A couple pics from our trip to the UP

[mike crabtree]

Troy Lee, Me, and Dalp P.

[hounddog]

Looks like you guys had a good time. Maybe too much. Glad you all had a safe trip.

hounddog
Jim Umbarger

[bradadkins]

Nice pics!!

[B. Diddy]

Very nice! I definitely would like to go up there sometime.

[S.R.Patch]

What beautiful colour !

Now, details of the running...we need more!...we need more!...

[mike crabtree]

The running was great.

We had 16 dogs, and they all got plenty of running.
We ran with Del, Randy, and Jimmy a couple of days. They are from Michigan,and are real weird they were all eating woodCOCK. Del kept shooting everybodys hats with his pistol! They kept trying to get me lost in some swamps,but I wouldnt go real deep. Its so flat up there a Hillbilly like me is lost with no mountain to get his bearing from.

On Thursday we lost 5 dogs for about 6 hours. I lost signal on Honey she ended up being in a car with a woman. Luckily we got them all back.

We had a great time, even if Troy snores like 2 hogs fighting.

[Joeyman]

great pics guys. looks like alot of fun. Do you have a close up shot of the hare. Looks like their was a lil bit of white on them.

[bluetickbeagle]

Looks like you had a good time, Cant wait till i get sometime to go to the UP.

[S.R.Patch]

People up there are always so helpful (sometimes to much so), the local pub or restaurant (hang-out) seems the best place to find lost hounds as the word is spread quickly about any found hounds and they're eager to find the owners.

How was the hare population?
Funny how the forest can "swallow" you up. Walking in, you think your following a path, then when you turn around, it all closes in and everything looks the same, no road noise, trains or farm dogs barking,... deafening silence...

[Pike Ridge Beagles]

Glad you had a good trip Mike. Still may be able to make it down to Va. this winter. Keep in touch.

[Dale Pea]

what a wonderful trip. I sure hope I can find a way to go again. The colors can't be explained, the most yellow, yellow I have seen.

Hospitality is not limited to the south. A special thanks to Jimmy, (don't know his last name) Del Ritsma,(SP) and Randy Brown. They treated us just like long lost friends.

About the only thing I would offer as advice is to take several dogs and don't burn them out the first day. The running is non stop, no kidding. Take a GOOD tracing system, (anyone up that area tried the Garmin system yet?) and one last little thing, don't wear your good hat around Del, mine has a hole in now. In reality, it should have several more.

Perk,

My Rip/Sable cross was outstanding up there. The oter two out of Buzz and Husslin Rose did real well too.

[Del]

Glad you guys made it home safly. Had a great time hanging out with you. Oh one more thing (new rule) you have to have fresh hats for me to shot at next year lol.

[JUDE]

Love that forest picture . Good to see
friends enjoying themselves .



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[briarycreek]

Glad you got all the dogs back. It is easy for them to get away from you up there. Kind of scary losing a dog like Honey. Those are some really nice folks up there. Most of them will go out of there way to help you. They look out for the dogs also. I have lost some and had to laugh when the people said they were in the house sleeping or in the garage under a heat light. That is the kind of folks that live un the UP that I have meet. It is lots of fun to run the hare and be around nice folks.

[S.R.Patch]

Looks like we might get to hunt the first snow this year.
Sat
Oct 25
Showers
49°
39°
60%

Sun
Oct 26
Showers
45°
32°
40%

Mon
Oct 27
Rain / Snow Showers
36°
29°
30%

Tue
Oct 28
Partly Cloudy
32°
29°
10%

Wed
Oct 29
Partly Cloudy
43°
32°
20%

Thu
Oct 30
Rain / Snow Showers
40°
34°
60%

Try'n to get a new roof on the house before we go...124 bundles on the roof, one side almost done. Don't know if'n I'll live through it to get to hunt or not, them young helpers sure make you feel old.
Just up for another Advil, better get back to bed for a little while...