Rich Lucibella
Staff
I departed SHOT on Sunday for a night at Rough Creek Lodge, outside Dallas, with Ashley Emerson. This was a trip I had purchased at the Irlene Mandrell Celebrity Shoot ( http://www.catalystpro.com/IMCS/ ), and it was well worth it.
We spent an afternoon and the following morning shooting quail, chukka and pheasant on the Rough Creek preserve. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are Five Star affairs (literally) and accomodations are First Class only. All in all, we killed some 70+ birds which they processed, vacuum packed and provided us in airline approved coolers. I'd have been willing to settle for just watching the dogs work!
Rough Creek is to be recommended to any willing to spend their kids' college fund on hunting. Prices run about $1000 per day, inclusive of Beretta Shotguns, ammunition, unlimited birds, lodging and meals. Clearly, if you are only interested in hunting, you can find better deals. If you want the total experience you'll get it at Rough Creek. A great romantic getaway for the idle rich couple who both enjoy bird hunting...shapely female applicants may apply by email at webmaster@thefiringline.com
From there we flew down to Kerrville for an exotics hunt that was also purchased at Irlene's auction for the Wish Upon A Star Foundation. I settled on Indian Black Buck. After about 4 hours, we located a truly hansdome male in a herd and twice attempted to get closer. The final shot was taken at 150 yards with the .308 LURCR rifle and Winchester 168gr Silvertips. As usual, I held about 2" too high; this combined with the 200 yard zero of the rifle placed the shot about 5" above the boiler room.
All's well that ends well. The silvertip destroyed the Buck's breathing apparatus and shoulder blade, punching a vital section of spine and CNS out thru a fist sized exit. I've never seen a wild animal do a back flip before...this one actually did and died in his shadow. 30+ lbs of meat are expected along with one helluva shoulder mount to follow.
Rich
We spent an afternoon and the following morning shooting quail, chukka and pheasant on the Rough Creek preserve. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are Five Star affairs (literally) and accomodations are First Class only. All in all, we killed some 70+ birds which they processed, vacuum packed and provided us in airline approved coolers. I'd have been willing to settle for just watching the dogs work!
Rough Creek is to be recommended to any willing to spend their kids' college fund on hunting. Prices run about $1000 per day, inclusive of Beretta Shotguns, ammunition, unlimited birds, lodging and meals. Clearly, if you are only interested in hunting, you can find better deals. If you want the total experience you'll get it at Rough Creek. A great romantic getaway for the idle rich couple who both enjoy bird hunting...shapely female applicants may apply by email at webmaster@thefiringline.com
From there we flew down to Kerrville for an exotics hunt that was also purchased at Irlene's auction for the Wish Upon A Star Foundation. I settled on Indian Black Buck. After about 4 hours, we located a truly hansdome male in a herd and twice attempted to get closer. The final shot was taken at 150 yards with the .308 LURCR rifle and Winchester 168gr Silvertips. As usual, I held about 2" too high; this combined with the 200 yard zero of the rifle placed the shot about 5" above the boiler room.
All's well that ends well. The silvertip destroyed the Buck's breathing apparatus and shoulder blade, punching a vital section of spine and CNS out thru a fist sized exit. I've never seen a wild animal do a back flip before...this one actually did and died in his shadow. 30+ lbs of meat are expected along with one helluva shoulder mount to follow.
Rich
