Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Charleston, Il.
Posts: 9650
Just remember your getting in shape for pulling on those dog leads in a few weeks. Chuck have a good time. Breezy here but nice been transplanting some plants and getting things ready for the SNOW YUK!!!! Rex saw 2 does this morning on top of hill were moving pretty quick I'm assuming something spooked them.
Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Charleston, Il.
Posts: 9650
Went to southern In. today, dead coyote on river hill on south side---there's one that won't bother your deer Spotty. Is that your coonhuntin' buggy in the background Mike?
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: top of the hill in ILL.
Posts: 5695
accurate report..turned the old dawg in at 7:45..struck at 7:55..took a track all the way across the river bottom through a cut bean field..down along the river..back across the bean field to a fence row that runs up into the big woods..tree'd at 8:45...two coon in a hackberry tree. no leaves on it ,i could see them just fine..snapped him up and came home..
Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Charleston, Il.
Posts: 9650
Mornin' gents---a little windy last nite wasn't it Spotty? Sounds like you had a good run though. My hounds aint real loud, but one of the blue pups may be my fog horn. They aint as loud as Gut's seven that's for sure, I beleive you could here her in a tornado.
Registered: May 2004
Location: So. Illinois
Posts: 3087
Morning everyone. Nice report Rex. Good race and the best part was seeing them. Sore from climbing up and down the ladder yesterday. I hope that is all the tree trimming for this year. Be gone the biggest part of the day. We have a meat shoot today.
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: top of the hill in ILL.
Posts: 5695
cut loose at 7:35,struck in at 7:45..hit and miss, pecked around on the track in a bunch of acorn trees,I think this track was a couple coons feeding on acorns,located treed for a min.or so then moved,pecked around somemore,located then moved again..finally at 8:20 he got hooked and treed right..big oak tree with a coon in it.them big oaks ain't loosing their leaves very fast...end of accurate report
Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Charleston, Il.
Posts: 9650
Went to inlaws for free meal last nite or would have went for a run myself. It was nice out last nite, had the pups runnin' loose yesterday most of the afternoon, when they get done playin' its all business, nose too the ground. I'll go out on a limb and say it won't take 'em long too pick it up( famous last words?)
Registered: Jan 2010
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 10675
Morning
I dont have a report for you guys,,other than my wife couldnt get the time off from wrk so my trip got canceled out !! but my buddy Mike did call me when his dog got struck and treed ,,i think he is going to post his pics over on his thread ,,,,
Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Charleston, Il.
Posts: 9650
Mike what is a meat shoot? Sounds like you did well. Chuck sorry about your trip I know you were looking forward to it. Rex must be hunting again this morning. Out of here going to Church. Linda
Registered: May 2004
Location: So. Illinois
Posts: 3087
TD a meat shoot is where women and men compete shooting at a target with a BB gun or shotgun. It is whatever we decide to hold. The person that comes closet to the center is the winner. Now you think a shotgun is easy. Nope. You all shoot the same shell and the same distance. It is not as easy as it looks. BB gun you all shoot the same gun. Shotgun you bring your own and there is a test tube we checked with to make sure it is a legal meat gun. The meat wheel we have package meat and you buy tickets for two dollars a piece and you spin the wheel. The number it lands on is the winner. You will have your choice of steaks,chops,sausage,and back and sometimes a side of ribs. Takes a lot of work to put one on but it is worth it. The shooters usually pay any where from $2.00-$5.00 and entry. There will be ten sheets with the last one being 100% payback. The other usually pays back around 60%. Rex all together it was well over $500.00 worth of meat. Poundage I don't know. I will check the books and see.
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