Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: AntlerHound on January 25, 2016, 10:26:30 PM
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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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Do you just donate the meat locally and have them euro the skull to ship to you later?
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Wow. Cool pig!
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Congrats :tup:
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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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Great cutters! Congrats :tup:
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Nice pig!
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Sweet!
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rough looking customer! (not you, the boar) :tup:
Much of a hunt story? Spot and stalk? Looks like some good relaxing weather
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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.
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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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Congrats that will make a great looking mount.
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WOW nice pig
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Nice hog Shawn, I am going in April with a buddy that has dogs.
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Did you see any turkeys on your hunt?
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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