Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Central Michigan
Posts: 6544

Well, quiet time seemed way too long this year, and Rain and me still need to tone up some muscle.

Last night after baseball I decided to take Rain hunting. Left the house at 10:00 pm and cut loose on the 1st drop at 10:49 pm. It took Rain only 2 minutes to strike. At 11:08 pm she rolled up on a tree. It took me less than 1 minute to find that coon. Next drop was north of the big cat-tail swamp. Cut Rain to the northeast at 11:19 pm. She open right away and slammed a tree at 11:22 pm. She had coon number 2. She was acting very hot. She is definitely not in shape yet. So I took her to a levy and gave her a quick dip. I saw two huge coons sitting up there. Next drop we headed south. I cut Rain to the west. She hit another real quick track and tree. Cut her loose at 11:35 pm, and she treed at 11:38 pm with coon number 3. I wanted to head closer to home for the last drop. I cut Rain to the south on a dried up creek bed. I cut her at 11:59 pm, and she opened at 12:02 am. She slammed another tree at 12:09. She had another coon in this tree for a total of 4 coons/4 drops. There seems to be plenty of coons this year even though I surprised that we didn't tree any kittens last night.

I called it a night. By the time I drove home and wrapped up a couple of chores and crawled into bed, it was 1:35 am. I swear 7:15 am comes quicker now than it did 10 years ago.

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Registered: Sep 2007
Location: Kentucky
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Seems to be a lot of coon here this year as well. I have had people catching coons in traps all spring and relocating them. In a normal year I may get 6 or 8 gave to me, this year I have already had 20 or more and I have another to pick up this evening.

This will make the 4th one my buddy has caught on his porch and he lives within city limits.

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Location: New Paris, Indiana
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Larry, sounds like you got a real nice pup there.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Central Michigan
Posts: 6544

Jim,

She is my 16 year old son's dog. He actually suffers from poison ivy much worse than I do so he tries to avoid summer hunting. I am sure the fact that he recently got his license to drive has no reflection on him going to a friends house instead of out sweating and swatting mosquitoes with dad.

I am hoping to put the necessary polish on her to really make her something special. I should give my son the bill for all the 5 hour Energy drinks I have been buying and drinking.lol

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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 272

Larry, do not turn in that bill. I know you put a good foundation together with your son. It will pay off for you in the end. I know first hand. With my health issues, my son is putting some real hard hunting on our hounds. He is making it look like I should be getting a bill.

Shaun Paton
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