Stef came by with the girls and we headed up north. We picked up Charlie and Billy & drove to a new spot. We sent Roy out hunting and kept Pearl on a leash. Roy struck and grubbed out a weak track. He treed before it ever sounded good enough to send Pearl in. We checked the tree, a big oak, probably slick. We walked a little and sent Roy out again. He struck what sounded like a good track and I let Pearl go. Roy got quiet after a while & I caught Pearl. Roy opened up grubbing a little deeper in. He treed on a hollow tree. Charlie climbed and looked, it was empty. Called it a night. Looks like Roy is about 50% right now. I'll just hunt him for a while to get a feel for what he's doing. Soon I'll have to hunt him alone and start disciplining him when he goofs. One good thing, my wife loves Roy so I don't have any trouble at the house.
Posted by bruceo at October 25, 2003 11:02 PM