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Originally Posted by Ken Hill
Harold,
This is the Black/tan and red duo from a KS trip 2 years ago. The Gordon is starting too get old for long hunts and trips. She hunted 5 days in SD this year and it was too much as she was limping after the first day
Ken |
Ken, it’s hard not to love the graying face of an old friend, and our younger dogs have learned much from our “semi-retired” dogs. Elaine and I send you and your pups our best.
We hunted western OK for several years. The bird numbers were better, but the sand burrs (and porcupines) were not to our liking. Now non-resident hunters are banned from public lands in the west in February. The “passport” required for non-hunters to enter OK lands went from $26 to over $200. Still, if we can find a reprieve from our harsh winter weather and the chance to walk in little bluestem after a few birds, we’ll take it.
And, Chris, it took us an hour at the tailgate to clean and de-burr poor Aspen. If you’ve never encountered mud encrusted cockleburs, count yourself lucky.
I hope we all have the optimism of a “next year” to get us there — and all in good health.