zane's first bobcat

[mike martell]

yesterday started out with a good friend from central oregon driving over to hunt bobcat with me.mark and his 13 year old son zane. we ended up in a bad drainage. while roading dogs to get started hunting .marc's dogs started a cat track i got to him as soon as possible. we listened to the dogs trail off into a deep canyon with limited road access. i told mark when i stepped out of my truck that this would not be a place i would turn out ,especially at 4 pm. well the reason for this story is two things. marc's son and a new 6 1/2 month old english pup marc got from dustin meyer's and brian chorney's line. the dogs worked this old track for several hours before jumping the cat in a bad spot. by 8 pm. treed. by 9pm. the crew arrived at the tree marc,zane, my nephew brandon. with my bumb leg i couldn't make this tree. i sat across the canyon and enjoyed the hunt from a new location for me. at 9:10 a shot rang out and zane with one well place shot hit it's mark. i knew this was a bad hole ,so i helped guide them thru some slide areas.this new pup went from start to finish and was treeing like an old dog! i was pretty excited for the young hunter and his new pup.i figured it would be some time for the guys to hike out of this drainage. i had a roaring fire going when they arrived at 12:pm. we sat by the fire for about an hour before we walked out.zane said i think i'm ready for a cup of coffee. we drove to the all night truck stop to celebrate his success.this is one of the rare chances i get to brag. i earned this right by being a spectator with no dogs in the race. way to go zane!

[chilcotin hillbilly]

Congrats to Zane and his hound. Sounds like he has a good one. Good to hear your get in out some, Mike.

[oregonhillbilly]

Hey mike good to hear about Zanes success!!! I love it when folks get kids involved in hunting,and when there is success like this it keeps them kids interested and coming back to the mountains.Good clean fun!! Way to go!!
CONGRADULATIONS

Chuck

[griff]

Mike thank you so much for your help.It wasn't easy but it was worth it.
zane

[PLOTT88]

Way to go Zane!! Those are some good dogs that Dustin has. I live just down the road from him and got to meet Brian last summer at our Field trial. Sounds like you got a real good pup!

[pat_kemp]

Good job zane, you will never forget that first bobcat tree or ledge whichever.
pat

[Bearsmom]

Good job Zane! Got to see pics of your new pup last summer and sure is a nice looking hound! It's awesome news to hear it's coming around and doing good!

[Bearsmom]

Hey Zane I got to see pics of your cat today--great job buddy! And it sounded like one heck of a rough hunt! And that pup of yours is looking good!