The Huntsman's Corner
The Huntsman's Corner
The Huntsman's Corner
Exercise Schedule for August:
Wednesday 26 9:00 am - Cindy 303-514-4068 (Call or text)
Sunday 30 9:00 am - Nancy 303-909-9975 -
planned demonstration (Check with Kelly or Annie)
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 2 9AM Cindy (call or text)
Monday(Labor Day) 7 9AM MFH Jerry (call and leave a message)
Wednesday 9 9AM Cindy (call or text)
Pre Season Hunting begins - You must have a new signed release
Sunday 13 9AM Opening of Preseason Hunting
Wednesday 16 2PM
Sunday 20 9AM
Wednesday 23 2PM
Sunday 27 9AM
Wednesday 30 2PM
During Pre Season Hunting, we will observe "Safe in the Great Outdoors" protocols
Please wear your riding gloves, bring a mask, and practice social distancing. Hand sanitizer will be available.
Pre Season Hunting is at the pleasure of the Masters. Please contact one of them with any questions.
Huntsman's letter
As we are looking down the barrel of September, we are anticipating the ability to go out for short periods during the cubbing season, beginning Sunday, September 13th. This will be no change from the beginning of cubbing from prior years. With all the aforementioned protocols in mind, those necessary will be worked out by the masters prior to the start, and the viability of our usual schedules that might be affected by governmental mandates at the time. Luckily for us, we have insider information on the scope and scientific data as it becomes available. Hoping for an approved vaccine, sooner than later.
All of that aside, the hounds are ready to go, and their enthusiasm becomes more apparent with each cooler day and night. Keeping hounds busy and exercised has been done by your staff and some diehard members. Much thanks go to those folks who helped, week in and week out, heat notwithstanding, to get our hounds some much needed "out" time. We are all looking forward to the fall for a myriad of reasons.
Even more exciting is the prospect of the gift of two hunting bitches from Brazos Valley Hounds. These girls are being transferred to us at the end of the month, through the generosity of MFH Sandy Dixon, who will drive to meet me halfway. They should be in our kennel and getting to know us by the start of cubbing. Even more exciting, (it is marvelous how fate works sometimes), is the gift of two puppies from Harvard Hounds, via Fort Leavenworth, where they were whelped. These little guys will be the future of the pack as they grow to be hunting hounds within the next year. Get your pocketbooks ready, because we anticipate auctioning the right to name these little guys, and deciding who will walk them for the first 3 months they are with us. Puppies are always an uplift for morale for people and for the pack! Regardless of the outside world, hounds must be fed and cared for, and in anticipation of a return to normal gatherings, we are looking forward to the membership coming out to support their sport, and get a big dose of the great outdoors. Tally HO!
Nancy Mitchell