Talked to Seever a little bit today. Decided to chek the river out & took Nitro. I sent him along the ditch by the gun club. He struck at the end of the field & when I got down there he had crossed the ditch. He was having trouble. I wlked back to the bridge and came up the other side of the ditch. When I could see his light I called to him. He didn't come & I didn't worry about it, I just walked back to the truck. I tracked him and to my surprise he was way behind me now, up by the first bridge. I drove up there and walked the creek & called. Finally I shocked him in. He really reminded me of Mabel the way he got away from me when he tought I was going to catch him. Anyway, no time to let him grub anything out up there just yet. I drove around a little, it looks like the jungle is a little thicker this year and the river is still pretty high. The corn won't be ready for 2 weeks. I guess I'll stick to the vegetable garden a little longer. I came out the Shakopee gate & driving back up there was a dead deer on the side of the road. Either it was all bloated up or that was one huge animal. Saw a dead coon a little farther up. Made me think it was a good idea to get those lighted collars. I keep on top of dogs and they don't usually get to the roads down there but the extra protection of the light will give me a little peace of mind. The last two years it's been mostly Josie and Ruby down there. They both hunted pretty close. Nitro is going to spread it out more like Mabel or Belle. He should tree more coons but it will probably wear me out some nights.
Posted by bruceo at July 1, 2005 11:17 AM