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10-11-10 Hunt, and A good TRACK
Ive been on vacation for the past two weeks and been hunting quit a bit. I
go back to work tomorrow and thought I would make one more round before going
back to work. I took all young dogs 15 months and under except for one older
dog and he is only 2 1/2 ( Boots ) . I made my first round and two of my young
ens struck and barked a couple barks and then they were off to the races. After
about 30 - 45 minutes they either lost it or got smoked . Whatever happened i
thought they done pretty good considering the conditions. I made my way to the
next patch and was easing along side of the slough . All the dogs crossed over
to the other side and all the young dogs went north and Boots went south. Boots
got 350 yards and fell bayed and it wasnt long before all the young ens honored
his cry and joined in. I was hunting alone so I only took one catch dogo ( Jane
) . I drove down to 125 yards but was still on the opposite sid eof the slough
. When I stopped the Rhino I could hear that sweet sound of dogs baying and also
could hear hogs gruntting and chattering. I quickly grabbed Jane and found a
shallow place to cross the slough which was about knee deep . Got to about 50
yards and thought about turnning my video phone on. It was in the CRP with tall
Tie Vines and NO TREES. I cut Jane loose and started videoing. You could hear
the hogs cutting up and then Jane hits and vines and weeds start shaking
everywhere. Then I hear a hog gruntting and coming in behind me. That was a
pretty hair raising experiance . I got to them and Stuck the hog. The dogs
rolled out and went another 300 yards then would bay and break bay and break.
After about 2 hours of that they all came dragging back in .All in all i was
pretty proud of my Young ens . I went back and crossed the slough to get the
Rhino so I could retrieve my hog. When I got to the slough the dogs got in to
cool off. While i was looking at all of the hog sign I noticed this track . I
know what I " Think " it is but maybe some of you all can tell me if im right
or not. Man Ive been in this slough at least 2 dozen times ALONE and at NIGHT .
I might better have second thoughts on getting down in there again ? ? ?
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