Re: Run to catch
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:59 pm
Back in mid October I made the 1,100 mile trek up to central New Hampshire to my friend Bob Ferranti's house and then the two of us plus his son Ryan and a friend of ours Paul Rzeczycki drove another 160 miles north up along the Canadian border for our annual week of hare hunting.
We ended up bucking the weather the whole week,getting rain and wind every day but one. Didn't seem to bother the dogs any and we had some pedal to the metal races of the 2 hour plus variety. Shot enough for the traditional hare stew the last night in camp.
It was 7 months post my total knee replacement and I was pleased I was able to get around the woods in pretty good shape. There were a couple spots I told Bob and Ryan I couldn't navigate but all and all okay.
Hare was plentiful for us but talked to numerous grouse and woodcock hunters and they just weren't finding the birds this year. I never flushed a bird all week.
Did get a surprise as we came into a log landing and surprised a black bear out foraging around.
We ended up bucking the weather the whole week,getting rain and wind every day but one. Didn't seem to bother the dogs any and we had some pedal to the metal races of the 2 hour plus variety. Shot enough for the traditional hare stew the last night in camp.
It was 7 months post my total knee replacement and I was pleased I was able to get around the woods in pretty good shape. There were a couple spots I told Bob and Ryan I couldn't navigate but all and all okay.
Hare was plentiful for us but talked to numerous grouse and woodcock hunters and they just weren't finding the birds this year. I never flushed a bird all week.
Did get a surprise as we came into a log landing and surprised a black bear out foraging around.