Bear season is over

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Since california bear season is over I have been trying to get out fox hunting. It seems like after every bear season my dogs run right past bobcat and fox tracks it usually takes them a little bit to start catching the varmits again. Does anyone else have this problem transferring from bear to smaller scented game? I guess it's because they have been running with there heads up, they need to slow down and put there nose on the ground.

[ryan.l.justice]

Can you run hounds year round in california on bobcats and coon and things like that? Thanks

[Plott Proud]

Yes Ryan, you can.

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Only in certain sections. In california we have a dog closure zone which is basically the mountains. But you can train your dogs on varmits in the valleys that aren't closed year around

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I took my two younger dogs for a walk yesterday afternoon when I got home from work. They both drifted off the trail into this drainage where it is pretty brushy. All of a sudden 6 bucks and probably 10-15 of there lady friends come running out. I was pissed because even though they are young they now better. Well I was about to use my training system when I noticed that they where opening going the other way that the deer came out. I decided not to lay them down and make sure 100% that a deer was in fact what they where after. Well the shock collar gods where on me because they crossed a road that was covered in mud. I looked down in the mud and to my surprise they where not running deer they where running Mr. gray. I was instantly pumped, not pissed. They ran that stinking thing for over an hour. I saw the fox cross halfway through the race and he was a good 5 minutes in front of the dogs. I didn't think they where going to catch him when all of a sudden they stopped and treed. I sprinted to them to find the gray up in a shrub oak bush, so i went climbing up it and out that fox came. They ran him for another ten minutes and started treeing again. This time when I got to him he was all the way on top of a huge digger pine. He was not coming out of the tree anytime soon. I loved on the dogs and pulled them off of the tree and walked them over to a creek so they could catch there breath and get some water. About that time my wife called me on my cell phone and said dinner was almost ready. What a great ending to a long day of work and stress. Man I love these dogs!

[Plott Proud]

Right on Cody! Many would have started pushing buttons right from the first site of the off game.

Take it easy!
Irv

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I caught a cat today! Here is a picture of sniper, she was the main dog that caught it.