Day 39 of the Hunting Season - November 8th, 2010

Day 39 of the Hunting Season - November 8th, 2010

Meet: Ankrum's Dog Box

Temps: in the 40's

Couples: 17 1/2 couples
*including a couple of 8 month old 'K' puppies - Keno & Kane

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

Start: 8:30am
End: 10:40am

okay.. it was a bit chilly.. and with newly clipped horses, everything seemed a bit 'fresh' ha-ha.

I whipped-in off the Fishing Creek Road which was pretty nice because it was not so windy but it had its costs because I was the only one that didn't get to view the fox today. O well.. I was able to hear hounds!

'Fred's Fox' did well by us, and I think we are going to call the fox that runs with 'Fred's Fox', Cyndy... hopefully that one is a girl so that works?!

We had a good day, worked from the meet toward the Old House, wrapped around the bottom toward the Flat, and the Pipeline, and then on toward the Bone Woods were the foxes popped out and headed all the way across the open fields and towards the Stone Pile.

Our foxy friend went to ground on the steep banks of the Palisades. MFH Jimmy picked up the hounds and we went in from there. We had pretty much hunted everything on the side of the meet so we called it a day.

Next Meet:

Wednesday - Funnel Lake - 8:30am - Tally HO!!

Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Races - November 7th, 2010

River Hills Staff:

MFH James C. Paxson

MFH Gregory T. Paxson

Priscilla Godsoe

Lindsay Jones

Kelly Conner

Hoppy Stearns

Dr. Carl Mease



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We will be hunting tomorrow!

Monday morning at 8:30AM - Ankrum's Dog Box

Day 38 of the Hunting Season - November 6th, 2010

Day 38 of the Hunting Season - November 6th, 2010

Meet: Red Pump

Temps: in the low 50's

Couples: 21 1/2 couples
*including a couple of 8 month old 'K' puppies - Kalev & Kirkwood
Staff:
MFH- James Paxson, Staff - Priscilla Godsoe, Hoppy Stearns, Dott Cochran, Dr. Carl Mease, Field Master - Gary Kennedy, Hound Trucks - Karen Kennedy, and Leo Erb

Start: 10:30am
End: 1:??pm


We had a nice day. Very beautiful countryside views and a great pack of hounds to follow.


We covered just about all of Red Pump, including the Holy View and Hog's Run Side.



We had a good run from the Hogs Run Side, into the big corn field at the meet and then we put the fox to ground at Hotel California.

From here we moved across toward the Stone Pile, across Red Pump Road, and up in the direction of the first Deer Stand. It was a little slow working along the top side of the Ravine between the two deer stands and along toward Holy View. Out in the cornfield across from the Highland Cattle we picked up a line which took up towards the banks at the Mouse House and toward The Point and the Amphitheater. Daniel took a lead out on front of the pack out of the woods before you get the the woods with the two coops and headed straight out toward the second deer stand dropping into the ravine.

Hounds worked the bank pretty good when they hit a miss on all the leaves but picked it up strong headed straight toward Lees Bridge Rd... bummer! Dotty had to call them up off the road and I was able to get on the horn and bring the hounds up to MFH Jimmy and Jim Herr. Its always a cool feeling when all the hounds stop what they are doing and come with you.



So, from here.. we re-grouped and hunted toward the meet.



Sunday: we will be outriding at the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup
Gates open at 11:00am - First Races at 12:30pm

Day 37 of the Hunting Season - November 3rd, 2010

Day 36 of the Hunting Season - November 3rd, 2010

Meet: Herr's Stone Lane

Temps: in the low 40's

Couples: 21 1/2 couples
*including a couple of 8 month old 'K' puppies - Kalev & Kane

Staff:
MFH- James Paxson, Staff - Priscilla Godsoe, Hoppy Stearns, Dott Cochran (4x4), Field Master, Gary Kennedy, Hound Trucks - Karen Kennedy

Start: 8:30am
End: 10:29am

We had a pretty good day after the frost 'burnt off'... but it was pretty tough going at first.

We went by way of Pierson's woods, wrapped around toward the Park Road, and up towards the ponds... from here we headed towards the Horse Pasture, and out through the Cow Fields and in the direction of West Ridge. The frost was still a bit heavy but we started to get closer to the fox and in the woods had a few good runs around the Old Barn Foundation and the Stump Woods.

We headed toward Jim's Ring and picked up another line towards Jim's House, but poof! I have no idea what happened, perhaps aliens picked up our little red friend? I don't know.

Cheers for now!

Day 36 of Hunting - November 1st, 2010

Day 36 of the Hunting Season - November 1st, 2010

Meet: Funnel Lake

Temps: in the low 40's

Couples: 21 1/2 couples
*including a couple of 8 month old 'K' puppies - Keno & Kirkwood

Staff:
MFH- James Paxson, Staff - Priscilla Godsoe, Fred VonC, Hoppy Stearns, Hound Trucks - Lynn Hart and Leo and Flora Erb

Start: 8:30am
End: 10:29am

We had a really nice morning at the Funnel Lake meet. Right as we started into the first covert we pushed out a brilliantly red fox that I viewed for a good while across the Amish fields. The older hounds took their noses through the woods on a different fox that gave us a great run through the 'river hills'. We put him to ground (aka he ran to his hole and said 'we'll play another day').

From here we hit the line of (what I think-not fact ha,ha) the fox I viewed early on. Hounds worked that line pretty well, but I think that fox had also gone in a bit before. After we worked through the woods near the log cabin we headed across Fair View and we got a great fox that went out across the wheat fields at Herrs and it headed towards Pumping Station, paralleling all the way toward the dairy farm and Springdale where the fox went to ground along the bank. The hounds sounded great and the puppies kept up! (amazing)

Hounds and MFH Jimmy went towards home and I flanked them along the road, so I'm not sure where or how the picked up the next line coming in, but it worked the hounds back in the direction of the meet. When they hit a miss we picked them up and headed in.

Next meet: Herr's Stone Lane at 8:30am - New calender is posted www.rhfpa.com

Day 35 of Hunting - Opening Day - October 30th, 2010

Day 35 of the Hunting Season - October 30th, 2010

Meet: Down Patrick

Temps: in the 40's

Couples: 22 couples

Staff:
MFH- James Paxson, Staff - Dott Cochran, Priscilla Godsoe, Fred VonC, Carl Mease, Hoppy Stearns, Field Master Duncan Patterson, Gary Kennedy,Hound Trucks - Karen Kennedy and Leo and Flora Erb

Start: 11:00am
End: 2:ish

Today was our Opening Day or first day of the 'Formal' hunting season.
The RH foxhounds and horses were all fit and ready coming out of the cubbing season where they had made it out 34 times. Opening Day was the prefect way to showcase the hound's great hunting noses, incredible speed, ability of forty-four hounds working as a pack and sticking together.

Everyone out for Opening Day were witness to the strength of the hounds, navigating fields and streams, cliffs, and ravines following the Wiley little red fox who gave us great runs and views on this beautiful, brisk afternoon.

Following hunting we were all welcomed to the Gibson's 'Pigery' for food and drink. The hunt today was a great success and the camaraderie after the hunt is priceless. Those involved with River Hills were all smiles today, knowing that today would be a great start to an exciting 2010-11 season.. Yeeha!

Great Read! MFH Jimmy & Ilion

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