good first day

blackpaws · Post by **blackpaws** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:33 pm

My opening day was a success. i put 3 dogs down on a bait and they cold trailed a couple miles to another bait and wanted to cross into a section where i don't like to run so i picked them up but i was pleased with the cold tracking. after watering the dogs i head south to the next road and had a rig with a water track so i piled them in one at a time. they walked the bear for about a half mile then treed it. i got to the tree 20 minutes before anyone else so i tied back 3 dogs and left 3 at the tree. i went to go put my camera back in the case and looked back and the bear was coming down. she(the bear)got within reach of my morgan dog so she pulled a little fur. the bear then jumped out of the tree from about 5 ft. up right on top of my clifford dog. the bear continued to stomp on him while 2 others were pulling hair from the back. i cut the other 3 loose and the fight was on. they worked that bear over for about 15-20 seconds. the bear then took off and treed about 100 yards away about 30 ft. up. luckily no dogs were seriously hurt and it turned a couple younger dogs on big time.

this is morgan treeing

this is clifford treeing

here is sis treeing

beardogger4life · Post by **beardogger4life** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:41 pm

good job! its always nice to put one up in the first day. nice pics.

chilcotin hillbilly · Post by **chilcotin hillbilly** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:24 am

what a way to start the season!!!! glad your hounds where ok.

Rick Anderson · Post by **Rick Anderson** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:46 pm

Good job. Joe, glad nobody was hurt.
Rick

blackpaws · Post by **blackpaws** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:10 pm

you make it out yet rick?

de-outlaw · Post by **de-outlaw** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:58 pm

nice job and very nice pics

gabe nagy · Post by **gabe nagy** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:21 pm

congrats good job