We had our second weekend of youth weekends in Woodville, Mississippi and it turned out great for hunters and Rosette. The first weekend five youths killed deer and the second weekend we had three youths kill deer. Hopefully the pictures come out in the order I explain them. First of all I must admit I need to work on my picture taking and clean up some of the deer a lot better. Rain was coming so we were moving fast.
First picture is David Cheramie, with no hunting cap, grandson of the landowner, who shot a doe and it was gut shot so there was not much blood to track. David found a small amount of blood in the five acre food plot (our biggest). I put Rosette on it and she started tracking but the blood ran out quickly and the spot light seemed to confuse her (it was her first track at night.). After she got used to the light I put her along the wood line of the food plot. David was not sure where she went in so I was hoping we would run into a blood scent where the doe ran into the woods.
Rain was coming and we had a little breeze blowing as we followed the wood line for about 50 yards, when all of a sudden Rosette turned into the woods and about 40 yards into the woods she found the doe. We were down wind of the doe and I believe she winded her because we had no real blood trail and it was a real gut buster shot.
Second picture is Paul Reding, with a hunting cap on, also grandson of the landowner, who was bowhunting for the first time. He also shot a doe in a very small food plot and lots of tough woods all around it. The shot was a good one and it went through the lung and left a very good blood trail at first. Then it would stop for several yards, and we would see a few drops of blood, and it would stop again. This went on for about three hundred yards. During the track the deer took a sharp left turn and Rosette overshot it; she corrected herself and hit the blood trail again. At that left turn there was no blood to follow so I was really happy with her when she checked herself and she found the trail again on her own. By the way Rosette had her fan club following her- seven of the youth that were hunting that weekend, the landowner, and Paul's dad. They were really impressed with how well Rosette did being only five and a half months old.
On both tracks she's nothing but business. When we dragged the deer out she was on that deer like you were stealing her deer and it's like she is running a rabbit. Can't wait to try her on rabbit hunting after the deer season.
Rosette really did great job this weekend and she is a fun dog to have around the camp and she has settled into camp life very well. Thanks again for all your help and great little dog.
Third picture is Austin Duet, relative of the landowner, that it sitting on the eight point. It was his first deer hunt and his dad was with him to witness his son's first deer, an eight point to boot. That was one happy little boy. He dropped the buck in the food plot so there was no need for Rosette.
The rest of the kids were the hunters for the weekend and little friends that jumped into the picture. We really had a great time with all of them.
Forth picture is Jake Williams, my great nephew, getting his shirt tail cut by his dad because he missed a doe. There is no mercy at Gut Buster's hunting club.
Fifth picture is Terrell Pizani, friend of landowner, getting his shirt tail cut by his grandmother with his grandfather looking on. Like I, said no mercy at the Gut Buster's hunting camp.
Have a great week and a Happy Thanksgiving.
Ann & Lynn Pierce
waste of a shirt, nice dog though
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