Date of hunt: 8/30/2008
Location: Boulder Pile
Weather Cloudy
Temperature 70 °F (Start)
Dogs of mine Bailey & Remi
Running partner Lanny Forgays
Other Dogs: Bones Bam
Driver/Truck: Lanny
# of Rabbits Ran: 3 # of Rabbits shot: 0
Met Lanny at 4:30am at the Country Pantry. Got to the Boulder Pile on Henshaw Road in Island Pond at about 6:30am (Lanny drove). Talked about GMP and the dogs a lot on the way up. I told him my concerns about how the dogs aren't progressing. I was looking for his opinion on my dogs' potential. Lanny offered to let me use a tracking collar that he had extra, I put it on Remi. Put the dogs down and we walked into the woods together. Lanny's dogs picked up a track within 3 minutes. Bailey packed with his two right off. Remi needed to work it out on her own. Bones, Bam and Bailey ran 2 full circles around us while Remi ran the same line about 100 yards behind, she then lost it. Didn't hear from Remi for a while. Another dog joined the group unexpectedly. He was a fast male, named Chuck, 10 years old. Met the owner back at
Lanny's truck, he came down and took his dog and left. Bones, Bam and Bailey continued to run the rabbit for almost 3 hours. I saw the rabbit 3 times, good size. At one point it ran across the hard ground of the moose trail and sound like a gallop. Remi only ran the line if she found it on her own, and would lose it after about 100 yards. Lanny clearly pointed out that Bailey and Remi are not compatible to run with. Remi is not a hare dog and does not pack. Picked up the dogs
and brought them back to truck, headed home at around 10:30.
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