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Post by ike on Jan 7, 2007 9:30:56 GMT -5
The above photo is tracks of a traveling tom lion with a day's sun in it and frozen. These are the kind of tracks that put character in a pack of hounds, cause when the track turns to dirt the dogs have to really dig and scratch to move the track. Note my boot tracks to the right of the lion tracks for size comparison. ike
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Post by Houndmomma on Jan 7, 2007 23:31:31 GMT -5
That's one big bugger! Boomer would love to be right there with your dogs!!
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Post by bluedogman on Jan 8, 2007 12:15:46 GMT -5
That's a nice picture and interesting information for those of us not familiar with that type hunting. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by ike on Jan 9, 2007 8:55:16 GMT -5
You're welcome Bluedogman! Yeah, I had five hounds ahead of me on that track and the lion came from a little side canyon into the one I was walking up. He had stopped and scratched under a tree where my hounds struck that track. I was about fifty to seventy yards behind them. I watched all five hounds work around that scratch in the pine needles for several minutes before Ike (followed by Ryan) opened on the scent. Ike started the track away from the scratch and the other four walked out behind him with their noses down and tails awhippin.
Those type tracks aren't nearly as exciting to watch as the ones where the hounds all open and blow out, you know, the fresh ones. Nevertheless, an old lionhunter can appreciate what his dogs just did.
Keep'em treed! ike
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