2008 Wisconsin snowshoe hare hunt - PICS!!!

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2008 Wisconsin snowshoe hare hunt - PICS!!!

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We trekked 1,200 miles to Northern WI last month to brave the cold and 2+' of snow in some places and loved every second of it! This year was a hard winter up North and there was a lot of snow on the ground when we got there. The 1st day the dogs had a real hard time running in it b/c it was so deep, they were in over their heads, pun intended :)

Over the course of 3 days the dogs jumped and ran some really nice hare. The first one we shot the dogs ran him for 2 hrs. and 10 min. before we layed the hammer down. They would stroke him, then have to gear down when he'd go under the conifers where it was real cold and the top layer of snow was ice and didn't hold the scent well.

Only 2 hare did they really line out on and stroke and both were the 2nd & 3rd days we were there. Temps had gotten just above freezing and then dropped real low.

1st pic is one I snapped just as the dogs got a line on a hare, they were off!

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Ahhh, snowshoes, MUCH easier!!!

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Here's one of the big bad wolf. We ran into some wolf tracks as you can see by the picture, they're HUGE and we prayed that we wouldn’t run into the wolves themselves.

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And last but not least, here's one of my favorites. This is a pic of my 14 month old Branko x Hanks JoJo Blue/Spicers Blue Back gyp Simba jumping up on me saying “Hey - where’s the cream filling?!”

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fabulous!! Wish I had been there!

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Those are some great pictures! :D

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Looks like you had some great moments there and a wonderful trip. Congrats!

I remember that 1200 mile trip from back in the navy days, except that the speed limit was 55 then and it took me 24 hours of straight driving! :lol:

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Those pictures are beautiful, looks like you guys had a great time in spite of the deep snow...

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Hey coolbreez, looks like you had a great time. You should have let me know you were coming up we to WI. We could have run together, I have some really good spots to run. Nice pictures.

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Excellent pic quality and beautiful country. Looks like you had a great time.
What type camera did you use to take those pics. I don't think I have seen better quality posted.

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Y'all snow hare fellas are giving me the fever bad!!!!!! I gotta plan a trip up there this upcoming season.
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