Met Paul & his friend Sam down on the river. We let Belle, Ruby and Nitro go at the club bridge. Nitro struck by the corn, Belle was behind him but as luck would have it, that put her ahead on the track. They ran down the creek back to the gate and lost it. They were in the corn across the road going a direction I didn't like. We rounded them up and herded them back towards the river. Nitro slipped down on the river bank & we called him back. Belle slipped down and went the other way & we couldn't catch her. We walked Nitro a little & then I told those guys we might as well not bother anymore. Some nights the river is a bad place to hunt, especially with young dogs. They took off & I caught Belle around 12:15, still on the river bank, about 1/2 way to Shakopee. On a positive note, sort of, Ruby opened by the swamp and was trying to chase something. I caught her because it could have been anything. It shows me she is ready to go right now. She treed a squirrel in the yard this morning too.
Posted by bruceo at September 28, 2003 01:10 AM