May 2010 Florida, updates I and II

[Dads dogboy]

Mr. Mike,

Mr. Jim Moore is originally from the Capital of Dixie…the Great State of Mississippi.

He moved out to the Vernal, Utah area when the Oil and Gas boom hit. Then moved to Southeast Texas many years later, following the Grandkids around. Mr. Jim’s son is a Minister right out of Orange, Texas.

He has always been “Houndy”! Having had Deer and Coon hounds when a youngster and a young man in College (Go Rebels is his Cry).

Upon moving to Utah he hooked up with a fellow named “Meacham” (sp) and his friend named “Labrum” (sp). He must have learned pretty well as his photo collection (but not his Ego) will rival Ike’s!

Mr. Jim also has a Lion Hunting buddy I think you and I know; they must be close as he gets to stay at this fellows place when visiting, a man I think of as maybe the best living Lion Houndsman, Mr. Larry Hendricks (sp). (tossup him or the Warners)

When Mr. Jim moved to East Texas he soon learned that his Western Hounds were the wrong type and started working to fix this problem. He called Dad many times and finally got an Invite to come Hunt with us in Florida. It was funny, while he was here in Florida with us, Mr. Meacham or one of the others would call him every day to find out if these “Shorteared Hounds” could really catch a Bobcat.

The conversation with one of these guys after telling them about how bad it was and how long it took to get to the bayup with it only being 250 yards from the truck was something I wish that I had recorded. They found it hard to believe that we had caught a Cat, then that it took 1:15 to make the short retrieve!

He now has some Hounds from Mr. Harold Parker and Dad has let him have some so the Bobcats in SE TX and SW LA are no longer safe!

Go ahead and let Crickets Sibs run that ole Shorttail whose track you found. If they like the deal as much as she does, it should make for some Good Music!

CJC

[Mike Leonard]

CJ

Thanks for the info, I don't reckon he lived in Vernal when I did or I would have known him as I hunted 7 nights a week.

Larry Hedrix ? Well I will tell him that was said about him when we camp on his doorstep here soon. He sho nuff is a hound guy !

Oh that old cat out there ain't too worried, but if we get a fair run on him he might be. But heck just knowing he is out there sort of brings me some peace, I bet you know what I am saying....

[Tim Pittman]

Mr.Clay I allways enjoy your stories,never feel like I have anything worthwile to add as you are gifted with words and knowledge my friend.Oh yeah, my mouhts watering when I see them cats in your videos.Pretty cool to be able to hunt in fine habitat like I see there.
Tim 541-912-6464

[Dan Edwards]

Outstanding story my friend. You and your daddy make my day when I read them posts. Very good men yall are and outstanding hounds.

[Dads dogboy]

Hello Mr. Dan!

We have missed you here on BGH....you and David bring qualities to discussions that others are not able to articulate as well as you.

I am trying to write an update to post tomorrow and am having trouble telling about a Race Tuesday. We had jumped this big Tom after a short trailing Race. then ahd been running him twenty minutes, when the Cat almost ran over me going into an SMZ....I harked the Hounds into where the Cat went and not a Hound could BARK.

Bobcats are literally Witches and Warlocks! This Cat just diappeared for twent minutes then Ole Rip hit the Cat 325 yards away...not another Hound had barked....not another had switched a tail....Hounds were going every which way trying to find this BIG TOM....these Hounds did not have a clue where the Cat had gone.

Just seconds before the Pack was about to catch the Cat!

After Rip found the Cat, the Pack was able to trail the Cat back up then ran him for another 40 minutes before successfully ending the Race.

I will have this and another story tomorrow with Pics and video clips!

CJC

[twist]

cj, keep up the video clips they really ad to your stories. later, Andy