Allen / UKC
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Location: Michigan
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Glad you guys enjoyed the pics. We've been having a lot of fun this fall. Kinda making up for the time when I couldn't hunt as much because of work som it sure feels good to get out there a lot more. So far we've had some great weather for hunting. Living in the State of Michigan, that could change quickly though.
B&T Man - I currently keep three Red Hounds. The old dog who is ten and a half now, another who is two and a 10 month old. Also, two beagles.
Warn and Hobo - Careful now! Hobo, have you forgotten what happened about a year ago? lol!
elvis - I think Herb is around 70 years old now isn't he? He doesn't hear very well anymore but still loves to get out and hunt. I can just hear him say that too! I may be in the market for some new blood soon. Been a little dissapointed in my two year old so far. Just not quite cutting the mustard. Really don't care what color it is if it can get the job done. Just always had a soft spot for reds I guess. The first dog I ever owned was a Redbone that turned out to be pretty good hound. I was 12 years old and my brother and I always wanted a coonhound to hunt with. Grandpa always had hounds and we were just fascinated with them. Anyway, we had saved up some money and we found a litter of Redbone pups advertised in the Oscoda County News. We called the owner and he still had some left so went down to Rose City, which was just south of our hometown of Mio, and picked out a little female. I don't know how we got so lucky but all summer we laid drags for this pup and she would trail it and tree wherever we would mark a tree with the scent. We never hunted this pup, Jody we named her, in the wild until the very first night of season. I remember it like it was last night. Grandma and Grandpa both happened to be their visiting for a few days so dad, my brother and grandpa and I took Jody out after it got dark and turned her loose in the cornfield across the road from the farm. She took off and it wasn't long she has struck her first wild coon track. She trailed that coon up towards the hardwoods but before she got their she let out a good locate and started treeing. Wow! My blood was pumping. My brother and I were overly excited and wasted no time getting to her. She had treed on the the lone apple tree about a hundred yards from the timber. Sure enough she had the coon! I'll never forget that night. She turned out to be a pretty fair hound and have always had a soft spot for red dogs ever since. Although I have since learned that not all pups will work out like Jody did, I never give up on finding that next prospect. Tex is now going on eleven and I do need a replacement. I've been trying to come up with something the last several years but nothing but dissappointments so far for the most part. I would like to come up with another good one for sure. Maybe I need to think about looking outside the box. lol! You and Herb are right though "if you find a good one you'll like it".
redbone 22 - Max is a young dog out of the Cyrus dog that Roger Shabel owns right now.
Clay - It would be nice to be able to come down there sometime and hunt with 'yall. Do you have anything other than swamps to hunt? lol! Northern Indiana and Michigan kinda spoils a fella ya know.
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11-07-2007 06:33 PM
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Nice to see good friends and good times!
