Ron Moore
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: WV
Posts: 821 |
About 3 years ago after close to 50 years of coon hunting I decided to hang it up. It seemed in my life that it wasn't important anymore. After all, I had fishing, other types of hunting, riding my Harley and playing music! My goodness, who would have time for coon hunting?? I'm here to tell you, I would have time for coon hunting! There was nothing in the world more sad than coming up the driveway and looking over at an empty kennel. Well, it only lasted about 6 months and I was searching for a dog. Now I still do those other things except they're not as important as following these dang hounds. What keeps it interesting for me is always having something new to do, such as a hunting trip planned, starting a young dog, hunting a young dog, raising some pups, meeting new hunters, introducing this sport to the young ones and having a great hunting partner/partners. As you know, I live in WV and the hunting here is either going up hill or going down hill. I can't get up these hills nearly as good as I once did so it takes a little longer and it hurts a little longer but in the long run its really good for me and its worth it. I went out last night with my two good friends, Tim & Hayley. We cut the dogs, they went back in the hollow about 500 yards, struck a good track, worked it up through a God awful thicket up over the ridge and treed over 100 yards down the other very steep side pushing, in all, a total of 1000 yards. After walking up that very steep hill and down the other side to the dogs, I was about spent! They had 3 up one tree so we put one down and fooled with a young pup for a minute and then had to face the trip of heading back. That one drop was good enough for me!! I envy the flat landers that can make several drops before heading in but rarely we get more than a couple drops. But I keep trekking on. In short, it's just in the blood and I know all the other older folks out there will say the same. Hope everyone has a great day and keep on hunting!
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