Was getting a little bored just hunting Josie. Plus, she is immature & needs to get used to working with other dogs. Picked up Belle, she's the best dog I have for hunting young dogs with. Down to the river again. At the far west gate I sent them along the corn. Belle hasn't been out for a few weeks so she was wound up pretty good. I think they raced a while, then struck a track by the second sweet corn field. They treed right on the river. It was one of those big trees with the roots exposed and hanging out over the water.....
It's another one of those big trees that you can only see half of and surrounded by thick brush. The coon could have been there, but it could easily be slick too.
Took them back to the 1st field and put them on a "hot" track. Belle treed, Josie was there but didn't want to join in. Seemed to me that she was backtracking. I headed in to make sure Belle would stay. Josie came in but still was "milling" a lot so I tied her up. It was another big tree right on the river. Roots exposed and hanging out over the water. It took me a long time but I was able to find the coon.
Posted by bruceo at July 17, 2003 11:19 PM