LUKE SOLMES
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Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Cabin fever got the best of me tonite. Cold, big snow and 40 mile wind gusts. I loaded up big chip and headed north of the moira river for the big swamp country hopin the wind wouldnt be as bad there. I really didnt have high hopes but it appears these northern coon must be thinkin about the rut cause to my suprise there was a good track crossin the road!
Turned chip loose figurin hed be pretty rusty from bein laid up all winter, but he drove the track in 300 yards in a blink and come treed in the frozen flooded timber on the mighty moira
The tree was over hangin the river and 30 yards beyond was open water and skinny ice. Took this pic while standin at the tree.
If that coon had of decided to cross we probly woulda lost a dog. The river is deep and fast in this stretch and its takin the lives of many local coyote hounds
Head back to the truck happy as a pig in sh!t for remebering what a coon looks like. Load dog and dont go a quarter mile down the road and son of a gun theres another track headed the oposite way across the road.
Walked chip up to it and he buried his head down in it and then let out a beller to let me know the track was good. Cut him loose and had a beutiful run. Went in about 400 yards made a big loop and came back to me. Was cursin a bit thinkin he was runnin backwards, but the coon crossed right behind the truck and treed beside the road! Dont get no better then that.
One of my favourite things to do this time of year when the snows comin down is load up, get the extra large tim hortons and cruze around the back roads lookn to cut a track. Little different kind of huntin but i enjoy it. Sometimes ya go home without seein anything, but if ya do cut a track its usually a love sick boar that will giv a good run.
If yur readin this Bob, you need to get that buster dog finished to grand. When ya do we can send ya down big chip for your next project. Of course Freds gona have to float me a loan to pay ya for handling fees, the bricklaying just dont pay like the greenhouse business 
Sory for ramblin on with the big story, but its been a tuff winter and gota shoot a little breeze to help with the cabin fever.
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10-09-2013 11:55 AM
