2-16-13 Sat

2-16-2013 Sat 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Weather:
calm, clear, 14 ˚, 30.14 steady, 12” snow with a layer of crust
Location:
Chippewa Falls, WI
Bagged:
Me: 3 - cottontails, Ty: nothing (air)
Partners:
Ty

Comments:

I rode up to Chippewa Falls with Ty to pick up his beagle at his father in laws place and get a little hunting in. I had thought Ty wanted to get rid of her and I thought I would see what she could or could not do. I was not looking for another dog for myself, but both Dick and Jake had expressed an interest in having a beagle.
When we pulled into Ty’s father in laws place De De was waiting. I definitely have a soft spot in my heart for beagles and she had been in that kennel for so long and had not been run for over a year. From her posture it seemed as if she was almost pleading to be let out and ran.
We loaded her up and hit about four spots. The rabbits were not thick, but we did see some and I managed to shoot three. De De did not do much today, but she searched and tried and most of all she hunted with us and tried! To be fair, she had not been run in a long time and the conditions were not very conducive for running: it was cold and the snow was very powdery.


Observations:

The area up here seems to be rich with game. I saw at least twenty pheasants, six grouse, six rabbits and one squirrel.