Many outdoor enthusiasts look forward to late February for the migration of the sandhill crane, some warmer weather and the Ford Indianapolis Sport, Boat & Travel Show. This is something I don’t want to miss.
The first weekend of the sports show features the Indiana Deer, Turkey & Waterfowl Expo. Tom Miranda will be the featured seminar speaker.
The “Wall of Legends” features some of the largest whitetail deer ever taken in Indiana. Look for my Hayes Legend mount to be there.
I’ve tried elk hunting once and want to try it again. The barber of Winchester, Wayne Hogg, is an avid elk hunter. Hopefully, I will hunt with him this fall. He advised me to visit the booth of D Bar G Outfitters of Colorado to check out its deer and elk hunts.
I did one better by going to www.dbarg.com. These folks offer drop camps, guided and unguided hunts. The site has 20 pictures of some pretty impressive elk and absolute monster mule deer. I look forward to visiting with these folks.
The Ford Indianapolis Sport, Boat & Travel Show opens its 58th run Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Go to www.renfroproductions.com for all the details.
It was great having Daisy the beagle to hunt with this past rabbit season. Dave Schlabaugh and I bought Daisy last October. She has been a great hunter and wonderful pet. Last Monday, Daisy disappeared.
Dave released the beagle to run the adjoining weed patches around his house. Daisy never returned. She shed her collar with our names and phone numbers recently. The collar she is wearing now is adjustable with plastic clasps.
Daisy was last seen behind the transfer station on South Madison Avenue.
Tuesday, I spent several hours looking for Daisy. My fear was that she had been killed by a coyote. I saw neither dog nor coyote tracks in the snow. Call 617-0657 if you find a small female beagle in the vicinity of 62nd Street and Madison Avenue.
With a couple of hours left, I went to one of my deer woods to hunt rabbit and look for shed antlers. I kicked up two rabbits in a fence row and missed both. Daisy would have run those back around. I’ve left a lot of memories in these woods.
I jumped a small branch and headed for my truck. The sun was going down, and this would be my last rabbit hunt of the season.
There is something lonesome about a train whistle, and there was one blowing in the distance. A new season is around the corner, but I hate to let go of this one.
There was little cover in the woods, and I was walking a path. I veered to kick a small skiff of grass. A rabbit bolted, and I took a quick shot. Then all was quiet. I walked to where the rabbit disappeared and found it lying there. I can only hope the next rabbit season begins with Daisy.
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