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by Big Bend Brian
October 24th, 2016, 6:31 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Day 2 opening weekend.
Replies: 6
Views: 3348

Re: Day 2 opening weekend.

All right! Gotta like a wifer that encourages your addiction.....
You're a lucky man!!
Brian
by Big Bend Brian
October 24th, 2016, 6:27 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: 10/22/16 Opening day deer hunt with my son.
Replies: 5
Views: 2538

Re: 10/22/16 Opening day deer hunt with my son.

Gotta love family time. Well done. Nice buck!
Definitely NOT a Hit-n-Miss!
Brian
by Big Bend Brian
October 23rd, 2016, 6:52 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Post hurricane mosquito explosion in the woods: Game camera
Replies: 9
Views: 4334

Post hurricane mosquito explosion in the woods: Game camera

Around my area south of Jax and north of St. Augustine the pre-hurricane things were looking great with few bugs. Post-Hurricane Mathew with a lot of water: https://photos.smugmug.com/Animals/Hogs/i-rKwBZZx/0/XL/PICT0157-XL.jpg Even at this point the mosquitoes were not bad at all. Three days post h...
by Big Bend Brian
September 26th, 2016, 10:15 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Ponte Vedra neighborhood hog trap back in operation: Part II
Replies: 5
Views: 2633

Re: Ponte Vedra neighborhood hog trap back in operation: Par

This last week we caught a couple more boars…………………. https://photos.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-g4Cccvt/0/XL/P1060054-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-rHdrcDf/0/XL/P1060056-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-8SQkd8d/0/XL/P1060059-XL.jpg A 90 lb boar https://photos.smugmu...
by Big Bend Brian
September 26th, 2016, 10:14 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Ponte Vedra neighborhood hog trap back in operation: Part II
Replies: 5
Views: 2633

Ponte Vedra neighborhood hog trap back in operation: Part II

Just a fun post................. Over the summer the kids & I took a break from neighborhood hog trapping as it’s no fun hogging when it’s 90+ degrees out. Well the hogs have repopulated, gotten bolder and have begun to hit neighbor lawns and community common grounds too. A couple of neighbors a...
by Big Bend Brian
September 11th, 2016, 10:08 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Gator Hunt report 3rd phase
Replies: 3
Views: 2384

Gator Hunt report 3rd phase

A week ago during the 3rd week of gator season, my son Casey & I hooked up with our nephew James who knows well the Upper St Johns River Basin where our gator permit were for. Once High School was out on Friday we headed south to Palm Bay, FL. After sunset we headed out and started looking for g...
by Big Bend Brian
August 4th, 2016, 2:46 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Mini Season report Upper Keys
Replies: 8
Views: 2347

Mini Season report Upper Keys

This was our 15 year trailering down to Key Largo for our annual family vacation which always coincides with the Sport Lobster season. This year half of our extended family didn’t make it down but we still had fun. This is a photo summary……………… https://photos.smugmug.com/OceanReefLobster/2016-Sport-...
by Big Bend Brian
July 21st, 2016, 7:36 am
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Steinhatchee scallop/fishing trip 15-17
Replies: 6
Views: 1948

Re: Steinhatchee scallop/fishing trip 15-17

Nice report! Gotta love introducing a new person to an activity like that!!
Well done Captain.
Brian
by Big Bend Brian
July 19th, 2016, 12:12 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Venture scouts scallop report Steinhatchee 7/14 Photo summar
Replies: 5
Views: 2548

Venture scouts scallop report Steinhatchee 7/14 Photo summar

Five Venture scouts and 4 adults from Venture Crew 288 of Ponte Vedra Beach left early Thursday morning for Steinhatchee (2.75 hours away) to try their hand at scalloping. Seven of the nine Venturers had not scalloped before and a couple had never snorkeled before either. This was gonna be a great o...
by Big Bend Brian
June 14th, 2016, 10:28 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Beating the heat…Frog Gigging. 6/10
Replies: 4
Views: 3543

Re: Beating the heat…Frog Gigging. 6/10

bman wrote:We need to do that!!!
If that includes me...I've got the gear and traveling during summer is a treat. I can only come up anytime between Monday, Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat and Sunday........
I'm ready........
Brian
by Big Bend Brian
June 14th, 2016, 8:59 am
Forum: Testing Area
Topic: test
Replies: 2
Views: 8839

Re: test

Dude...that's a hell of a test!! Great phish!
Brian
by Big Bend Brian
June 13th, 2016, 9:59 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Beating the heat…Frog Gigging. 6/10
Replies: 4
Views: 3543

Beating the heat…Frog Gigging. 6/10

This past Friday my 15 yr old daughter & I were fortunate enough to have a good friend named Winfield who took us frog gigging on one of his local lakes. Winfield is active in a Youth Hunting program with the Gainesville Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), the Gator Gobblers a...
by Big Bend Brian
May 29th, 2016, 10:45 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: BIG pig!
Replies: 3
Views: 2568

BIG pig!

With our Canadian hog hunting friends gone but pigs still coming in it was my 15 year old Kaitlyn’s turn to take a stand. We’d be going to the stand that a sounder of 9 pigs that have been coming in after sunset (mostly sows). This was her last day of school (which she skipped….) and figured this wa...
by Big Bend Brian
May 25th, 2016, 9:10 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Hog hunting with Canadian friends w/short video: May 19 & 20
Replies: 2
Views: 2032

Hog hunting with Canadian friends w/short video: May 19 & 20

This hog hunt began as a trade for a Canadian black bear hunt. On a Florida Hunting forum a new member, Matt from New Brunswick, Canada posted that he & his wife would be visiting Florida and he wanted to trade a Canadian Black Bear hunt for a Florida hog hunt. Well……I had a few feeders still go...
by Big Bend Brian
May 15th, 2016, 10:33 pm
Forum: Offshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Cedar Key kings & macs: Saturday 4/30
Replies: 4
Views: 3539

Re: Cedar Key kings & macs: Saturday 4/30

Brian, we have been catching some great trout and a few sm between snake and Corrigan in 3 to 4 feet of water on the grass. reds on the little islands between north key and the airport Jim, I'm chomping at the bit to get over to CK for trout fishing. We love trout fishing out of CK grass flats!! Ca...