bigfatdave
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I'm not an experienced hunter, and the area I'm in lacks public land, and the private clubs all have waiting lists.
And we don't have hogs/boar here in NW OH.
So ...
I started looking at hunting packages, and this one seems interesting and within driving distance. I have a friend who is about as experienced as I am (not at all!) and is interested in trying his hand at hog hunting as well.
Website for those curious
http://www.wildernesshuntinglodge.com/index.html
Specific Questions:
1 - Has anyone used this business to set up a hunting trip? (similar experience is helpful, particularly within 12 hour drive from Toledo/Sandusky area)
2 - Would it be approachable for a couple of hunting novices?
3 - How much meat does one get form the typical boar?
4 - What's the success rate for places like this?
On further thought, this IS a seperate topic, and I'd like to put it on hold for now
[strike]And, perhaps worth a seperate topic entirely
5 - Candidates for hunting rifles, in no particular order;
M1 Carbine with soft points (I worry that it wouldn't have enough energy/range, but I could equip both of us with carbines for matched equipment)
Winchester '94 30-30 (an heirloom of mine, I'd need some serious practice)
SKS (I have the Tech-Sight mounted and do OK on targets at 100yards/meters, I'd probably want some purpose-made hunting ammo)
1903a4, scoped with vintage scope (I'd feel crappy if my prospective fellow novice dinged up his vintage rifle, but it seems well suited otherwise)
Shotguns, various, none designed for long-range slugs (between the two of us, there's a Savage 24 20g/.22lr, a Mossberg 500 20g, and a mossberg 500 12g)[/strike]
Thanks in advance for any info/advice
And we don't have hogs/boar here in NW OH.
So ...
I started looking at hunting packages, and this one seems interesting and within driving distance. I have a friend who is about as experienced as I am (not at all!) and is interested in trying his hand at hog hunting as well.
Website for those curious
http://www.wildernesshuntinglodge.com/index.html
Specific Questions:
1 - Has anyone used this business to set up a hunting trip? (similar experience is helpful, particularly within 12 hour drive from Toledo/Sandusky area)
2 - Would it be approachable for a couple of hunting novices?
3 - How much meat does one get form the typical boar?
4 - What's the success rate for places like this?
On further thought, this IS a seperate topic, and I'd like to put it on hold for now
[strike]And, perhaps worth a seperate topic entirely
5 - Candidates for hunting rifles, in no particular order;
M1 Carbine with soft points (I worry that it wouldn't have enough energy/range, but I could equip both of us with carbines for matched equipment)
Winchester '94 30-30 (an heirloom of mine, I'd need some serious practice)
SKS (I have the Tech-Sight mounted and do OK on targets at 100yards/meters, I'd probably want some purpose-made hunting ammo)
1903a4, scoped with vintage scope (I'd feel crappy if my prospective fellow novice dinged up his vintage rifle, but it seems well suited otherwise)
Shotguns, various, none designed for long-range slugs (between the two of us, there's a Savage 24 20g/.22lr, a Mossberg 500 20g, and a mossberg 500 12g)[/strike]
Thanks in advance for any info/advice
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