I’ve said it time and time again that in order for a hound to be considered for SOY should have to be ran at stud in a magazine. It’s only fair since these magazines support the SOY points race.
78,......great year and decade for fox running..its just as well you young guys dont know how it was in those days so you dont miss it so much like us old turkeys do.Reds and gray fox with low to zero deer in many areas.and man what some races. I overheard some saying todays hounds are better and faster than past hounds.Sorry to tell you but thats not exactly correct. Well thanks for the pictures and memories.
Sure brings back memories, man I didn't know how good we had it back then. Fox woods with hardly any deer, year round good running, 20 fox hunters living within 10 miles of me that some was always trying out any and about all of those bloodlines, their all gone now along with the woods ( all housing subdivisions now full of people that ain't from around here ). Sure wish I had 2 good Yazoo jyps with litters off Straight Burbon and Hills Lawyer. Hills Joe B won the Nat. In '78, I had a littermate to him that I won several field trials with, 3 day and 1 day. They were off of Joe R Hill x High Spin Judy. I know a lot of people say that hounds are better now but I believe most of them was not around then. I know I can't get my hands on any like those were.
was 33 years old in 78....seen the good and the not do good...and not a lot changed for them number one dogs are few then and now.times has changed. first penI hunted in 83 in Mississippi. Joe Mathis pen at foxcliff...red fox everywere....tested them hounds guts ...
They put 25 reds in it the first year and for 2 yrs. I never saw nothing like it. Night after night for 2 yrs all night long. Bobby Hatcher sent some of those first Guinea dogs up there to get in shape.
After that bunch of fox they never could get it to run like that again. We have some great memories from there and some old hunters I’ll never forget.
Darrell