10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13,1968
WALTER WATSON shows baby foxes he dug out of
their den with their mother last week when they were about
five days old. Mother and the seven babies are doing well
and their eyes are open now. L. F. Photo
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• Fox Hunting
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describes as the best fox hunter
he ever had. The old dog train
ed the young ones in the fields
by working foxes with them un
til he was killed by an auto.
These two young dogs now make
up the fast trailing combination.
When the pack is off, they al
ways lead, and Walter likes to
keep them together when they
are hunting because of their
teamwork abilities.
The female Annie comes
from the Ozark Coon Hound
Kennels in Arkansas. She is best
at picking up the older scents.
Many times she straightens out
"the boys” so they can get back
on the trail again.
And there is Saltie. He is part
fox terrier and part bull dog
bred that way to hate foxes,
and with the size and ability to
go down into the fox den and
see if he is there. The little dog
lies down, rolls and kicks feroci
ously wherever a fox has been.
Monday was just right for
trailing foxes. A stiff, rather
damp south wind came in over
the hill and, before the morn
ing was over, we got soaked
from a five minute shower. This
didn’t dampen the spirits of
dogs or men. The dogs were
“tonguing” on and off all morn
ing but the biggest offensive
came at about 10:30 a.m.
We had gone out across the
ridge through woods, plowed
corn fields and three-inch-high
alfalfa. We crossed to the north
side of the hill and then it
happened! Right in the woods
behind us, one dog picked up the
trail and the dogs were off for
sure this time. Further and
further east the pack went,
sending their hunting call back
in no uncertain terms As we
waited and listened, the sound
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IS HE IN THERE? Walter Watson and two of his fox
hounds check. The little dog is part fox terrier and part bull
dog to give him the temperment and ability to go down in
the holes. L. F. Photo
headed up over the hill and holes. “Some time that fox
soon started coming closer on won’t be so lucky,” Watson said
the other side of the hill as the as we headed back to the cars,
fox started circling back We “But we can still take a picture
ran to the top, crossed over and of the fox the dogs killed yes
waited in an open plowed field terday and the mother fox with
The dogs were coming closer her Jitter of seven, which were
now and I checked the camera caught north of Intercourse last
several times, ready for that Tuesday.”
fox to dare to show his face in Sooo, that’s what we did'
the open field,
Suddenly, everything became home for dinner, he thought to
quiet We went down into the himself, “It sure is exciting to
thicket where we had last heard hunt foxes with Walter Watson.”
the dogs We found nothing but And it really was!
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