Day 53 of the Hunting Season - December 20th, 2010

Day 53 of the Hunting Season - December 20th, 2010

Meet: Funnel Lake

Temps: in the mid 20's

Couples: 19 Couples *Puppies Kay, Kia, & Kiki

Staff:
Huntsman- James Paxson MFH, Whippers-in- Fred VonC MFH, Priscilla Godsoe,Dot Cochran, Hoppy Stearns,Field Masters- Gary Kennedy, Hound Trucks - Karen Kennedy, and Leo & Flora Erb

Start: 10:00am
End: 12:15pm

So, I was told yesterday, 'You know every time I ask how the hunt goes with you guys at River Hills, I hear - O great, we had a really good day - so I figured I should come see for myself'.... 'You had another good day! Hounds sounded great'

I will leave this anonymous.... but I'm not lying when I say we had another good day.

We took Kia out for her first time today. I'm pretty sure she will be sleeping well tonight since the pack kept her running up and down the 'river hills'. We started with our first good run from the stone pile, back towards the amphitheater and the Bridle Path Rd. We thought they were going to cross Pumping Station Road but the fox crossed the small part of the river on Shadles side staying low along the river. The hounds ran towards the horse shoe and from the bottom ran straight up to the rocky bank by the horse pasture, and here the hounds put the first fox to ground.

MFH Jimmy took the hounds upstream again towards the horse shoe when the hounds picked up another line taking them on a high route back towards the stone pile on Sam's side, dropped down towards the horse shoe again. We thought they may have hit a miss, but it looked like Daniel found the line again on the machine shed side of the horse shoe. All the hounds harked on when Daniel opened up and the Issac helped bring it up the steep part of the bank. They were all on as the came to the top of the horse shoe and headed behind Shadles in the direction of the bridge on Pumping Station closest to the meet.

The hounds took the line to the river when we pulled them up before crossing towards Black Rock. This time of year during the Holidays we steer clear of Black Rock and always try to steer clear of 472, that is unless we happen to hunt under the bridge after deer season.

All in all, good day. Hounds stayed together nicely. Couldn't ask for anything better.

PS. Using the excuse that you didn't have clean brick britches doesn't work. Tan Tailored Sportsman, as clean as they may be, are not appropriate River Hills staff pants... ooops! Better off to err on the side of dirty - haha