Diary of a houndsman: I can't believe it ! 10-16-20/10-22-20

10-16-20

 Dear Ben,

I hope everything is going well with you. As promised here is a hunt report.

I tried to get an early start this morning.. got my new morals or feed bags .. makes it easy I can feed the mules while I'm getting them saddled up. I'm taking Big Agnes to ride and old Jet Johnson to pack. I'm trying to get ready for more packing later on in the year when I can stay out longer. Because my dog box isn't done yet I loaded up the ladies in the tack compartment of my trailer. 

I'm headed out to my usual place to hunt thats close to the house. For some reason my batteries were dead on my gopro so I had to use my iphone. We rode up and over and came to a place where 2 canyons run together. Real good place to start a lion but I just didn't like how the dogs started it... I let them go but they didn't go far...I'm sure it was a fox ..maybe a bobcat.  

I topped out poured me some coffee ate some lunch ..(steak heated up over my jetboil) I let the mules graze I don't hobble them or tie them .. they won't leave.

I brought all the ladies today .. Iris, Sissy, Pea, Jazz, Shiela, Lori and Clara... I got a few barks here and there ..not much that would indicate a lion had been here. 

 I decided to come off the end of the mountain .. maybe not the best idea .. I finally found a crack off of the rim and lead the mules down. 

Got back to the truck .. all the hounds were hot and tired .. 

Tomorrow I will be off to see my grandkids for a week .. 

Until the next hunt,

Sincerely Brett  

10-22-20

Dear Ben,

You won't believe this but the morning I was to leave to go see my Daughter, Son in law and Grandkids I got a phone call from the rancher on the other side of the mountain. He had 2 fresh lion tracks coming through his yard from this morning. If it would of been any other day I would of loaded up and headed over there but my wife didn't even like me asking lol.

After I got back I had a lot of things to take care of as you can imagine but I did manage to get the terrorists (male dogs) out for just a bit and check a really good travel route. Again I rode Big Agnes and Packed ole Jet. I was a short day and pretty hot. Not a track or a bark so I guess those lions didn't come through here.

Not much to tell, Until next time here is a quote from Epictetus

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” 

Sincerely Brett  

"Born 100 Years Too Late"