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Holy Cheet!
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06/22/15 02:01 PM
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gary roberson
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Last Friday morning loaded Jill, Pearl and Luke to hunt about daybreak south of Menard. Jill and Pearl are cold trailing hussies and took a track about a mile before finding the coon squatted in thick agarita. The dogs had the coon subdued before I got to them and Luke had been bitten on the ear and was bleeding as usual. (He is a very gritty young man). I called to the dogs to load but they began to wind as if there had been another coon in the area. I let them go and to see what they could find. In a few minutes, treed on a big boar coon, so I decided to shoot it out to them. At the report of my .22 pistol, I did not hear the familiar "thud" but the coon bailed as if hit. It did not take long to realize that the coon was not badly injured and the fight was on. Rather than let the big boar chew on my dogs, I decided to wade in and finish him off like I have done thousands of times. I waited for the dogs to give me an open shot then shoved the pistol near the coon's head and pulled the trigger just as Luke darted back in. The bullet struck Luke in the head as he yelped and rolled away from the coon, slinging his head and stumbling. I was in shock and realized that I might have to finish him off as I did not want to see him suffer. I watched him closely and noticed that he never lost his feet and though definitely in pain, was beginning to regain composure. After a short time, he ran toward the truck, turned and faced me, blood running off the side of his head. He allowed me to examine the wound which appeared to have entered where his ear attached to the skull and proceeded downward alongside the head and exiting back through the ear. Luke was a lucky dog and I was a lucky hunter. While I have done this thousands of times, it goes to show that you can never be too safe. Luke is making a recovery and should be ready to go again in a few days. Adios, Gary
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Re: Holy Cheet!
[Re: gary roberson]
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06/22/15 02:06 PM
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Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/22/15 02:10 PM
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Glad to hear Luke is gonna be alright. Do you think he learned to stay back when he sees you close in with the pistol?
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/22/15 02:27 PM
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Glad to hear he's no worse for wear... Hopefully both Luke and yourself learned a lesson on that hunt
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/22/15 03:08 PM
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Man, glad he is ok. I grew up coon hunting and sure do miss it. Lots of wild stories from back then.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/22/15 03:19 PM
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I am only 62 and been hunting with hounds since I was 10. I have waded in and shot coons, cats, hogs and snakes but it goes to show you that you can't be too careful. Not sure if Luke learned a lesson but he is very intelligent and I hope that he did. Problem is they sure get worked up when there is a predator in fighting distance. Adios, Gary
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/22/15 03:20 PM
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Sounds like you two dodged a bullet. Well not quite, but just enough. Glad to hear the good ending
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/22/15 04:18 PM
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One positive thing about this wreck was that we did not have a camera there filming for CARNIVORE! Adios, Gary
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 12:31 PM
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Sure don't need the anti's seeing something like that. Just fuel for the fire. Best wishes, Gary.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 12:48 PM
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Glad Luke is going to be alright. Might be stone cold deaf, but he's alive.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 02:07 PM
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Next time do it Davy Crockett style, and jump in with a knife. Glad to hear he's okay.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 02:15 PM
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Poor pup, glad he is recovering.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 05:24 PM
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Glad Luke is ok. There isn't much that is heavier on your heart than the loss of a dog.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 06:57 PM
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Immediately after the accident I remember thinking, "At least I have a litter out of him and Jill that is due at the end of July". Sure am glad he is on the mend, checked him at lunch and he is holding his head a little more level. Adios, Gary
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 08:28 PM
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Glad your pup is gonna be ok.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 08:48 PM
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Crazy story, glad everything turned out ok.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/23/15 10:26 PM
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Hey Gary, is Luke covered for medical under obama care! Should be eligable for disability. You know you cant get made at him when you call him and he dont come right away, might not hear you.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/24/15 02:02 PM
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I can tell that he is having trouble hearing out of that ear because when I call to him, he pricks his good ear and looks for me. He is having trouble locating where the sound is coming from. Until all the drainage stops running down the ear canal, he is going to have difficulty hearing. Adios, Gary
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/25/15 12:33 PM
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Did you get the coon? heh... oh, and what do you do with those coons after you shoot them? Just curious if you skin them, eat them, or just throw them on the fence.. heh
R
Hunting is easy..it's getting permission from your wife that is tough.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/25/15 01:51 PM
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After the bullet exited the dog, it killed the coon. Fur has no value this time of the year and I don't eat them, just try to keep the population down on several ranches so that they don't destroy feeders and consume more feed than the deer. A buddy had a photo on his trail cam that had 21 coons in one frame at a protein feeder. Adios, Gary
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/25/15 02:05 PM
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Gotcha, yea... I kill all the coons I can at the ranch too.. heh
R
Hunting is easy..it's getting permission from your wife that is tough.
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/30/15 04:02 PM
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Luke has almost made a full recovery. It will be interesting to see what he does when I draw my handgun. Adios, Gary
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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06/30/15 05:03 PM
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great news on recovery... Last pet we had was stray.. Made one of them dog runs, 50ft thin coated cable , i got small ft & take short steps so may vary... Then bout 20ft leash on roller running on main cable... The dog part pit-bull, learned ta back out of collor... Neighbors found dog with snake bite... Took the dog ta vet, sat up on porch with dog that night.. Dog slowly got better... Bought new collor one that goes around front legs also.. Woke up one morning, no dog, later found pet dead, with lead poisoning.. Took back ta house, burried along side other family pets..
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Re: Holy Cheet!
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07/01/15 01:31 PM
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Sorry to hear that colt.45. Loosing a dog is never a good thing. Adios, Gary
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07/01/15 01:43 PM
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"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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