U.P. Hare trip (Awesome running)

[BriarBack Beagles]

By coop9906, shot with FinePix S5700 S700 at 2010-03-04


By coop9906, shot with FinePix S5700 S700 at 2010-03-04


2 1/2 days of hard a$$ running. Tough going from 8 to 11 but from 11 to 6 it was full throttle!! I don't know how accurate the Garmin trackers are but the first day one dog ran a little over 17 miles, the second day it said they ran over 14 miles and the third day they had ran over 13 miles!! If that isn't enough to get a dog in shape what will? We may have over did it a little because the next day the dogs could barely walk. It was some of the best running that I have witnessed in the UP on snow!!

Dog on left of tailgate is Briarback's Out of Control Achilles. Dog on right is Viagra's hard to the Max.
Bottom picture is on left Briarback's Out of Control Achilles and Briarback's Danny Boy. On right is Viagra's hard to the Max and Hard Driving Callie.

[Spruce Ridge Beagler]

Nice shootin, looks like you guys had a blast.
You are right, there is no better way to get a dog in shape than to put him on hare for a few days.

[SHAWN G.]

wish i could have went, but you know, have to do the work thing, but next time its on...................................."nice pics"

[blitzen4]

nice shooting, I bet it was a blast. Those are some nice looking hounds you guys got there in the back of that pickup

[jmdown]

sure beats running these cottontails, in so. east MI. they should be in shape for the state hunt!!! trips like that are priceless.

[buckshotmc]

Nice shooting Rob. Three days, three limits! (I've seen Coop with a shotgun and I am quite certain that none of those hare were taken by him.) Nice pics.

[Joeyman]

that looks like alot of fun. man one of these days i'm going to try hare hunting. one of these days. I really like that max dog. very nice looking dog.

[Tsa la gi]

Briarback,
Good lookin hounds,I know you had a grand slam time.Where were you hunting? Hope when we get up there this year late Oct the hare are white.

[BriarBack Beagles]

Most the spots we hunt are around Newberry..

[Tsa la gi]

Thanks thought you were on Drummond.

[SMITTY1233]

How was the snow and what dates were you there...

Thanks

[BriarBack Beagles]

We were up there March 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The snow was great, there was no snow in spots in the swamps there was 1 to 2 inches.

[TallPaul]

Briarback,
Good lookin hounds,I know you had a grand slam time.Where were you hunting? Hope when we get up there this year late Oct the hare are white.

Would be a very rare thing to see a white hare in late Oct. Usually the 3rd week of Nov. Great thing they run the same brown.

Wow only 2-3 inches in Newberry. Thinking of heading E or S to try to find some bare ground running this weekend. No problems with Wolves? Looked like a great time.
Couple weeks ago I had a chance to take a friend, who doesn't run hare much, he balked and regreted it days after.

[klrconcrete]

No snow in spots and 1-2 inches in swamps-- must be a different area than I am familiar with. Kurt