ay one Norman sent Jerry and I on ahead while he waited for Randy (there was a miscue and Randy wasn't coming until the next day) we got a hot rig strike and cut 6 dogs all at once they left roaring, headed for hwy 39 and Cranberry. Yelled at Norman on the radio he headed around there and Jerry I and started off the mountain to go around as well. While we were coming off the mountain we lost signal with them and Hammer said they were across 39. Norman drove down the access road a little ways and let his dogs off the truck to empty out unaware the race was coming right at him, they got in and the dogs rolled around the Cranberry bogs and treed about 800 yds from the locked gate in the parking lot (Cranberry is a no motorized vehicle area) and there was a hiking trail that went around the bogs to where they were treed. We all had an easy walk in to the dogs.
BEAR UP BIG CHERRY TREE
YOUNG DOG LAWSON
YOUNG DOG HONKER
We got gathered up from that tree and went back around to the Hillsboro side and resumed the hunt, Jerry and I were in front (courtesy I suppose) with Norman and Hammers crew following us up Hills Creek, we got another rig strike that wasn't great but put some dogs out anyway. They took a minute to get to the strike as the track was cold but I had a couple that along with one of Hammers spotted dogs (bless his heart he doesn't have any Plotts haha) that crossed the creek and went up the hillside to the track, when they went to opening everyone got some dogs cut in and they began angling up the mountain then hooked left right up the point, when they got to the top they bayed then left running back towards the road we were sitting on. Jerry and I saw the bear and dogs cross, but they hit a fence and had a small delay then roared on up the mountain. In the mean time I noticed one of mine was treed back where they had bayed and come to find out two of Hammer's were treed there as well. Rueben and I went to them while Hammer, Jerry and Norman stayed with the others. The ones we went to, as suspected had a cub. The others treed pretty high up on the face of Briery and part of the crew went around to the top and walked down to their tree and got them off the sow then walked on down to get a ride back to the truck on top. After that we called it a day.
LITTLE BITTY FELLER
FLO UNDER THE LITTLE GUY
