Post by: Jonathan_S on October 25, 2013, 07:03:21 PM
I had the day off so I decided to grab my nine-month old terrier/spaniel (avatar) and do a grouse hunt since the MF deer season is over and elk doesn't start until tomorrow.
The fog was thick and the grouse were too. We got into them in a hurry and even though I only had my .22 Ruger pistol, I was able to knock a couple down within a half hour.
Delia is getting much better and her mouth is soft enough now that I don't have to worry about her destroying all my birds :chuckle:
We got down to a creek bottom and she takes off running uphill like she's been turpentined :o "hey! get back here!" I yelled after her to no avail.
The next thing I hear is her howling like she's possessed and then yelping and squealing :yike: Needless to say, I took off up the hill like the D3 track star that I am :chuckle:
I clear the top of the hill to see her tangled up with a raccoon, growling and snapping. That thing had her pinned down and I knew she couldn't live long beneath a raccoon bigger than her. I ran over yelling and grabbed that thing and threw it off her. When it hit the ground and ran off, she was right on its tail howling just like the black and tan coonhound that she has trained with :tup:
She ran that coon up a tree and gave a measly "tree" like only a 50% cocker spaniel could :rolleyes: that sucker was only about 20' up the tree and I walked over and plugged him.
Hope you enjoyed the story. I am so proud of her (despite the oddity and fact that I was grouse hunting) and so glad she didn't get hurt beyond a few scratches.
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Post by: syoungs on October 25, 2013, 08:39:59 PM
I like coon meat, tastes like Chinese sweet and sour spare ribs a bit
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 25, 2013, 09:33:21 PM
Holy crap! Glad your dog is OK!
Yeah she is a little maniac and is going to get herself hurt one of these days (worse than a compound fractured leg or raccoon fight :chuckle:)
You gonna eat that coon?
I like coon meat, tastes like Chinese sweet and sour spare ribs a bit
Nah, I've eaten them before but not this time. The only ones I ate that I enjoyed were young ones. I know they're reasonably palatable but I just didn't feel like messing with a greasy coon carcass when I've got 2 deer and a whole bunch of grouse and bear meat in the freezer.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on October 26, 2013, 04:40:15 PM
Crazy stuff :yike: Glad your pup is ok. Them big coons can kill dogs.
Yeah they can kill dogs a lot more skilled than her :chuckle:
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Post by: Jonathan_S on October 27, 2013, 06:59:19 PM
RT would be proud !
It's kind of like a Junior Varsity RT tale.
Post by: coachcw on October 27, 2013, 07:56:32 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 27, 2013, 07:59:41 PM
He's probilly out riding a spike bull right now !
Heck he is probably ridding a masher bull rounding up all the spike bulls for his buddies! :chuckle:
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Post by: Jonathan_S on November 19, 2013, 06:36:20 AM
Cool story. The coon didn't bite her correct? They carry lots of diseases.
She had a few bloody scratches on the ears and face but she healed up without issue.
Post by: jackmaster on November 19, 2013, 07:17:11 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 19, 2013, 08:48:43 AM
its funny how the little doggys always act like there the toughest bear on the hill, crazy little pup, i watched a coon give my hounds a run for their money for a minute or two, tough little buggers, does little pup get any of the grouse after that hard fought battle? :chuckle:
Definitely, it was the fearless rat terrier in her I believe. I doubt the cocker spaniel side is what pushed her into combat with a raccoon :yike:
Yeah she always gets a little bit of grouse meat after a successful hunt.