Red Bluff Lodge

Kickin' Back with a Pork Slap!

Our new favorite brand of beer - Pork Slap - brought a father/daughter duo some luck on their March hunt. (Note: Pork Slap is brewed by Butternuts Beer and Ale, New York)

Donna Waliky shows us her hog secret - if you look closely, you can see the little pink piggies doing double high fives on the can. She got this hog on the evening of March 6th.

Here are Donna and her father, Dick, with a hog taken on March 3rd.

We also had a corporate group here that night - Bolivia Lumber Company - that had some luck:

Fred Garner got this great hog on March 6th - he always has great luck with us!

Rounding out the evening, Reed Garner got this coyote while hunting down along the river.

SOOOOEY....Oh, SOOOOEY!!

Hogs are usually pretty thick this time of year, beginning in February or so. They've been a bit scarcer than usual. Our trail cams and corn spots make it obvious that we still have plenty out there, but they've been a bit shy at hunting time.

Our hunters have still had a bit of luck - here are some shots of what they've gotten:

Tom Dennell got this hog on the evening of February 15th.

Dexter Gale got this hog a few nights later, on the evening of February 21st.

Ricky Russell was lucky enough to spot a bobcat from his stand, also on the evening of February 21st.

Captain Jack is back!

One of our most fearless hunting warriors, "Captain" Jack Morgan is on his way to the lodge as I type this. Stay tuned for hog hunting results!

Here's what he got in December:

It's a little hard to see because it was a very dark hog, and it was an evening kill, but this boar weighed 140 pounds and had nice 1.5 inch tusks. Let's just see what he and his crew, along with Gil Bailey and his guest, can cook up on this trip!

November Gumbo

The rut is heating up, and the animals are really starting to move. Even Jim feels a little frisky in the cool fall weather! Here are some animals our hunters brought in the past couple of days:

Randy Williams had an interesting hunt this morning. First a nice boar, then a deer and finally a great looking coyote came by during his hunt.

After watching this buck browse around this morning for almost a half hour, John Stowe got a shot at it. It has to be the biggest 5-point rack I've ever seen - since there were no brow tines, the tip count was low, but the mass, width and height made it a beaut!

Al Keith proudly shows his deer from this AM's hunt. He and the other three 'wire guys' always entertain us in November. We're glad that Mr. Stowe actually let Mr. Al get one this year, rather than keeping them all for himself!

Randy Williams also had some luck yesterday with this nice 8-point. Seems like he always makes it happen when he's here at the lodge!

72 shots in 10 days!!!

It's our usual whirlwind of a re-opener here at the lodge. Doe season is in, and the rut has not yet broken up the bucks and put them in bad moods, so our shot opportunities are in high gear. Last night, for instance, we had 9 hunters out, and 9 animals were harvested. (7 deer and 2 hogs). Here are a sample:

Mr. Kostukovich (PA) poses here with his first ever buck! A longtime hunter in PA, Mr. K always has harvested doe on his lease up in PA, but was happy to get a South Carolina buck.

Rick Miller (PA) got a nice 8-point the same night, right before jetting back to his 'real life' - SIGHHH.

Hogzilla's cousin? - And 3 X 2 = 7 (sometimes)

It's definitely deer season, but the hogs must not have read the memo:

Merle Brown (TN) got this GREAT big piggie this morning - it weighed a solid 300 pounds and, remarkably, had all 4 of its tusks intact. They measured a full 2 1/2 inches long. Its two front hooves were white, and it had a white spot on its nose, but no blaze. What a great hunt! It was feeding in the corn early when he went out to his stand, and came right back once he got up and settled. After the shot, it ran a small distance so Merle had to wait for the dog to be sure it was down. No worries, though, he made a great shot. Here's another view:

What a way to start the day. In other news, Mike Kuring (GA) scored with this hog over the weekend. He has great luck with us!

