How
we escaped disaster from the two charging rhino can only be attributed
to a little luck and the coolness in which Nico stood his ground and dispatched the oncoming two tons
of mass. I do know one thing. In the future, you can count
on me being armed when hunting all dangerous game.
Clarkrange Hunting Lodge
On the Tennessee front, not much has changed. Clarkrange Hunting
Lodge still offers the best wild boar hunting in America, bar
none. Nearly 1000 clients went thru in ’04 and all seemed satisfied. Johnny
is still managing to keep the lodge running and most of the same
good quality guides are with us. Fortunately, no one was injured
this past year but we did experience a bad guide/boar encounter
the year before.
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Lonnie, one our premier guides
was attacked and hospitalized by a big 300 pound presidential
boar which had grown tired of his pursuers and decided to stop
and fight. Too bad he didn’t notify Lonnie of his plan. The
boar charged out of the laurel and knocked Lonnie to the ground
where the hog proceeded to work him over. Lonnie escaped with
a torn ACL and some very bruised
ribs but didn’t sustain any cuts or broken bones. He was very
lucky all in all given the size and temperament of this particular
animal. Other than this incident, we escaped the season with
only a few other close calls. Those of you wishing to venture
into the Clarkrange woods must remember
that these European boar and nasty when they want to be and can
do a lot of damage to hunters and dogs alike. You have to be
careful and listen to your guide at all times.
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In other Clarkrange news, bookings are coming faster than usual for
next year so if you want to secure a date, get on the phone and
make the reservation before we’re all booked up. If you think
this is just some kind of marketing line, call now and ask about
availability
for March.
Ken Moody Hunting On TV
Many of
you have seen us on various TV shows and this coming year will
be no exception. Mossy Oak’s Hunting The Country will air a few shows that we did with
Bob Foulkrod in Africa and his hunting of the Big
6. I just received notification on the air time for the Cape Buffalo hunt
so take a look at the Mossy Oak website for show times concerning
these hunts.
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