>>On my San Juan elk hunt
>>I had some houndsmen release
>>at least 20 hounds right
>>at me up a little
>>trail I'd cut in the
>>oaks. It's one thing
>>to be following 20 hounds
>>and quite another to be
>>what appeared to be the
>>subject of that race
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>>Needless to say they all parted
>>and brushed my pants as
>>they sped by only to
>>hook up on the bear
>>about 150 yards past me
>>on the hill. Talked
>>to the guy a few
>>days later and we had
>>a good laugh about it.
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>>My only gripe with the houndsmen
>>is that they don't really
>>like to kill anything.
>>They shoot the really big
>>ones, but they are much
>>more into the chase than
>>pruning bears from the mtn.
>> Bears are the only
>>predators who can smell the
>>after birth and calfs.
>>They follow the elk around
>>in the spring and slaughter
>>the calves. Good for
>>the bear population, not so
>>much for us elkaholics who
>>would rather be the ones
>>hunting those elk.
>>
>>In the end of the day
>>I've never met a houndsman
>>who wasn't a good guy.
>> You just had a
>>little back luck with where
>>you were wanting to hunt.
>> You just gots to
>>pay attention to where they
>>hit it hard every year
>>and use them to your
>>advantage.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Pete
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>Hey C3?
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>A Bear Might Eat a Calf
>Elk on occasion!
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>"SLAUGHTER"?
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>I'd like to know how many
>Calves are Slaughtered in Utah
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>And I Suppose the Year You
>were Hunting Elk You were
>not Hunting Just 'The Really
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