 08:33:16 AM
Beautiful boar. My son lived on O'ahu and Kaua'i for a few years and got hooked up with some locals who hunt them slightly differently. The bait a trap made of cyclone fence and when they catch the pig, they go in with a knife. Pretty bad-ass stuff. I was fortunate to enjoy a luau with a pig harvested that way.
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Post by: Special T on January 26, 2016, 04:17:44 PM
Did you go to the Paniola Museum?  I had the great pleasure of talking to the cowboy who makes saddles  at the museum. The story of how the Hawaiian cowboy came to be is awesome as is the first rodeo that they went to the Big Show.

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Title: Re: Hawaii Hog Down
Post by: Netminder01 on January 26, 2016, 04:28:47 PM
Yes meat donated..I'm freezing the cape and head and throwing it in my checked bag... From what I hear local taxidermy isn't cheap...

Have you called TSA to be certain they'll allows the cape and head in checked baggage? Seems like a recipe for a missed flight or throwing it away at the airport.
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Post by: Bob33 on January 26, 2016, 04:40:39 PM
Yes meat donated..I'm freezing the cape and head and throwing it in my checked bag... From what I hear local taxidermy isn't cheap...

Have you called TSA to be certain they'll allows the cape and head in checked baggage? Seems like a recipe for a missed flight or throwing it away at the airport.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items

I'm not aware of any restrictions when travelling domestically.

That's such a cool shot of the pig! What a great experience.
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Post by: 3boys on January 26, 2016, 05:24:41 PM
It's the airline that might have a problem  a few have banned tranport of dead game animals. You could always claim its your service pig? Looks like a fun time in Hawaii.
Title: Re: Hawaii Hog Down
Post by: AntlerHound on January 26, 2016, 09:12:11 PM
Yes meat donated..I'm freezing the cape and head and throwing it in my checked bag... From what I hear local taxidermy isn't cheap...

Have you called TSA to be certain they'll allows the cape and head in checked baggage? Seems like a recipe for a missed flight or throwing it away at the airport.

Yes I've contacted them and the USDA.. no problems... Im flying Alaskan airlines they have no problems with trophy animals as long as it's packed properly... I've heard some airlines are not allowing animals after the whole Cecil the lion incident
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Post by: 257 Wby Mag on January 27, 2016, 06:19:28 PM
Nice boar!! Headed to kona in the am, gonna do black sheep hunt with nahale outfitters on Friday. Love huntin Hawaii.
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Post by: The scout on January 27, 2016, 06:32:50 PM
I think the guy running the x-ray machine at the airport might poop a little when that head goes through.
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Post by: huntnphool on January 27, 2016, 10:23:07 PM
 Parker Ranch has been recruiting my wife for years to come work for them, cool to see someone from the site visit the place. :tup:
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Post by: Special T on January 28, 2016, 02:36:37 PM
The history of John Parker and the cattle business in Hawaii are pretty interesting. I thought it strange that there were so many hard core cowboys on the big island.

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Post by: bigmacc on January 29, 2016, 05:24:45 PM
Great pig Antlerhound :tup:....A buddy of mine that I used to box with back in the day went to work their years ago. When I talked to him last (years ago) he said it was a "class act" operation. Congrats on a great animal :tup:
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Post by: j_h_nimrod on January 29, 2016, 06:25:46 PM
Nice boar!  I hunted Maui back in 2007 and had a great time. We ran them with dogs and used a knife. Great experience. I brought back about 50lbs of meat and the teeth. I didn't get a big boar so didn't worry about a European mount.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on January 30, 2016, 10:46:04 AM
Rough looking customer!  (not you, the boar)  :tup:

Much of a hunt story?  Spot and stalk?  Looks like some good relaxing weather

Title: Re: Hawaii Hog Down
Post by: AntlerHound on January 30, 2016, 06:24:22 PM
Rough looking customer!  (not you, the boar)  :tup:

Much of a hunt story?  Spot and stalk?  Looks like some good relaxing weather

It was kind of a last minute deal...I had hoped to hunt with dogs...but not enough notice... After seeing the land... Which was wide open spaces...with about 2ft high grass. On one side you can see the ocean and on the other Mauna Kea a 13796 ft dormant volcano.... I was expecting a jungle.. But it reminded me of Montana in spring.  So I was kind of happy to be hunting the spot and stalk method.  The pigs are plentiful but spotting the boars with sizeable cutters in the tall grass isn't easy. In the middle of the day they hide in deep washouts that are 20 ft across and just as deep. Spotted this guy coming out of little cave and watched him bed in the grass.. snuck upto about 50 yards... And the rest is history.....Had a great time and definitely something I will never forget.
Title: Re: Hawaii Hog Down
Post by: Axeman149 on January 31, 2016, 05:43:20 AM
Did some training on the big island, and your right, 1 mile from the water it turns from island to Montana real quick.  Never got to hunt there, but there are a lot of game animals, and tons of pigs in and near Pohakaloa Training Area.  If you ever get the chance to hike or ride up Manau Kea, you will never forget the view.  Also although Oahu is a little more guarded with locals only hunting, there are a lot of pigs in the jungle areas there....we had a few run ins with them while I was there.
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Post by: redi on January 31, 2016, 07:55:28 AM
Congrats that will make a great looking mount.
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Post by: muzzleman on January 31, 2016, 07:49:40 PM
WOW nice pig
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Post by: muleskinner509 on February 03, 2016, 02:18:49 AM
Nice hog Shawn, I am going in April with a buddy that has dogs.
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Post by: branches on February 03, 2016, 07:02:46 PM
 Did you see any turkeys on your hunt?
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Post by: AntlerHound on February 13, 2016, 08:16:59 AM
Did you see any turkeys on your hunt?

Turkeys were everywhere... I don't think I've ever seen that many turkeys in one day...  Lots of big Ol toms too
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