Helicopter Hog Hunting, Texas

[Smokinyotes]

My great nephew and his mom went heli Hogg hunting in Texas. He said it was awsum. I didn’t ask costs or anything though. It’s something I’d definitely be interested in.

 

[Mr Bill]

One buddy does a yearly pilgrimage to Texas and blind hunts piggies. Another pair did the helicopter thing years ago and are still grinning from ear to ear. You need the bucks to hunt the pigs but do it while you can. The closest I came was watching an American helicopter flying the Montana/Saskatchewan border while shooting gophers this summer. Awesome.

 

[I Dont Care About You]

Heli-Hog hunting is simply too rich for my blood.

We've all seen your collection. You definitely could afford a trip to Tx if you chose to.

For us, we were contemplating a totally different trip to do something potentially very fun and interesting but that came with the potential for it to not work out and it also involved travel to the EU, which now requires handing over fingerprints etc to Brussels, which we were def not keen on.

if it doesn't hurt anyone else and is deemed to be safe, go for it. How far that goes in terms of suppressors and go-fast guns remains to be seen

I don't think I'd hold my breath on Albertan gaining the ability to own / use silencers and FAs. Its fun to dream but realistically its a seriously long shot that would require a miracle or two.

 

[griffin86]

If you go, make sure you also go to Uvalde to DriveTanks. I got to drive a Sherman tank.

 

[Bartok5]

We've all seen your collection. You definitely could afford a trip to Tx if you chose to.

For us, we were contemplating a totally different trip to do something potentially very fun and interesting but that came with the potential for it to not work out and it also involved travel to the EU, which now requires handing over fingerprints etc to Brussels, which we were def not keen on.



I don't think I'd hold my breath on Albertan gaining the ability to own / use silencers and FAs. Its fun to dream but realistically its a seriously long shot that would require a miracle or two.

Nope - to afford a few hours of admittedly enjoyable aerial Hog Hunting in TX I'd have to sell off some of my collection which I am not willing to do. I am still expanding my 12(X) holdings to fill various gaps, seeing as those are ironically the only interesting purchasing opportunity left to us older types. Long live Switzer's Auction House!

I could see Suppressors being permitted on the basis of Hearing Loss Prevention and nuisance noise reduction. AB would need only grant an exemption from prosecution for those particular prohibited devices. It just has to be sold to the Provincial Powers That Be, when the time is right. That time being after AB has established control over the administration and lawful use of firearms within the province.

Full-Autos for everyone? Highly doubtful, I agree. Full-auto RENTALS for everyone? Already happening in AB....

 

[I Dont Care About You]

If you go, make sure you also go to Uvalde to DriveTanks. I got to drive a Sherman tank.

Uvalde is not too far off where we were planning to go. Problem is the trip is already shaping up to be expensive enough and that drive tanks place isn't exactly cheap.

 

[I Dont Care About You]

Nope - to afford a few hours of admittedly enjoyable aerial Hog Hunting in TX I'd have to sell off some of my collection which I am not willing to do.

Well we all have to make our choices in life. I've got some interesting collectible pieces but man do I want to go hang out of a helicopter racing across the scrubland a low altitude, slaying piggies by the dozens. Friggen Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" playing in my mind the entire time.

I could see Suppressors being permitted on the basis of Hearing Loss Prevention and nuisance noise reduction. AB would need only grant an exemption from prosecution for those particular prohibited devices. It just has to be sold to the Provincial Powers That Be, when the time is right. That time being after AB has established control over the administration and lawful use of firearms within the province.

The OH&S angle on sound mitigation is how the Brits beat their government. Turns out that our federal OH&S laws are virtually the same as in the UK. We just need to take the govt to court.

I can kinda see the potential for the province to declare they won't go after people possessing and using PPE, but the sticking point could be the businesses willing to stick their neck in the noose and dare the feds not to come after them. A retail outlet selling the things would make an inviting and easy target for the RCMP.

 

[crazy_davey]

If this type of hunting is not for you, keep your comments to yourself and move along to a different thread.