Went to the Sand Dunes with Pete and Dale. I thought it was a little early to hunt Nitro up there but went anyway. We let loose on a pothole & they all opened up. It sounded good and then it sounded too good. By the time I figured out I should shock them they were over the ridge. We drove around and found Josie and Ruby treed. We didn't see a coon but a turkey flew out of the tree after a while. Nitro bawled a little ways off and I called to him. To my surprise he actually came in. We made another drop on the edge of the lake Josie opened and Nitro went to her and started trailing. Ruby came in and they all started to fly off. Nitro broke off and came back to where Josie struck. He trailed around for a little while, located and treed. He had the coon. Josie came in and backed him right away. Ruby took a long time to get back, I think she had gotten around the lake somehow & was having a hard time coming back in a straight line. She was soaked when she came into the tree. I'll need to work on trash with Nitro but otherwise he just needs more nights in the woods. He looks like he has all the raw material a guy would ever need to work with.
Posted by bruceo at May 14, 2005 11:59 PM