Porcus Hogrelius

#0003I did a European mount for a hog I shot a while back. It weighed about 240 pounds.The two photos are the before and after shots.I removed the head and skinned it. Then, I placed it on the ground under a wash tub.As time went by the dermestid beetles and their larvae did the rest.… Continue reading DIY European Mount

#0002After enjoying a quiet day at the tree farm, we prepped for the night.This has been the coolest temps in July in anyone’s memory. The lows in the low 60’s and the highs only in the 80’s.We put out more corn near the three green motion lights. Mike sat in the elevated stand near the… Continue reading Green Lights in the Dark

#0001I collected Mike from the airport on time Tuesday afternoon, and we rolled toward my house. We made a stop at the local gun store where Mike drooled over various guns that he would not be allowed to own in his home state of California.Another hour and a half on the road and we stopped… Continue reading Mike’s First Hunt

The Meditations of Porcus Hogrelius are offered for purposes of entertainment and instruction. But, there is more…From Wikipedia: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Latin: [ˈmaːr.kus̠ auˈreː.li.us̠ an.toː.ˈniː.nus̠]; English: /ɔːˈriːliəs/ aw-REE-lee-əs;[2] 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known, noncontemporaneously, as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of… Continue reading Porcus Hogrelius