The Deertrackers hounds have been out and about regularly this season. The season has produced more bucks than predicted with the occasional muntjac, but on the whole the bucks have been of poor quality going by their body weight probably through the harsh winter of 10/11. This has been Reggie’s and Freya’s first proper season accompanying us hunting Roe bucks. Both hounds are behaving well and tracking freshly shot deer and reporting found deer. They are also still regularly being worked on older/longer laid blood trails.
Mintaka has been out as usual, giving us a welcome break from having eager pups with us. It is nice to have a fully accomplished hound at heel. One memorable occasion was when Mintaka was put on the track of a gut shot roe buck; she quickly found the buck and was allowed to hunt free as the buck still had plenty of life in him. She hunted the buck through a cover eventually holding him at bay, yes, roe will hold at bay! When the rifle approached the buck was standing his ground and charging Mintaka but Mintaka was still comfortable holding him at bay not giving him a chance to make off again before he could be humanely shot.
The fox control has been given a break, letting vixens rear their cubs in peace except where the foxes are doing untold damage.
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