Day 55 of the Hunting Season - December 24th, 2010

Day 55 of the Hunting Season - December 24th, 2010

Meet: Ankrum's Dog Box

Temps: in the high 20's (windy)

Couples: 16 1/2 Couples *Puppies Kiki, Kane, Keno, & Kirkwood

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

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

We had a really fun Christmas Eve Hunt with the River Hill's Family.

Hounds started out by dropping down out of the wind by the Old House and kept dropping until they were able to pick up a light line that they were able to take up the pipeline and towards the two streams by Ankrum's and Gibson's.

The hounds were able to run well in the woods out of the wind, but had a time of it in the open fields. A few times when I was close to the hounds and watching them work the line up through the woods and into the field, I could see the hounds so concentrated and then they had a look of shock when they hit the field and the scent was just gone! I actually felt bad for them.

They lost the fox somewhere in between the bone woods and the pipeline. Most likely he went to ground in his regular hole in the heavy briers and fallen branches below the dog box.



MFH Jimmy took the hounds back out of the wind towards the flat and then crossed the Fishing Creek Road towards Schmitguls side with a slight bend towards Herr's Point.
Sterns where going the whole time but no one opened up with anything strong.

We crossed the Furrniss Road and headed towards the big bank below Herr's house. Once on the bank Daniel picked up a strong line straight up the bank and the rest of the hounds harked on to him. Hounds flew across the top and into the woods towards the pavilion, hit a miss along the drive to the park, then carried it on passed the Township building, struggled hard with it across the open field at Adams and then the scent was pretty much blown away at that point.

MFH Jimmy took one last draw by the old spring and up along the fence line towards the pump, and we headed back to the meet for Christmas cookies, cakes, brownies, cheese and crackers, Dottie's soup and hot coffee and tea. It was a great way to finish up with everyone!

We will be hunting Christmas Day at Red Pump!
10:00am