Post by caincutter on Oct 21, 2009 20:05:28 GMT -5
Boys in the Swamp:
Today I was back out in the swamp and it was the boys turn to bust some bunnies. This has been working well alternating between my four girls and the four boys. This way they get to rest, every other day. I am not sure when the old man that drives the truck is going to get to rest.
Cowboy is the senior member of my pack. He is just over seven years old. He came out of the “Great Peaches” and he too is one of the all time greats.
Rascal may not be a L&W, but don’t tell him. He was not born at Paw Paws Kennels but he was raised and trained here. He is now four years old and has earned a top spot in this pack. When Rascal opens, you had better be ready.
Rover is a hard hunting two year old out of Cowboy and my Pumpkin. He has a voice that will blast you out of the woods. This time last year he spent two weeks lost in the swamp. I am glad he is back with the pack and not out there eating crawfish to survive.
Pete is a 16 month old Patch hound that came to me from New Albany Mississippi. He is one tuff little hound. He is a bit mouthy but most of the time his early cries will produce a hot race.
Today we first went to “Big Ben”. Not the one in London England. We went to “Big Bend” in Jackson County on Sandy Slough. This area is open but has enough cover to hold some bunnies.
We enjoyed two runs at this location, (One long and one short) before moving on to the next spot.
Me and the boys took a long, long, long walk (1 mile) up Boggy Slough Road, where we then spent the next two hours running and gunning. These four bunny chasers put on the dog. No-one was there to count my shots so No-one but me and the hounds will ever know. I may have heard some of the finest races of my life today, and I have heard more than a few.
Boggy Slough was running full today, which helped to keep the bunnies from leaving for parts unknown. While these swampers like to swim, they are not that crazy about getting into swift water.
Like all the other woods roads, this time of year, this one needs to be mowed.
Every now and then “Caincutter” (That would be me.) Has to cut some cane.
To be able to kill one of these:
I must have laid eyes on 7 or 8 bunnies today and some of them, more than once, but only bagged one bunny today.
By 11 AM, it was starting to warm up. It was warm enough that while walking back down this grass filled road, I had to stop and take two steps back to let a BIG SNAKE sliver out of the way. I am not sure what kind he was. He was the BIG kind. Head on one end and a tail on the other, with about five feet of snake in between.
With more than a mile back to the truck, I was glad that I had only bagged the one bunny.
Bunnies bagged by the Caincutter Crew this season:
Caincutter 6, Jon 2, Mr. Goff 1. Total: 9
Today I was back out in the swamp and it was the boys turn to bust some bunnies. This has been working well alternating between my four girls and the four boys. This way they get to rest, every other day. I am not sure when the old man that drives the truck is going to get to rest.
Cowboy is the senior member of my pack. He is just over seven years old. He came out of the “Great Peaches” and he too is one of the all time greats.
Rascal may not be a L&W, but don’t tell him. He was not born at Paw Paws Kennels but he was raised and trained here. He is now four years old and has earned a top spot in this pack. When Rascal opens, you had better be ready.
Rover is a hard hunting two year old out of Cowboy and my Pumpkin. He has a voice that will blast you out of the woods. This time last year he spent two weeks lost in the swamp. I am glad he is back with the pack and not out there eating crawfish to survive.
Pete is a 16 month old Patch hound that came to me from New Albany Mississippi. He is one tuff little hound. He is a bit mouthy but most of the time his early cries will produce a hot race.
Today we first went to “Big Ben”. Not the one in London England. We went to “Big Bend” in Jackson County on Sandy Slough. This area is open but has enough cover to hold some bunnies.
We enjoyed two runs at this location, (One long and one short) before moving on to the next spot.
Me and the boys took a long, long, long walk (1 mile) up Boggy Slough Road, where we then spent the next two hours running and gunning. These four bunny chasers put on the dog. No-one was there to count my shots so No-one but me and the hounds will ever know. I may have heard some of the finest races of my life today, and I have heard more than a few.
Boggy Slough was running full today, which helped to keep the bunnies from leaving for parts unknown. While these swampers like to swim, they are not that crazy about getting into swift water.
Like all the other woods roads, this time of year, this one needs to be mowed.
Every now and then “Caincutter” (That would be me.) Has to cut some cane.
To be able to kill one of these:
I must have laid eyes on 7 or 8 bunnies today and some of them, more than once, but only bagged one bunny today.
By 11 AM, it was starting to warm up. It was warm enough that while walking back down this grass filled road, I had to stop and take two steps back to let a BIG SNAKE sliver out of the way. I am not sure what kind he was. He was the BIG kind. Head on one end and a tail on the other, with about five feet of snake in between.
With more than a mile back to the truck, I was glad that I had only bagged the one bunny.
Bunnies bagged by the Caincutter Crew this season:
Caincutter 6, Jon 2, Mr. Goff 1. Total: 9