Edge Report post Posted July 13, 2015 I know guys that hobble their horse every time they dismount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted July 13, 2015 The problem with 21 for horses is getting g them close to where you want to launch from, I have guys tell me all the time oh you should go here its perfect but 15 miles of dirt road that's rough as heck is no fun and hard on the trailer and horses. There are some option if a horse adventure is wanted but most of 21 is better from a truck or base camp. I have a trip planned for December / Jan in 21 where horses are going to be a must but like I said its 10 miles of riding before I hit my launch point which you can drive to but I would never take my animals on that road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted July 13, 2015 i recomend it highly. all except the training the horses and gettin' em used to things part. the rodeo is half the fun. some friends were camped on a trail head in 27 a few years ago. the other hunters camped there wouild make a point to get up early every morning just to watch the rodeo. horses buckin' through tents, people goin' to the hospital. i love rodeos. Lark. I love watching rodeos! Too old to be in one!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MathewQuigly Report post Posted July 13, 2015 Had a few rodeos they shake you up damage the pride someone alwayse laughs just no me lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted July 13, 2015 Had a few rodeos they shake you up damage the pride someone alwayse laughs just no me lol....and he's got the pictures to prove it.Maybe if we all ask nice, he'll post some? Dude, your a good man and trusted friend, but last time you came off your horse, looked like you had stepped out in front of a speeding train. What say you? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MathewQuigly Report post Posted July 13, 2015 No edge that wasn't the last time and no pics lol That time felt like I got hit by a truck 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted July 13, 2015 There's no shame in coming off a horse, I've spent 4 years recovering from my last wreck. And it's the good wrecks that make you appreciate all the good times you had while keeping the horse between you and the ground. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
el diablo Report post Posted July 13, 2015 Been there done that!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MathewQuigly Report post Posted July 13, 2015 The only shame is you fail to climb back on 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carpcody Report post Posted July 14, 2015 When I was younger my family used to only hunt off of horses. I haven't done it in a while, mostly because I hunt different areas. When I was in high school I was hunting alone in 37b, I jumped a deer and got off to shoot... Deer went one way and the horse the other. Did a lot of tracking that day but ended up with both at the truck by night time. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkaholic Report post Posted July 14, 2015 how does hobbling a horse and in a unit known to have lots of lions wondering around work out ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted July 14, 2015 how does hobbling a horse and a unit known to have lots of lions wondering around work out ?Same as a picket line, high line, or confining them in a pen. Lions rarely attack horses at all, although I did lose a baby filly to one while penned up with her dam. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidwynder505 Report post Posted July 14, 2015 Vicks vapor rub in the nose so they dont smell blood and you can use a roping rope that has been untwisted and Braided back then wrap twist between feet above cornet line then half hitch it! way good cheep hobles!...hand full of fire crackers start a hundred away and set them off until they get used to them!...it helps if you make a signal noise everytime you set off a black cat fire cracker!...so after awhile even if you are on there back and you signal then with that noise they tend not to bugger so much!...it worked for me!....just never ever shoot over there head!,..trust me it hurts everybody! .....YOU AIN'T GOT TIME TO STICK AND RAKE,!....haha haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted July 14, 2015 why do you wanna go through all this stuff with vicks and chicken blood and stuff? i usually just see how they react. maybe tie em up a few feet away with their back to the dead critter but i never do anything that's gonna make em think something bad is about to happen. take your time, calm em down, maybe have somebody hold their head and talk to em while ya load em up. almost always come away happy. you start doing a buncha strange stuff and horses know somethings up. if they blow up, then you might hafta resort to other tricks. had a few minor explosions over the years, but always made it back ok. always had more trouble while riding than packing. as far as shooting around horses, i've shot a several lions from horseback, but i used a pistol so i could hang on with one hand, always kept the horse pointed in a direction that was good for em to run and never shoot over their head. if you shoot a rifle around one, best have him tied up good. Hurly, my ol' dearly departed 1/4 horse, would nose around the gut pile looking for something to eat when you packed him. Leroy, my mule, is about the same way. and they neither one much care if you shoot around em. but they are used to it and trust me. Lark. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHT_MTNMAN Report post Posted July 14, 2015 I hate hunting anything except lion and bear from a horse or mule. I use a horse to pack me in and out and I do lots of scouting from a horse, but I have no desire to spend my hunting season, feeding, chasing, caring for horses or mules. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
