Got a hound? Let's see it!

[Bo D]

Here are a few past and present that I've had the pleasure to own and hunt over...

The first dog a piebald female, Patches was one of the hardest going dogs that I have ever owned. There was no quit in her. She only came into heat once. The vet said she was hunted too hard to have a regular cycle.

The second two, Doc on the left and Chaser on the right. Two solid dogs that were sent up to me as pups from a buddy of mine in Florida that wanted an evaluation of the dogs in his breeding program.

The third dog Clyde a Cameron bred male came from WY. I got him as a pup and he too turned out to be a solid dog.

The last two Rosco, on the left and Slick on the right were incredible dogs. Rosco's downfall was he was too aggressive a dog. Both he and Slick started what I thought was one track but they got separated during the chase. I got to Slick first and pulled him off the tree and tried to get to Rosco but couldn't. He crossed into a gated piece of property and was 2 miles away. I got a call the next morning that he had made his way into the camp that was in the gated property but they said he was in bad shape. His aggressiveness got the better of him and the vet said he had lost too much muscle mass on his back where he had taken a mean swat and the best thing to do was to have him put down.

Slick, was my lead dog from almost day one. I got him from a breeder in SD as a pup. It was Jan when I got this 12 week old pup. When he was 14 weeks old I took him and and the rest of my dogs to a fox pen more so to allow my older dogs to stretch their legs and to keep them sharp. I turned the other dogs out and it wasn't long before they got a start. The pup stayed beside me as I made my way down to the area where I thought they would cross and sure enough we no sooner got there and the fox crossed in front of us with my pack of dogs hot on it's heels. Once all were through I walked over to where they went through and Slick started snuffing around. He put his head down into the snow, lifted his head with a bawl and took off bawling on the track. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Right then and there I knew I had myself a very special dog. And as it turned out he was.

I've been blessed with the number of good solid dogs that I've had over the years and very fortunate to see them all progress from pups to finished dogs...I just hope I have a few more years in me a field to see more of what I have enjoyed these past 35 years or so...


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[SongDog]

Loving read your write up Bo. These mostly deer dogs?

I can remember sending my two pups on their first hunt. They were 16 weeks old and let them follow the old dog to the bush. Once into the bush they must have ran into a coyote. I mean 30 seconds into the bush the old dog lights right up, Both pups just screaming their heads off. Look in the GPS and old dog is headed north hard!

Look up and both pups are high tailing it back the way they came. I think the old dog lifted the coyote, Coyote ran right towards the pups and must have scared them. Both pups shaking like a leaf, I figured I just messed these dogs up for life. Loaded them in the truck and went north following the dog on the coyote. Let two more dogs go at the north end and we ended up shooting the coyote there. I walked both pups in again and they could hear the other dogs so they were really interested. Soon as they seen 3 dogs on the dead coyote they settled right down and heard a few tongues out of them. Funny seeing young dogs get their first scent and just seem to pick up what the older dogs are doing.They had a bit of a squeal to them, Many hunts after that if I heard the squeal happen, I knew they were right on the coyote.

Both these pups are 6 years old now. Last weekend i sent them both together on a coyote i seen at first light. Instantly they were both gone bawling all the way. I made it to the next sideroad and we had one coyote down. Turns out each dog got on their own coyote in the bush and ran them both north.

Land owner said one dog was 5 feet behind the coyote across the wide open full tilt so he couldn't shoot. They crossed 200 acre farm in about 3 minutes. Other coyote crossed the road and we caught the dog before he could keep going.

We will be starting a new crop of dogs soon, Got the go ahead to build a bit more kennel space this year, looking forward to teaching some new pups with our current hounds.

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[Bo D]

Nothing like starting them from a pup and watching them progress. I mostly run my dogs on bears but during the gun season I will let them run a deer. I mostly run my dogs off of the rig either on the back of my quad or truck. Seems they know the difference when they are on the rig as to what we're after. We don't bait much cause over the years we've found when we bait and have a bunch of bears using the bait piles the deer tend to disperse. However when we do or did I'd try and get a start off of the bait piles.

However, yes I do run them on deer during the gun season free casting the dogs. That piebald faced female Patches, took a deer by one of the guys some years back and he hit it but it kept on running with her right on it's tail. Ran it by the same guy and he couldn't shoot because she was on it's back and had hold of the deer by her neck. The deer turned sharply and she fell off and he managed to get another shot at her and put her down...

Amazing the stories that are brought up every year up at the camp at the dinner table...

Pete

[ninepointer]

This counts..right?

He’ll be 10 years young in May and still runs around like a young buck!


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Of course he counts! Reminds me of this pic of one of mine. Brothers from a different mother

[ninepointer]

Great to hear about those dogs Bo D!

A member of our deer camp used to raise and hunt bears with Plott Hounds. He keeps telling me that a long-legged guy like me ought to try it. Said he finally quit because he was getting too old to run with the dogs and too many of the guys in the group insisted on shooting the bears

Now tell us about the umbrella...

[fishhawk]

Very nice hounds everyone, makes me want one.

[Bo D]

Ha ! When things slow down during deer season I open up the umbrella and set up shop as a street vender. They say I have the best dogs around for miles... Ninepointer, my idea of roughing it now a days is black and white TV. When on a watch and it's raining I open it up and set it in it's holder and it keeps me and my weapon dry... I don't like getting wet...

Everyone laughs at it but I think it's just jealousy on their part...

[Saskfly]

Dad does the same thing moose hunting. With the umbrella. Laughed and laughed. Then borrowed it a couple times!!


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[Deer Hunter]

Ha ! When things slow down during deer season I open up the umbrella and set up shop as a street vender. They say I have the best dogs around for miles... Ninepointer, my idea of roughing it now a days is black and white TV. When on a watch and it's raining I open it up and set it in it's holder and it keeps me and my weapon dry... I don't like getting wet...

Everyone laughs at it but I think it's just jealousy on their part...

Dad does the same thing moose hunting. With the umbrella. Laughed and laughed. Then borrowed it a couple times!!


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Now that the secret is out, I will admit using a nice green flower design umbrella on rainy days. I just make sure no one is watching. Lol.
Yes beautiful dogs for sure.

[ninepointer]

A few I've known...