I Just had to publicly thank a few guys here. First, Sam Mordino, deerfield, here on the Q&A. On New Years Day, I had asked sam to join me, Carl Mirabella and Tony Seera, of Grand IsLand NY. for a day of cottontail hunting. Sam had brought along with him Nick Schmid, who is an outdoor productions hunting video maker.
Im always a bit nervous around cameras, cause it just seems that is the day that the runs are always the worst ever! Well to my suprise, it turned out to be one of the best hunts Ive been on in a long time. Although the rabbits sat tight, once they were jumped, the runs were full speed and long! We put together a great pack of hounds that ran so nice I never loaded my gun.
All the guys got shooting, and the pack caught two rabbits on bare ground! It was just an amazing day in the field! At the end of a long day, Tony's wife had a table set for us of food and drink! As we ate, the days events were talked about and relived once again. This was a great way to start off the New Year, making a lasting memory of hounds and friendship!
Thank you Nick, for taking the interest in taping our hounds for your video, and thank you to the Seera family for being great host's. Oh ya, and thank you deerfield for your awesome display of shooting. Without your keen eye, those runs could have ended very quickly!..lol
(that will teach you to stay out so late on New Years eve)
This is the reason I feed hounds!
Rick G
Pictures to follow soon
Big Thanks from Smokes Creek
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Keep'em comin'. 
Thanks Tony you were a gracious host had an awesome time . I've never seen a dog catch 2 rabbits in one day before , Max never ceases to amaze me ( of course maybe if the hunters could shoot , the poor dog wouldn't have to catch them LOL ). What more could you ask for good company, great dogs, huge runs, and a full belly afterwards .
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I'm waiting on the video. Thats what i want to see. By the way who's that feller on the far left with the blue shirt, he looks like he's been enjoying the grub and doing less walking with the hounds these days.lol 
Well i guess there went anymore pups for me.
By the way Rick did you get my messages i left on your cell and that i PM you on the next litter, my little green started Sadie will be going to the big pen on the 27th for 30days of bunny camp. Can't wait to get her back. hope to have me another pup to take later out of the same cross 
Well i guess there went anymore pups for me.
By the way Rick did you get my messages i left on your cell and that i PM you on the next litter, my little green started Sadie will be going to the big pen on the 27th for 30days of bunny camp. Can't wait to get her back. hope to have me another pup to take later out of the same cross 
Thanks Rick G for the invite. What a way to start off the New Year full steam ahead. The runs were some great drives with very few checks and out of a canon type checks when they did have them. The noise coming from the red brush was so over whelming I forgot to aim I was smiling to much. I am not sure what sounds I liked more the music of the hounds the noise of them thrashing the red brush or the ball busting comments after each shot. The sound of the rabbit as the dogs caught up to him was much more rewarding than if I would have shot him anyhow. Tony was happy cause he said he could return his magnum shells he had just bought. Tony's quote was Who needs bullets when you've got Max!!!! I could not shoot the last one due to the dogs being 10 feet behind him which only lasted maybe 75 yard before that rabbit also ended up in the mouths of the dogs. Lets do it again!!! I talked to Nick and we will try to get a clip on soon.
Carl needs to diet more!
Donnie, Im laughing sooo hard right now....The guy at the far left is Carl M....and he just lost ten pounds...lol Come on now...Im better looking than that!!!! Man thats a classic! Hell, Im sending you two pups. You'd fit right in our bunch! It was nice chating with you today!
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Well guys lets say maybe i had a bad new year to.lol don't think i got that green though at least i don't remember????
I guess i don't know who to apologize to, but if it will get me to pups, i will have to say I'm really really sorry Rick
But come to think of it i guess i already complemented you already Carl by calling you Rick. Like ya said put a goat tee on ya and a mouth full of teeth and all you guy's across the Maison Dixon line look alike.
Sure wished i could of been there you know i would fit right in with you guy's that's why i'm scared to head up yorn way.
Maybe sometime soon. Yea i really enjoyed talking to you today Rick, you got me so fired up i spent the rest of the day and evening running hounds and working that pup i got from you in the field, i got in around 8pm.
too fast for beagle
I guess i don't know who to apologize to, but if it will get me to pups, i will have to say I'm really really sorry Rick
But come to think of it i guess i already complemented you already Carl by calling you Rick. Like ya said put a goat tee on ya and a mouth full of teeth and all you guy's across the Maison Dixon line look alike.
Sure wished i could of been there you know i would fit right in with you guy's that's why i'm scared to head up yorn way.
Maybe sometime soon. Yea i really enjoyed talking to you today Rick, you got me so fired up i spent the rest of the day and evening running hounds and working that pup i got from you in the field, i got in around 8pm.
too fast for beagle
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