Well I got most of my business done by wendesday afternoon So my son and I go over to open up the camp and get a few things ready for the next few days .Paul and lyle get there wendesday night get settled in and first light Thursday morning we are out looking for bear .right about 7:15 the hounds Blast off. We stop find the track and Paul decides the chase is on ,lets his strike dog Go and we put down 2 more hounds .they only run 60-75 yards and you can tell something is not right. Paul tells his Grandson to turn the Pup loose " poindexter" what a name. By this time my son has already run up there and Yells back Nice bear Bayed on the ground .The pup about 6 months old goes running past us and into the fracus " Bad Mistake" my son who witnessd it said the bear slapped the pup to the ground and bit its neck probably killing him instantly
When Lyle ,Paul and I Arrived on the scene the bear decided to climb the tree he was up against. First time I ever saw a Bayed bear do this.most always they just run away or stayed bayed and fought.All this time my son is filming this on his cam-corder.well we chain up the 3 hounds gather our wits and decide what to do next.The adults were carrying side arms Lyle had a 12 GA slug Barrell. From our side of the tree there was not a real good clear shot So Paul tells my son to take Lyle to other side of tree to see if there was a better shot oppurtunity. There was and Paul said If it is good take the shot when the bear fell If dead we were going to unchain the 3 hounds to let them pull some hair.
Well Lyle finally takes the shot the bear falls,lands on the ground and does not move .Paul Says the bears is dead and releases his strike dog . I release 1 hound and start to release the 2nd .As soon as the strike hound bites the bear in the ass " ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE " the bear gets up ,spins and slams the hound into the tree breaking its back.Paul can't shoot his Grandson and my Son are in the line of fire. the bear runs toward me I popped him in the chest at abouit 2 ft from me Paul pops him in the neck .The bear hits my leg as I am trying to side step him . Knocking me down ,I got 2 cracked ribs and a broken little finger.My son in all this confusion drops his new cam -corder on a rock lyle steps on it and goes down with a badly twisted ankle.
I about pissed my pants and we are all standing there trying to figure out what had happened
paul looks at his strike dog realizes he is too far gone and puts him down.So the total count is a dead bear,a dead pup,a dead strike dog, a kid puking his guts out ,a broken cam -corder and an OLD FART that does not need this right now.And it is not over yet
We gather ourselves up,load the 2 remaining hounds ,unload the quad ,drag the bear down to the trailer reload the quad and the bear. Jump in the truck. Now the truck will not start. Battery Dead Got cables for jump but we are down off 2 dirt roads about 8 miles from no where . So son decides to take the Quad to camp get his pick-up and come back to us . Gets back on the main dirt road ,sees a truck with hounds coming at him ,flags them down tells them his dad is injured not badly, the truck is dead ,we got cables can you give us a jump? The bastards from N.C. said they were too busy. 
so he gets back to camp gets his truck comes back to us we get it fired up . Go back to Camp park Pauls truck take the battery out then My son takes me to the hospital.Get the Xrays done ribs cracked have to let them heal themselves , Doc resets the small finger puts brace and metal splint on it.On way back to camp stopped by my house to be the guy digging the foundation had the motor seize up on him could be 10-14 day delay . Not needing this right now trying not to pour concrete while frost in ground.. Decided to take a new dirt road to see where it came out near camp . Who do you suppose we see broke down on the side of the road out of gas? the same Bastards from N.C. My son tells me it is the same guys that refused to to help when he asked them for it knowing that I was injured .they see the gas can in the back and say they will buy the gas and can If I was to be so kind .After you refuse an injured man with a broke down truck?? well it is about 6 miles to the tar road and another 8 miles from there to the gas station .enjoy your walk
I told my son to take off ,he did went about a quater mile down the road and parked .Waited for them to come around the bend .they walked up to the truck and asked what was going on I said you still need the gas ? You still want to buy it? Yes we do Ok I said the gas is free but the 5 gallon jug was $150.00 PAYBACKS CAN BE A BITCH YES THEY DID PAY.went back to camp put a new battery in Pauls truck went down to tag lyles bear and weigh it 315lbs dressed out Who do you suppose oulls in to fill there truck ? you guessed it the same jemucks
I went inside told the girl to apply $50 to there gas bill then we left.Never said a word to each other.Got back to camp the cell phone rings Wife tells me she was stopped at stop sign some kid in pickup on cell phone hits her in the ass end staved up the bumper luckily no one hurt . she got a call when she got home from Carol PETE's wife .Apparently Pete was out feeding his Brittany dogs , when he did not come in after 1/2 hour she went outside ,pete was collapsed on the ground .She called 911 cops and paramedics Did there thing transported him to hospital Doctors worked on him another 20 minutes . He could not be saved and passed away. Dam we will all miss him
Except for losing a baby and my Dads passing I can't think of a worse day that I ever had makes me womder why i get up in the morning to do this stuff.
So how was your day today???
