Teaser Article

[mike martell]

Folks

I just received the first article written by George Pavey. George hunted with the Lee Brothers and would like to share some of his hunting adventures with BGH members. I talked to Buddy W. about adding George's stories to the new Houndsmen Magazine and he was very receptive. I posted a teaser page from this article and what to expect, incomplete by design, I don't want to ruin the story line for the magazine should Buddy accept George's offer. I would like to see if the stories written by George are what the readers would find interesting. George has several years worth of content and would be happy to share with you all.

First Lion

After my first winter in Mexico, Dale Lee said “Well, we gotta find a place to

summer these hounds and train some young hounds. “ At the time, we had

around 25 hounds and two mules. So we headed on down to the Santa Rita

Mountains which are just south of Tucson, Arizona. On the east side of the Santa

Rita Mountains, next to Gardner Canyon, is Sweetwater Canyon. You had to go

through, what at the time was the Brown Ranch; I have no idea what it’s called

today. Sweetwater Canyon had a real good spring, large oak trees and an old

adobe building. The adobe building was abandon and was about eight or nine

foot wide by eighteen feet long. The walls were still intact with a rusting tin roof,

a dirt floor, no doors or windows and a fireplace in one end where we could cook.

This was our summer camp.

I don’t remember why Dale had to go to the hospital, but he was going for

some kind of operation. He left me in charge of the dogs and told me, “Now

George, I know you haven’t had a lot of experience and almost none at lion

hunting, but you’ve heard me talk around the campfire to clients about my huntin

experiences. I’m sure you have retained some of the experiences that I’ve had

trailing and catching cats. If you want to take and ride the mountain while I’m

gone, go up and make some good circles and exercise some of these dogs. Take

the young dogs down towards the ranch, away from the mountain and exercise

them in the foothills so you will have better control of them without them

running trash. But if you want to go where probably there might be a lion, makin

the mountain, you can take a few older experienced hounds; I’ll tell you which

ones to take.”

Dale said take Drifter. At the time old Drifter was our main strike dog. He

was a blue tick hound that was probably oh I’m going to say at the time he must

have been ten years old. Then there was a blue tick dog, mainly white with just

a few blue ticks and spots, named Blue. Dale also had a young hound that he

gave me before we went to Mexico which I had in on six or seven jaguar kills that

previous winter that I had named Rebe.
To be continued.............


I’d love to tell you more about hunting with the famous Dale Lee and all he

taught me. What a life time opportunity! How lucky I was?

George Pavey

P.O. Box 426

Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246

(208) 269-0825

[come-hunt]

A very interesting fellow and a great story teller. We can only imagine the life he led while in the employ of Dale Lee. I've heard a couple of them and we are in for a treat when they hit the press.

[Cowboyvon]

That would be great .. real interesting!

[john porter]

Real good...

[Goose]

Man you've gotten me hooked already. Now I'm going to be at the mailbox waiting every evening until the next issue comes out.

[Big N' Blue]

Great stuff for sure!!

[Kenneth]

I'd love to read more.