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Hunting Seasons at a Glance RABBIT: Cottontail & Swamp Oct. 1, 2007 - Mar. 15,
2008; statewide WILD TURKEY: Check regulations pertaining to
individual counties. Spring 2008 Season: April 6- May 6, 2008;
Statewide SQUIRREL: May 15, 2007 - Jan. 31, 2008; statewide
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Ft. Sill Hunts for 100% Service Connected Disabled Veterans
Ft. Sill Hunts for 100% Service Connected Disabled Veterans No Federal 100% Service Connected VA ID 100% Service Connected Commission Card is Adequate Valid Oklahoma License 580-442-6050 Contact: Ret. Sgt. Major Ardoin Those who carry the State Veterans Hunting and Fishing Permit must have 100% Service Connected designated on bottom right of card. Sportsmen Center at Ft. Sill offers the State Hunter Safety Course the 3rd Monday of every month and twice a month during the hunting season. Rocky Top Hog Hunt photos provided by Rocky Top Ranch By B.J. Murphy David Shier, Jack Thomas and myself were selected by the chapter to participate in a hog hunt February 29 through March 2 at Rocky Top Ranch. Rocky Top owners Joe and Judy Robison went out of their way to make our experience a great and memorable one and that they did. Jack and I were very fortunate to harvest one hog each. Jack’s hog weighed in at 185lbs and mine weighed in at 85lbs. There will be ham on the table tonight. David shot a hog but unfortunately we were unable to find it. The facilities at Rocky Top are not totally wheelchair accessible but Joe and Judy worked with us so that we wanted for nothing. Joe had built ramps so we could get to the main house for meals, but they also brought coffee and snacks down to the bunkhouse where we stayed. All and all we had a very good time and David and I are planning a summer hunt with Rocky Top. If you would like to experience a great hunt meet new friends and enjoy the some of the splendor that Oklahoma has to offer, give Joe and Judy a call I am sure they would be glad to have you come out. We would like to Thank the chapter letting us have this opportunity. By Jack Thomas Well here’s how it started for me, a first time hog hunt. I’ve wanted to try it for sometime. I hadn’t even given a thought to a high fence hunt. I had always visualized a hunt more likely south Oklahoma or Texas and hogs running wild tearing up the landscape. I was slightly caught off guard when Bill Kokendoffer called and asked if I was interested in a hog hunt at Rocky Top Ranch. Bill explained Joe and Judy’s operation. I eagerly accepted one of the three openings for the hunt on February 29-March 2, 2008, with BJ Murphy and David Shier filling in the other two spots. Arriving on Friday afternoon at Rocky Top Ranch we were met by the owners Joe and Judy Robison. Joe had a target range set up if we needed to check our weapons, I was sure mine was on, later B.J. and David sighted their rifles in. Joe had taken us up to the hunting area where he pointed out the hogs we were after. Back at the bunk house we washed up and Judy brought us supper which consisted of spaghetti casserole, green beans, salad and garlic bread, mmm, it hit the spot and there was plenty. Judy said she would bring us snacks, juice and coffee when she comes to wake us in the morning. 6:30 was here before we knew it. The first morning we were greeted with hot coffee, snacks and two new hunters, a father and daughter team. After a short visit it was off to our blinds. The feeders were set to go off at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Just after 10 the first and only shot of the morning rang out. Around 11 a.m., Joe came back and picked us up and I learned that Courtney (a 13-year-old) had shot a pig weighing over 60 pounds. It was her first hunt and the first pig ever to harvest. The excitement and thrill of the hunt was evident on the faces of Courtney and her father. After lunch which was prepared by Judy and with the gracious assistance of Courtney, we headed back to the blinds around 3 o’clock. I was the last to my blind which gave me the opportunity to ask Joe a few questions about the sizes and weights of the hogs. Through my dismay, hogs began to appear weighing between 60 and 135 pounds. After being in our blinds 15-20 minutes, I heard BJ’s 270 ring out. As I sat and waited patiently, my feeder went off around 5:00 p.m. scattering corn 20 yards or so around my new blind (Courtney’s old blind). Shortly after this, the spooky and very cautious hogs came in to feed, staying their distance of 60 yards away. The first hog I saw had large tusks, so I knew it was not what I was looking for. Then a gray hog caught my eye and as I swung over to get him in my sight, he saw my movement and scurried off. But suddenly, he stopped and looked at me. I then had him in my view which gave me the opportunity to get my shot off. He dropped right on the spot. In all it was fun and it was hunting—the thrill of the hunt was very much there. We all had a great time with lessons learned. Thank you MAPVA, the Rocky Top Ranch—Joe and Judy, and my hunting buddies you were all a big part of my first hog hunt experience.
Hunts Wanted If interested, please call the Chapter office 405-721-7168 or 800-321-5041
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