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| Arriving, looking at the west side of the Island |
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| ..and looking east @ 8:15am |
The weather was superb!!! A hoar frost, with temps in the high 20'sF, quickly gave way to a bluebird, cloudless sky and a warming , slight breeze from the SW. It can be brutally cold and windy here in December, but not today! The forecast was for a high of 52 degrees. I had far too many layers of clothes on!
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Our first fox was found at 9:05am- only minutes into the draw.The tide was going out-low tide was to be at 11AM- and Charles took advantage of the re-appearing shore. He stayed to the waterline for 90 percent of his run and after 50 minutes of this , we broke the pack and struck out to find a more obliging pilot. We had come to see long runs in the open, and this fellow just didnt want to co-operate.( It is noteworthy that Rebel, Bobby's puppy, was credited for recovering the fox's line down along the water early in the chase . You can hear Bobby on the video - just a bit excited about it!)
But our next red gave the pack a real run for 90 minutes. Hounds roused him on the opposite side of the island, and although he, too, began his journey hugging the waterline, he didnt stay out of sight for long.
TommyD., a car follower positioned on the only road through the preserve, had the fox run right into his lap. He had his camera, but he says that he didnt get the pics because he was pointing it right into the sun.( I hope he finds that he is wrong when he goes to look at the images.. .I can always update this blog!)
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| look who is up front- that "wrong-colored" hound again! |
Anyway, this fox crossed the road behind Tommy D. and Tommy, then made a large swing on that side of the road before crossing back over it. From there, he pointed his brush eastward and just ... kept... going!!!
He did choose to run the shore again on that side for 15 minutes ( I know this because I mistakenly left the helmet cam on for the entire time) after which he then hit high ground behind the Lodge, ran down the Lodge lane, behind the parking area and my horse trailer, and then struck out across that field that had the frost on it earlier.(see picture above). And me with no memory left in the camera...Maybe Tommy D. caught it with his.
Our fox kept on going right back to where this second chase had originated.. When the little pack checked back down along the water, we called them in. It was 11:35. Time for lunch! And if it's Wye Island, then lunch must be:
Muffeletta!! |
| The principals discussing the mornings' events over lunch |
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