Day 72 of the Hunting Season - March 9th, 2011

Day 72 of the Hunting Season - March 9th, 2011

Meet: Herr's Stone Lane

Temps: 40's

Couples: 17.5

Staff: Huntsman- James Paxson MFH, Whippers-in- Priscilla Godsoe, Hoppy Stearns, Dott Cochran, Field Master- Gary Kennedy, Hound Trucks- Leo & Flora Erb, Karen Kennedy

Start: 10:00am
End: 1:00 pm

Well.... first off - I forgot my Droid in the hound truck - OOOPs! I did however get pictures for the blog from other members of the field who were less forgetful.

We had a terrific day of hunting! Just super! Hounds picked up a line in the Stump Woods and went strong and fast toward the Old House. They just about flew through Jim's Clear Woods towards the Park, and then made a bend towards the Park Road along the little stream that runs under Jim's Drive. Hounds were still going fast as they bent around the bank at Jims and crossed the flat area between Jim and Ed's Pond. Daniel, Issac, and Izzy were on front and took the line straight up towards the power lines.

At the top of the hill out of the briers the hounds went across the cow pasture towards the Pond in the woods and then started to bend toward the Sheep Pasture. Hoppy viewed the fox from the Sheep Barn Side heading back towards the meet. Hound were not far behind and they took the line strong all the way back to the Stump Woods were they originally started.

MFH Jimmy didnt let the hounds stay at the hole of the den long thinking that the fox may have been a vixen. So. on we went toward Barkers Woods and the Park.

Not much happened through Barkers Woods but as we crossed into Jim's Clear Woods near the park the hounds picked up a line and went full tilt into the Park with Issac and Drummer on front. They took the line towards the Swamp and then up towards the Monument, took a bend towards the Burn in the woods below the Junk Yard and back into Jim's Clear Woods, but... not in the clear part! The hounds made a good struggle to work through all the cat briers. I know you wouldnt find me in there!

As the fox gave them a guided tour of the brier patch he split and went towards Barkers Woods and the Old Barn Foundation. The fox then went to ground in a pile of logs with a den nicely build in the bottom. Older Hounds and Puppies were very proud of themselves! MFH Jimmy got off his horse and blew the fox to ground and then we moved off again to leave the fox been in his den.

As we moved back towards the meet the hounds picked up another line towards the meet, through the cow pasture and straight towards the Cemetery. In the bottom of the brier patch below the Cemetery, Leo saw the hounds working the line in the direction towards Jim's Barn.
Luckily for us we were able to enjoy watching the hounds work and were able to sit tight and let them work around us. The Hounds took the line back towards the woods above Jim's Horse Pasture and took the line to a hole again.

And then we called it a day!

We were all about tired too!