Took Dahlia out and wandered the family farm looking for some bunnies. This is the second day of row that none were found. It was still quite an eventful day as we did stumble upon 3 opossums. Dahlia was the direct cause of one's demise, the other 2 escaped; one up a tree and the other took off running down the fence row and ducked into a hole before she could figure the track out. She did give a tongue on the treed opossum. I think I need to invest in a pistol. We saw probably 50 wild turkeys. They were getting out of the standing corn and running across the open fields towards the woods. After they disappeared, Dahlia began to work their tracks. I watched as she did a 200 yard track across the melting snow of a chisel plowed corn field. Of course my camera died before the whole thing played out. I am extremely happy with Dahlia's work and drive. She is not afraid to get in and work the cover. Overall, the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day to be out and about.
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Dave Dyer
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December 2012
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