Haven't gotten around to posting much... We missed a weekend of hunting due to rain, then on two separate weekends we got after a baying bear that didn't want to tree, both times we didn't take a gun, which is stupid on our part, but we're pretty much 100% catch-and-release. Anyways we got a few dogs ate up, and never did kill the bugger. He's still out there, and we've got a bullet with his name on it - next time!
Today Aspen started an old feed track. In true fashion she slipped out without saying much. By time we found her she was making some noise. I couldn't tell if she was locating or looking at something, but we turned in the backup, they went about another 500 yards and treed. Little bear, about 100#. We turned in the puppies for the first time, and they did great. Rogue and Trinity are 6 months old. Our cousin turned in his pup "Rigg" as well, who's about 10 months old, he's out of my Aspen dogs' brother Snuff and a Cameron/Utchman Bluetick female... Got'er done by 9am!
Not a very good tree for pics. Steep and brushy! The bear was also WAY up there!



Rogue, Gamble, and Trinity

Gamble, Rogue, and Aspen

Aspen, Rogue, Gamble and Kelly

Trinity, Rogue, Gamble, Rigg, and Aspen

Trinity and Gamble

Trinity, Rogue, and Rigg (all cousins)

Kelly - a little beat up from last weekend still, but she wanted to go this morning.

Gamble