Dandy April Southern Arizona Tom
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:45 am
Me and my good buddy Daniel have been after this tom since January. We trailed him probably 6 miles the day before, but had to quit once it got hot. A buddies dog overheated and died. Went back the next day and Big Nose Kate, little Betty and ol ginger struck him hot, we were probably less than half a mile from where we quit the day before. My Buddy dog (bought from Joe Troyer as a started dog last summer) flat FLEW down this track.
Me and Daniel had him caught in the bluffs first but I couldn't get there in time, he bailed, when I got to bluffs there was blood all over. He treed in the bottom of a rocky nasty sucker and was real nervous, this is the by far the biggest DESERT lion I've ever caught and I was ecstatic to put my tag on him.
I weighed out one that was 143-144 one time, this one dinked him. But where he treed there was no way he was coming out whole. I'd say 150 is a safe bet, 160-180 is probably more accurate, I have never seen a tom with this type of muscle definition, his forearms were as big around as my calves.
Take it easy and Happy hunting
Mike Harris
Harris Hound Hunts
Team Paws n Jaws
Ol Ginger n Lil Betty
Dogs are left to right Cooter(Daniel), Big Nose Katie, Betty, Charlie(Daniel), Thumper, Buddy, Lil Sister, NOT PICTURED BUT DID THE JOB TOO Odie, Ginger, Spot, and Dixon(Daniel)
If I had the room and money guys I would jump on the started dog Joe is selling now, I called him about another started dog originally and he told me he thought this buddy dog would make a better lion dog, I took him on trial and put him on a truckload of bears and he showed the potential, he started cold trailing in the fall and never looked back, when I got him you know not a finished dog but the basics were there, thanks again Joe. I just wish you hadn't cut him. Fast doesn't describe it.
Me and Daniel had him caught in the bluffs first but I couldn't get there in time, he bailed, when I got to bluffs there was blood all over. He treed in the bottom of a rocky nasty sucker and was real nervous, this is the by far the biggest DESERT lion I've ever caught and I was ecstatic to put my tag on him.
I weighed out one that was 143-144 one time, this one dinked him. But where he treed there was no way he was coming out whole. I'd say 150 is a safe bet, 160-180 is probably more accurate, I have never seen a tom with this type of muscle definition, his forearms were as big around as my calves.
Take it easy and Happy hunting
Mike Harris
Harris Hound Hunts
Team Paws n Jaws
Ol Ginger n Lil Betty
Dogs are left to right Cooter(Daniel), Big Nose Katie, Betty, Charlie(Daniel), Thumper, Buddy, Lil Sister, NOT PICTURED BUT DID THE JOB TOO Odie, Ginger, Spot, and Dixon(Daniel)
If I had the room and money guys I would jump on the started dog Joe is selling now, I called him about another started dog originally and he told me he thought this buddy dog would make a better lion dog, I took him on trial and put him on a truckload of bears and he showed the potential, he started cold trailing in the fall and never looked back, when I got him you know not a finished dog but the basics were there, thanks again Joe. I just wish you hadn't cut him. Fast doesn't describe it.
