Tuesday 12 mile hike

On Monday afternoon, Nash and I decided we wanted to walk over to Blood Creek, which is 6 miles one way. So, we put some sandwiches and water in our packs, got two of our dogs, Cap and Sandy, and headed out first thing Tuesday morning. Of course we took rifles, I took Dad's Browning BL-22 and Nash toted my Remington 121. :) Here are a few pics.







We got to Blood Creek, and during the flooding we had during the spring, Blood Creek, which used to be a few puddles mostly, is now a nice sized little creek, with a waterfall. :)



We messed around at the creek for an hour and a half or so. Cap and Sandy were rooting around and then Cap started barking treed up a big cottonwood tree. Then Sandy joined in. We looked around and there were coon tracks and holes in the tree, so we've no doubt there was a coon up there.

Good boy! :)



After that, we packed up and headed for the house. Oh boy, 6 miles in 96 degrees!



All in all, we had a big ol' time! :)

Ben

A few pics of some coon hunting ventures

Well, it's been awhile since I've posted but we've been doing some coon hunting and dog training. First, Nash caught two young coons in his box trap. We hoisted them up in a tree and let the pups "tree" them. It was really good for them, because me and Nash went on a hike and Cap started chopping up a cottonwood tree that had coon tracks all around it. :) Here's a few pics.

There's Cap jumping up at them.



And here's Tug.




And then last night, we went out for a few hours to try and tree an ol' ringtail. Unfortunately, the moon was very bright(you could have read a book) and the coons just weren't moving. But, a good time was had by all. :)



Ben