HIs lovely daughter, Nicole, took this picture. She then informed him that next time, she wants to be the 'triggerman'. Now for 3 X 2 = 7:

Sometimes here at Red Bluff our math is a little bit off. We can't help it. A few weeks before deer season opened, we hosted Team Pokrivka (NC) for a hog only hunt. Three hunters, times a 2 day hunt, equaled 7 hogs! See, we can't help it when our sums don't work out---but I don't think they minded. A couple of pics:

Richard (RP) Pokrivka poses here with a nice one; below is Wayne Cruthis with an evening hog:

More soon....

Yeah, we still hunt....

Amidst all of the construction hubbub, we've still found the time to hunt. With turkey season in full swing, and with hogs always on the 'menu', our hunters have had quite a bit of action during March. Here are some of the shots we've gotten:

Russ Zumbrom got his first hog on March 2nd - it weighed 180 pounds. Nice job!

Mike Kuring, who has just awesome luck, got this 160 pounder the same night, and another 135 pounder the next night!

Rounding out the harvest that night, Brent Peters (one of our builders) got this, his first hog, which weighed 100 pounds.

Then, Bolivia lumber rolled into town:

Fred Garner got this great 180# hog on the evening of March 16th. He went on to get two more hogs during his two day trip. Reed Garner got this 160# hog the same night:

Check out his hunting attire; true 'Carolina Camo'!

When Pigs Fly...

This past weekend, we opened our February hog season with a BANG! Our hunters had great luck with the hogs and an all around good time. Here are some highlights:

The Remsburg group, above, had great luck on their first night out, scoring 5 hogs.

The action the next night was awesome as well:

Danny Remsburg shows off his 150# hog, taken the evening of the 16th.

One of those Sandy rascals, Danny, with a nice 200# hog, also taken on the evening of February 16th.

Steve Wolfe shows us the blaze on this 150# hog, which was his first.

The next evening, February 17th, Ed Esworthy shot his first hog; it was a nice one, weighing 220#!

Hit the Floor!

Last Weekend we had a corporate group from the Atlanta area, David Stephens Tile. What a weekend! All together, this group took 20 shots, and harvested 13 animals. We also had a soccer/football match out on the lawn, the likes of which Red Bluff has never seen before! Here is a photo rundown of the weekend:

Do you notice a theme above? Lots of firsts, and a lot of fun!

Late October/Early November Action

Here are assorted pictures from October. Once we slow down a bit, we'll be able to load them all into their respective photo albums; in the meantime, I thought you'd enjoy a sampling:

Jake Walters poses here with a nice 170# hog that he took on October the 6th.

Russell Fowler shows off his 'flying' piggie, taken the 7th of October. She weighed 120 pounds.

Here's the dynamic duo of Ryan Ensko and Amanda Bell, who came on a hunting trip with their dads, Mike and Jake. Ryan got this nice hog on November 10th. 

Hank Williams here, all smiles as you can see, shows off his 75# hog, taken the 13th of October.

Joe Lucas here proudly show his hog, a 75 pounder also taken on the 13th of October.

Now for some deer:

What a smile here on Bob Shaner--it's his first deer! This is his second year hunting with us at Red Bluff; his patience really paid off. This 7-point deer, taken on November 10th, had a 17.25 inch spread and weighed 170 pounds. (By the way, now all of our hunters want a lucky hat like Bob's!)

Mike Ensko here shows us a really nice morning buck that he took on November 11th. This 9-point had a 17 inch spread, and weighed 170 pounds. What a fun morning!

What's wrong with this picture? Oh, yeah, the wrong hunter! Here's the actual shooter:

Kevin Teachout here poses proudly with the 8-point buck he took on November 9th. It had a 17 inch spread. He had a great hunt story--heard first, then saw this buck chasing a doe down in the G section one morning. The buck stood still for just one second, and it was enough for Kevin to take him. Great job!

John Stowe smiles here with his second nice buck he took during his trip with us this year. He took this November 11th; an earlier 7-point was harvested by John on the evening of November 8th.

Please go to our photo galleries for a more complete collection of pictures of what our hunters have harvested to date!