EEEEEEEEKKKK!!!!
No WAY!!!
Posted on 06/20/2007 5:36:02 PM PDT by TheMom
Hi Everyone! I know this is really early, but I thought this would give everyone a chance to make plans & start saving pennies for the trip.
The 2008 shoot will be held May 3rd, at Schwenkes Gun Range (4407 FM 1069) in Aransas Pass, Texas (35 miles SE of Corpus Christi. The cost will be $15.00 per person.
Schwenkes is a private gun range, that charges its members $50.00/year. I met with Mr. Schwenkes today, he said since “I seem like a nice lady”, he would allow us to use his range. He also said if I would give him the time we will be there, he would close the range to his members. He smiled as he said the following, “This range is for members only, some may complain, but I own the darn thing and can make up the rules as I go along.”. I am thinking 10:00 – 2:00. Let me know if you think it should be longer or shorter.
There are only two rules set in stone; 1) pick up your brass and deposit it in a tub at the end of the shooting area, and 2) when shooting at the rifle range aim at the mounds, there are cows in the area and he doesn’t want them dead! The maximum target distance on the rifle range is 200 yards.
For our Memorial Shoot attendees that do not shoot, there are lots of tourists stuff for you to do so you want be bored at the range. The U.S.S. Lexington tour is awesome, Padre Island (Port Aransas) is always fun to cruise and Rockport is right around the corner.
Food & fun will follow at Deer Camp South after the shoot.
The trailer at DCS will sleep about 8ish people, if anyone wants to sleep there. If you are a camping type person, you can pitch a tent in the yard or if you have a camper, you can park it in the yard. For those that like luxury lodging, there are several hotels in Aransas Pass and the surrounding area (Rockport, Port Aransas and Ingleside) and Corpus Christi is 35 miles away. To get to Port Aransas you will have to ride the ferry ~ a whopping 5 minute trip (the wait in line may be a bit longer). MAJOR BIT OF ADVICE - - Choose a major hotel/motel chain when you pick your lodging!
The closer it gets to the date of the shoot, the more I will go into details.
I would thing predatory critters would be legal to shoot
Just saw them...looks like he’s eye’n ya up fer dinner!
As would I.
We walked in that area several time during the day, with gun in hand, thinking he would make a great dinner & a pretty cool pair of shoes!
And you thought we were joking about gators being in the lake!
Looks like those frozen chickens did the trick. ;-)
LOL! Hope everyone has a gun in hand at all times!
Or at least a sentry posted...
I was sure hopin’ that you were “just joking”! LOL!
Ya don’t have to FEED the darn things already! EGAD!
It’s just Wally, nothing major. LOL
Ya'll should have seen them last summer when it was raining, they were constantly getting run over on the highway.
The discussion reminds me of when we had a place on Kickapoo Creek at Lake Livingston. Late 70's - early 80's there was an abundance of gators in and around the creek -- some REALLY big ones -- 15 footers; give or take a little. I KNOW this to be true. A fishin' buddy and I were quietly trolling around one of the coves around Kickapoo bass pluggin when one just slowly raised up about three feet from, and parallel, to the boat. He was roughly the length of the 17' boat we were in. My buddy and I looked at each other for a few seconds, then I reached over and popped the gator between the eyes with my rod tip. We both got pretty wet when he swung his tail and departed in a big hurry. Wet was better than et!
When gator season opened down around the coast, all of the resident gators migrated south(in the back of pickup trucks I suspect). After a couple of years, there were no gators to be found around Kickapoo Creek.
Gator! Thanks for the ping!
Not a darn thing.
The lake used to be filled with catfish & bass. Guess the gator's took care of that! On a education thought, gators don't like carp.
Can't say I blame 'em ;^)
Offer humblegunner a beer, a knife and tell him what that gator said about his mama...
Most people down here are used to them.
Effective September 1, 2005, an alligator hunter’s license is not required to hunt alligators in Texas. Under the terms of House Bill 2026, enacted by the Texas Legislature and signed by the governor, the alligator hunter’s license is abolished and hunters may take alligators under any hunting license except the non-resident spring turkey license or non-resident banded bird hunting license.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_1011.pdf
In Angelina, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Refugio, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler and Victoria counties (referred to as ‘core’ counties), the open season is from September 10 through September 30. This season also applies on any property, regardless of county, for which the department has issued hide tags directly to the landowner (referred to in this publication as special properties).
In all other counties (‘non-core’), the open season is from April 1 through June 30.
ping to above
I’m guessing you’ll get involved in this eventually.
The above link includes skinning instructions and recipes.
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