Day 41 of the Hunting Season - November 12th, 2010

Day 41 of the Hunting Season - November 12th, 2010

Meet: Red Pump

Temps: in the 40's

Couples: 19 1/2 couples
*including a 1 1/2 couples of 8 month old 'K' puppies - Kiki & Kirkwood & Keno

Staff:
MFH- James Paxson, Staff - Priscilla Godsoe, Hoppy Stearns, Fred VonC, Dott Cochran Field Master - Gary Kennedy, Hound Trucks - Karen Kennedy

Start: 9:00am
End: 11:40am


We had a really fun day today. A lot of good views, and foxes afoot.


We went straight into the Red Pump road covert and were hit and miss for a while until they got into the woods along Lees Bridge where they were able to move up on a fox that went towards the Highland cattle and then back toward the ravine and wanted to go way too close the the big bend in the road at Lees Bridge, so, we had to stop them and move up off the road. Not long after that we push the 'River Fox', a deep red and grey-ish colored fox, out of Holy View towards the coop and the river at along the mouse house. He gave us a good run that wrapped around the big bank across from the mouse house and then to the point and right along the river in the direction of the amphitheater.

Karen viewed the River Fox head towards the second deer stand across the corn field and in the direction of the ravine where he would end up going to ground.

MFH Jimmy took the hounds toward the bridge abutment and we hunted towards Hogs Run. We picked up another fox (which Dott viewed) from the pine trees near the coop, ran it along the bottom of Hogs Run and the path that takes you to the pond. Dott saw him go toward the Junk Yard, which he did go towards but ended up bending towards Devines and then through the woods towards the Bamboo Forrest. I went out towards Lee Bridge in case anything crossed, so I'm not sure what happened because the ran the fox really strong but then lost in the woods and the leaves. Who knows?!

We went in from there. Good day!

Hounds are working together better and stronger every time out. Its a really exciting pack of hounds, and a whole new beginning of hound work with the 13 puppies.

SATURDAY: Joint Meet with the Warwick Village Hounds (Doc Addis) at the Down Patrick Meet at 10:00am