Well, we decided to get together and do a rabbit hunt on a little larger scale than Sam and CJ and I did and worked the logistics too make it happen with Mike (Cotty) Huck, Jesse, Jamie, Fred, Mikes Dad (Oldhunter) and another friend of his Dave ( who signed up for a day lol)..... Well the night before I decided I'd go to bed early enough to get a good nights sleep too make it through the long day we had planned..... That didn't work out like planed, tossed and turned like I do before opening day of deer season :smiley_clap: Anyways, Mike had sent me the directions and I figured it'd be about a little over an hour too make it down too his place.... So I left 2 hours early rotflmao so I landed at Mikes driveway a little earlier then everyone else.... By about an hour :smiley_clap: Oh well gave Mike and I time too talk and get ready for the hunt.... Although Mike and I have talked many times we never had actually met.... And that would go for the remainder of the group all except for Huck who I had met once before.....
Well Jesse and Jamie showed up around 9:30-9:45 and we had the hey finally get too meet you moment, again Jesse and I have talked but never met and Jamie this is the first time talking and meeting :smiley_coolpeace: Fred showed up at 10:00 and pulled up with his truck, I had my two (Katie and Penney) Fred had his two (For the life of me I can't remember their names now lol senior moment) Fred you'll have too chime in and remind me lol..... Mikes Dad and buddy Dave showed up and last but certainly not least Huck showed up :smiley_crocodile: I think Mike had talked him too this location cause it seemed like he and Huck were on the phone a lot :smiley_coolpeace:
Well we got all the introductions out of the way and formulated the plans and off too the woods we went.... Now too preface it Mike hadn't actually rabbit hunted this place but had deer hunted it and thought it looked good for bunnies..... We arrived too the area, and Mike correct me if I'm wrong but it was part of Fernwood WA in Jefferson county.... Jesse has a very good analogy of this place and I won't try too copy it lol..... But we unloaded guns dogs and personnel and off too the woods we went.....
We had a few short runs at first and I think it was more of the dogs feeling each other out more than anything, we had 8 dogs together that haven't seen each other for the most part and now expect them too group up and hunt together and in hindsight WTH were we thinking rotflmao Well if I remember right it took about a half hour before we had the first decent run and I walked over too a highwall that over looked a drained lake and waited for something too come by, the dogs started my way and about half way back too me I heard a lot of crashing and something large coming my way and yup it was a big doe heading right at me up the hill which was almost vertical and half way up she stopped and snorted at me like WTH are you doing here get out of the way Well I start laughing and I think Jesse may had yelled something that I didn't hear but it finally said screw this and took back off down the high wall and out towards the road.... Some of the dogs in tow.... well after a regroup of that scenario we got them started on the right track and off too the bunny trails we went, I lost track of the number of rabbits that they had tracked but had seen three differant rabbits but no shots offered due to the thickness of the cover and the speed of the quarry lol.....
We had a lot of good conversations between us and It was a pleasure too meet Mike, Jesse, Jamie, Fred,Old Hunter and last but not least Dave..... Huck I didn't leave you out either.... It's always a pleasure with Huck around lol.... We had some long runs with the dogs and some were a lot longer than others lol.... The last run of the day I didn't know what too think that dang rabbit went 200 yards too the road crossed the road and went another couple hundred yards into that woods and by that time I'm thinking oh no another deer but too my amazement they brought it around and accross the raod again lol.... That was one of the longest runs I think I have ever seen distance wise lol.....
I'm sure I left some stuff out and may remember something a little differantly but I'll let the rest of the guys add their perspective too it as well.... All I know is Jamie has the biggest arms I've seen in person to date hahahaha.....
Mike a big thankyou to you and your lovely wife for opening up you home too us and you're one lucky dude too have such a nice wife... Kendra I hope you're reading this lol... Make Mike take you out for dinner after the day he put you through rotflmao Sorry Mike I had too do it lol.....
Well Jesse and Jamie showed up around 9:30-9:45 and we had the hey finally get too meet you moment, again Jesse and I have talked but never met and Jamie this is the first time talking and meeting :smiley_coolpeace: Fred showed up at 10:00 and pulled up with his truck, I had my two (Katie and Penney) Fred had his two (For the life of me I can't remember their names now lol senior moment) Fred you'll have too chime in and remind me lol..... Mikes Dad and buddy Dave showed up and last but certainly not least Huck showed up :smiley_crocodile: I think Mike had talked him too this location cause it seemed like he and Huck were on the phone a lot :smiley_coolpeace:
Well we got all the introductions out of the way and formulated the plans and off too the woods we went.... Now too preface it Mike hadn't actually rabbit hunted this place but had deer hunted it and thought it looked good for bunnies..... We arrived too the area, and Mike correct me if I'm wrong but it was part of Fernwood WA in Jefferson county.... Jesse has a very good analogy of this place and I won't try too copy it lol..... But we unloaded guns dogs and personnel and off too the woods we went.....
We had a few short runs at first and I think it was more of the dogs feeling each other out more than anything, we had 8 dogs together that haven't seen each other for the most part and now expect them too group up and hunt together and in hindsight WTH were we thinking rotflmao Well if I remember right it took about a half hour before we had the first decent run and I walked over too a highwall that over looked a drained lake and waited for something too come by, the dogs started my way and about half way back too me I heard a lot of crashing and something large coming my way and yup it was a big doe heading right at me up the hill which was almost vertical and half way up she stopped and snorted at me like WTH are you doing here get out of the way Well I start laughing and I think Jesse may had yelled something that I didn't hear but it finally said screw this and took back off down the high wall and out towards the road.... Some of the dogs in tow.... well after a regroup of that scenario we got them started on the right track and off too the bunny trails we went, I lost track of the number of rabbits that they had tracked but had seen three differant rabbits but no shots offered due to the thickness of the cover and the speed of the quarry lol.....
We had a lot of good conversations between us and It was a pleasure too meet Mike, Jesse, Jamie, Fred,Old Hunter and last but not least Dave..... Huck I didn't leave you out either.... It's always a pleasure with Huck around lol.... We had some long runs with the dogs and some were a lot longer than others lol.... The last run of the day I didn't know what too think that dang rabbit went 200 yards too the road crossed the road and went another couple hundred yards into that woods and by that time I'm thinking oh no another deer but too my amazement they brought it around and accross the raod again lol.... That was one of the longest runs I think I have ever seen distance wise lol.....
I'm sure I left some stuff out and may remember something a little differantly but I'll let the rest of the guys add their perspective too it as well.... All I know is Jamie has the biggest arms I've seen in person to date hahahaha.....
Mike a big thankyou to you and your lovely wife for opening up you home too us and you're one lucky dude too have such a nice wife... Kendra I hope you're reading this lol... Make Mike take you out for dinner after the day he put you through rotflmao Sorry Mike I had too do it lol.....
