#19 hits the snow hard!

[Grayfox]

On the way to the first set I found a springer hit on the road that had been dead a couple hours, I called the number on the caller and found the owner in Chicago for work but his wife was home so I ran the dog over and placed it out of site until he could return and take care of it.

The first set I had one come running in while I had the moon at my back and honestly never saw him until he was right on top of me. I was scanning with the binoculars and all of a sudden he was 40 yards away, saw me grab the gun and wouldn't stop for a shot. I called in the neibors giant white dog shortly after that and took a few yells to get it to run away. Then had one come in behind me and stop twice for a shot but it was on the other side of a fence I didn't have permission for.

Second set I parked the truck on the North side of the road and again broke trail to the south. I put out the caller and this time set up with the moon in my face and set up high on a hill. I let out a howl and had a pack fire up not 100 yards across the street. Another group lit up South of me. There was nothing I could do about the ones to the North so I decided to work the ones to the South. I threw several calls at them and 40 minutes later I saw the pair working their way across the field. The male disappeared behind a hill but the female stopped to take another look and that was one look to many for her as the shot dropped her in her tracks. 185 yard shot and #19 for me this year was down. She was an ugly one so she's getting a ride home and then to the carcass pile but another one down anyway. I'm thinking of giving it a shot again tonight to get that last one.

Good luck to anyone venturing out.

Rob