Day 253-112 to go
12-27-2009 Sun
9:00AM-4:30PM
Weather: NW12, cloudy, 22°, 29.86 falling (12:05PM)
Location
Blair and Ettrick
Bagged
Nothing
Partners
Weber, Mike Sloan and his kids Hanna and Hayden and the beagles Roxie and Dirt
Comments
Today was a rabbit hunting excursion with Weber and his friend Mike and mikes kids. The conditions for hunting were not good. There was a least one foot of snow on the ground with a healthy layer of ice on top of it and then it was topped off with a dusting of snow. I was able to get around quite well with snow shoes and they dogs stayed on top of the crust and could cover ground very easily.
We were not successful at bagging any rabbits. The dogs seemed unable to pick up the rabbits scent even when we put them on a track of a rabbit we had just flushed from it lair. Even though we did not bag any rabbits it was a very enjoyable day. The temperature was quite comfortable and there was little wind. The company was very enjoyable with Mike's kids being very well behaved and fun to have along. It is always satisfying to introduce a young person to outdoor activities.
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