Over the last 4 years I got the bug to hunt lions with hounds that turned into an obsession...pestered Julian Baker (Jube)...who hooked me up with Mike Leonard. Ran around with Mike some and heard him say a few crazy things I thought were rambling from years of insanity chasing lions. Last year Jube got me hooked up with a couple of hounds to train. Trained dogs from December of last year and still going. Treed one bear and thought I was home free on lions! Boy was I wrong. Ran 4 sets of tracks and was beat. Had several friends along. Dogs were just starting to put noses in tracks, but would not roll down the track after trailing. I was pretty beat after all that work when Jube texted me to find out how I was doing. I said not good; when he said you need one of my old dogs to help you get rolling. It was a humbling moment, but I needed help. Not very often a houndsman helps another really unravel the mystery....especially with dog training. Jube you was right buddy I needed help and that old crazy cat tracker Mike Leonard was right on the money too. Guess that rambling was not crazy after all.....the lions do go into the cracks in the ledges to hide.
A buddy cut a track took us 2 days of running over ledges and canyons to get to this cat who took refuge in a crack. My buddy took this cat after a fine chase with an old knowledgeable hound from many lions with Jube and it sure helped those young maniac dogs of mine slow down to follow a lion. Those cats do jump high on those ledges, straight up, and straight down; dangerous business for man, dogs, and lions!
The learning has just begun I suspect, and doubt the training ever ends, and I mean more for me than the hounds.
Just wanted to thank you both for your help, it was very much appreciated. Thanks for trusting me with that dog Jube and your encouragement!
