Ron Moore
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Registered: Jan 2006
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quote: Originally posted by Mike Gregory
Original Clear River Diamond Jim
I traveled to OK several years to buy a pup out of Diamond Jim and Georgia Swamp Doll, a half brother/sister cross as Jim and Doll were both out of Rambo II. Got to hunt with Jim and Slammer while at Jim Smallings house. We didn't have the best hunt but managed to get a coon treed. C R Diamond Jim had a super nice tree mouth that carried well. The pup I bought didn't turn out at all although he was a real looker. A lot of the Rambo II dogs were late starters so I held on to him till he was 2 but still no good. This was no big deal to me as I have had many not turn out in several different bloodlines. Jim told me that there were many buried behind his house that didn't make the grade. I figure if most folks would admit it, there are a lot that don't make it but you don't hear about them too much, LOL. I bred my good female to a top blue stud dog once and the stud owner told me if the pups turned out good that they were out of his male but the ones that didn't, they were out of my female. That's called good politics, LOL. Sorry for hijacking your thread, just a little about ole CR Diamond Jim, he really made his mark.
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