How many south texas bobcat/lion hunters left??

[Big N' Blue]

Great thread Guys,
Shorty ask Phil if he remembers a dog called lemond.

[memo jaramillo]

THERE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN UPLOAD PHOTOS
GIVE ME YOUR MAIL AND UP SOME PICTURES TO THIS SITE
I PUT SOME PICTURES
BOBCAT TRAP TODAY
VERY HOT AND DRY
Sorry my Inglish

[Shorty]

Memo,
That was not me that was involved in that story. I do know the man that did it though.

[MexicanJoe]

Doe anybody know what became of a guy named Butch from Uvalde or Cotula that drove bullwagons and bobcat hunted?? He used to come down to hunt with Joe Rufus a lot and stuff, seems like there was a guy named Jim Mills in Encino that came by or went down to hunt with a couple of times down US77 in some heavy catty country as well in the valley??? There was another boy from San Antonio that used to hunt on the ArrowS and the 74 ranch down at Cambellton as well on old us 281, can not remeber him but he had running dogs and hunted quite a bit in Atoscita county, how about Joe Ray Prasek and Raymond Wise from Yorktown or Halletsville area who came down and made the rounds as well, was always a blast seeing these guys at Joes house to catch up on what everybody was doing catching and dog talk, guess the deer hunters and deer fencing and old age got to them all, i can not remember the last time i saw a lion or bobcat on the back of a truckdogbox at El Comdor restruant or at the IceBox in Georgewest,,,

[South Texan]

Mexican Joe,

I think that is probably Butch Sammons from George West. He used to haul bulls for Lester Miers the rodeo producer. Butch is still at George West and he started back cat hunting about 3 years ago.

Jim Mills is still at Encino. I think he still has a few dogs but doesn't hunt much unless someone comes down and goes with him.

Robert Mills is the guy south of San Antonio. He lived at Floresville. He hunted on the ArrowS and the 74 Ranch. Robert died probably about 10 years ago.

Joe Ray Prasik has passed on also.

Randy Wisey now lives in Cuero, Tx. and still coming back to Yorktown and hunting mostly on weekends on his old hunting ground.

Mexican Joe, please send me a PM (private message). The old timers are wanting to know who this is that knows all these old cat hunters of south Texas. It is obvious you was there to know all of these hunters.

In a previous post you also mentioned Tom Jennings. He is still at George West. He sold what cat dogs he had left last year. Good to hear from you again. Robbie

[MexicanJoe]

[Mike Leonard]

Damn Howdy now this is a great post. I have stumbled around the brush a little near George West, Fowlerton and Freer, but unfortunatly never met any of old guys.

Mighty fine reading for an old cedar and pinion brush hunter from New Mexico!


Keep it up boys!

[Shorty]

Mexico Joe,
Talked to Jimmy the other day about dogs. He wasn't sure who got the dogs Joe Rufus had when he died. I'll call Poochie and see what I can find out about that. Jimmy thought the jump dog you were talking about was Queenie. He said if it weren't here it was probably Suzie. Do you remember if she was a Running Walker or a July? I know Queenie was a blue colored dog so it wasn't her. If we can't get to the bottom of this I'll call Cody Henry, he hunted with Joe more than Jimmy.

Again thanks for sharing your time with us!

[MexicanJoe]

[hounddude]

Mexico Joe
I'm just dying to see some of those photo's.
Mark

[Shorty]

Mexico Joe,
The blue gyp Queenie was given to Phil by a man name Billy Kiehne. You may or may not recall the name. However, I figure most of the other readers from the Southwest will recognize it. Billy and Phil remain friends to this day.

Shorty

[MexicanJoe]

[Benny G]

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[MexicanJoe]

[outlaw13]

This really is one of the most interesting posts that i have ever read. I love reading stuff like this. I am glad i am privledged enough to hunt with old timers who share stories like this with me.