{"id":24846,"date":"2018-08-17T20:30:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T20:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/17\/these-little-birds-can-take-you-on-your-own-gun-run\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:40:39","slug":"these-little-birds-can-take-you-on-your-own-gun-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/off-duty\/gearscout\/2018\/08\/17\/these-little-birds-can-take-you-on-your-own-gun-run\/","title":{"rendered":"These Little Birds can take you on your own gun run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last Shadow<\/a>, Texas\u2019s premier helicopter hunting company, is extremely proud to announce that the merging of another fine aerial experience and hog eradication provider, Hog Birds, into its operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The merger will expand the fleet of available aircraft and significantly increase capabilities. The timing of this merger could not be better, because they\u2019ve also just added a south Texas operation to the lineup of Last Shadow services and capabilities, making LS the largest helicopter hog hunting company in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new relationship will not change Last Shadow\u2019s fundamental mission and ethos, but rather will complement both and provide greater capabilities. Last Shadow will continue to provide unmatched adventure experiences, and will maintain its preeminent position among organizations that provide aerial eradication of feral hogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last Shadow Texas Feral Hog Eradication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nightvision and thermal night hunt capabilities will remain an option to all parties, but will be joined by the opportunity to enjoy a \u201ccast and blast\u201d \u2014 all-inclusive exotic hunts, deep sea fishing, and other experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last Shadow Texas Feral Hog Eradication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A sample \u201cTexas Safari\u201d might be scheduled something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 You fly in to Austin or DFW and are picked up by car, plane, or helicopter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 You spend some training, then go up in a Little Bird to hunt feral hogs for the day, or<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 You travel to south Texas for cast and blast, a nilgai or white tail hunt for two days, or<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 You and your friends\/coworkers\/teammates spend a long weekend doing all of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last Shadow Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All sorts of customized retreats and team-building exercises are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adventure-seekers, hunters, and corporate team-building participants have the choice of flying in an MD600N, an MD500E, or M500C model air frame over a quarter of a million acres of land infested by the invasive wild hogs that cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to farmers and ranchers every year. The MD600N will safely accommodate up to 4 shooters at a time, while the MD500E and MD500C helos will take two riders each up for a \u201cLittle Bird\u201d aerial gunnery experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last Shadow Texas Feral Hog Eradication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last Shadow is based in Temple, TX. It conducts aerial gunnery IAW the guidelines and techniques of the Department of the Interior program for Aerial Capture, Eradication, and Tagging of Animals (ACETA). Last Shadow\u2019s chief pilot has been flying for 35 years and has over 15,000 hours flying time. He is the John Wick of MD helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information, contact Barrett Blume | Barrett@LastShadow.com<\/a>. Last Shadow urges serving and former military personnel and military families, as well as first responders and their families, to use the code HELIHUNT when ordering for special pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Shadow: Redefining Hog Hunting and Aerial Adventures<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Shadow has created a new era in the helicopter hunting industry. E<\/a>xplore the Texas countryside with our team of world-renowned professionals. Barrel through the sky at 130 MPH, strapped into 2,000 pounds of American-made, military-grade steel and aluminum. Scour hundreds of thousands of acres of Texas farmland with our Triarc Systems AR-15 in hand, and show feral hogs the \u201cLast Shadow\u201d they will ever see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find Last Shadow online at LastShadow.com<\/a>. Connect with them on Facebook, \/LastShadowTX<\/a>\/, and follow them on Instagram, @lastshadowtx<\/a>. You should probably subscribe to \u2018em on YouTube too \u2013 your choice whether it\u2019s the Airwolf theme, the Magnum PI theme<\/a>, or Ride of the Valkyrie<\/i><\/a> in your head while you watch. Last Shadow is an HMW Bazaar participant<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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