Good Stuff Right There !!!!!!!!

Good read

I agree Kevin. Days like that is the reason I collar them up and turn em loose.

Ok Tim this is not funny! The hairs are standing up on the back of my neck and I now thinking about calling in sick tomorrow.......

Hey Hurley, I agree. Let me know when you call in sick and I will too. That is if you don't mind my hounds following yours through the woods.

I love running hounds as much as anyone, but am I the only one that sees the problem with the end of this story? It's great until he says he is running deer out of season....I'm guessing he must be in Florida because to my knowledge that is the only state that has a training season for deer hounds. With everything we are facing from the opposition I would like to think this stuff doesn't happen in other states but unfortunately I know better as I have seen it happen several times this year from clubs beside mine in the last couple weeks. If we are going to keep this sport alive we need to make sure that our fellow houndsman are abiding by the laws that are already in place and not encouraging illegal actions. We can't be out making drives under the excuse of fox season is in, because people know better and it's only going to push this sport closer to its end.

It has been and still is Perfectly legal to run deer in closed season in NC refer to page 43 of 2017 hunting regulations.

Maybe I misread this on training dogs in NC on page 43 of the hunting regs as I don't live in NC but it says on page 43 of the hunting regs under training that it is illegal to run or chase deer during closed season except when under control of the owner. Does under control in NC allow them to be free cast?

Yes it does. Also Any hound cast with a transmitter collar is considered to be under control of the owner. And in reference to the original post. Tim Cherry is a resident and hunting club member in the state of NC.

Wow. I didn't see that coming. First off I do truly enjoy the chase as much as anyone but I try to be a responsible houndsman and I try to follow the rules and laws that are presented to me by my club and the State of North Carolina.
Now secondly, this post was to address the lack of quality posts on speeddogs now as opposed to 3-4 years ago. Most everyone has gone to Facebook to communicate but I'm an old dinosaur and prefer the old ways better. This includes the social media and the way we used to be able to hunt and run our hounds. Dang I miss the good old days of running in the Tulls Mill block.
Now one more thing. Anyone that knows me, knows that I love to talk and tell stories and listen to stories about an outstanding hunt or chase. But I was not the person that wrote this wonderful description of a hunt that was just awesome in my opinion. I found it while searching for something else and I liked it so much that I copied and pasted it so other hunters could enjoy it as much as I did. I wished that I could write a story as well as the original poster but I'm more of a talker. Lol. And anyone that has met me or hunted with me knows that I'm telling the truth.
Al, I appreciate you setting things straight but it's sad that some people can't read a story and enjoy it for what it is, without trying to tear down a person or my favorite pastime or sport.
So now that all of that has been addressed, please take a few minutes to read the story titled "Light Frost" and tell me that it doesn't bring back good memories or make you wish that you were loading up to go turn em loose.

Tim Cherry
Goldsboro, NC

Bill, in case you didn't get it the point of this very well written story was that you can have an awesome day hunting with your hounds without a gun or even killing a piece of game. The older I get the more I realize that. I hunted two weekends this past hunting season and never took my gun from behind my seat. I had my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter riding with me and I couldn't have a better time than I did with her enjoying the sport that I love so much. But I'm sure that if I had to explain this to you, you probably will not understand what the story truly was about. Only a person that has experienced it can really appreciate the feeling that the person who wrote this story was trying to express.

Tim Cherry
Goldsboro, NC

Tim,
I want to apologize for coming across wrong. I do understand what the story was about and enjoy days like that as much as anyone. The older I get the less it has become about killing deer than hearing a good chase. I was wrong on my interpretation of the deer hound training law in NC. We are not allowed to run deer outside of deer season here in Virginia yet I have seen a lot of clubs and young people lately running them outside of this season under the guise of fox hunting. When you call these guys about dogs for sale or talk to them at field trials they have no problem telling you they run their dogs on the outside every weekend year round and how they smoke a deer, yet do the seem to care the image they are portraying as law breakers. I want the future generations to experience thwith article you posted 1st hand, not have to read about it because we can no longer run our hounds.

No problem Bill. But just a a little FYI about the lengths I go to run my hounds on deer. It's against the law to allow a dog to chase a deer at anytime in the county that I live in so I joined a hunting club in a county that's it is legal. It's a hours drive one way for me but it's worth it to get that feeling that's described in the story that I posted on here. Good luck hunting and I hope that you and your hounds stay safe.

Tim Cherry