Sunday, December 17, 2006

Reform CA

Matt and I went up to Callaway again. Didn't get any rabbits, but ran 3. I saw the first one sneaking under a cedar. Chip was on it right away so Matt and I held still. Chip ran it south a couple hundred feet and it got into a brush pile and we couldn't get it out. Chip got the second one up and ran it quite a way before we finally saw it. I took a couple shots when it finally ran from this brush line to the woods to our north. By the time we got the dog back over to where it went in the woods the scent was getting old. He chased something down around the corner before we gave up on it. The third and last rabbit we actually saw was kicked up on the way back to the truck. Matt got this one up and Chip got on it and chased it down below the small pond. We did not follow, but he seemed to have stopped below the pond. We finally called him back to us. Chip did chase a few that we never saw. I would venture to say he probably had 3 additional runs where we never saw the rabbit. One was right off the bat near the truck in the power line area.
TEMP: 50° F
TIME: 7:30 - 11:00
CONDITIONS: Overcast and warm. Ground was damp but not wet. Seemed like a scent held well, but not long. Very good day for chasing bunnies.

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