When I got to the meet it was 29 degrees and never got warmer than 39. Perfect hunting temperatures. I was expecting the footing to be very slick but it was actually pretty decent. It probably helped to have some decent studs in the shows. We also had some big fields. we had 28 just between First and Second flight. I don't know how many were in third flight but I guess the total was over 40 for the day. Where had a pretty fair number of juniors out. I guess everyone looked at the forecast and decided this might be the one and only day to hunt for the next week.
We started out by crossing Millington Road into the open field. We weren't that far in when the hounds started speaking in the field. The sound of the hounds was a bit high and off. That usually indicate that they are not sure. Mathew gave them time and they kept working, They ended up working the line into the wood were they really caught on. (yellow line on map).
The run was one of those steady runs where the hounds are really having to work hard. Those are fun because you really get to see what their training is all about. And because things are not moving that fast you get to watch a lot. That's always a treat.
The hounds seemed to be following along the creek in the woods. We came to a crossing that was pretty treacherous. Bethany Wood had a bunch of her kids out and made the good decision to not have the kids try the sheer drop into the stream. That meant finding a work around. So half of second flight turned back and worked through the woods back to Millington road. We eventually met up down the road about two driveways down and into the woods.
The hounds continued along the creek and crossed Millington road near Wards Creek Bridge. Shortly after that the fox was lost. In the mean time another fox was spotted back on the other side of Millington Road. The fox had a 15-20 minute head start (orange line(. The hounds picked it up but the run only lasted about 15-20 minutes.
All in all a good day on a cold day .We covered a little of seven miles today. It wasn't fast but it was fun which is nice on a cold day.
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