Matt Howell and James Quick

Matt sent this picture of his last day of the season. He hunted near Mena, Ar with James and his dog Sam...of course, Matt took Rosco. Looks like they had a real good day.

O' Tie that Binds & Spook

O' Tie will be bred to Spook tomorrow or Saturday. He is her grandson which is supposed to be the best cross you can make.

Opal and Rosco

Matt Howell said Opal is in season and as soon as she is bred she will be coming home.

Hunting Two Young Dogs Together

Here is another video of my last day of the season hunt.

I am trying to hunt two young dogs--Tie and Dan--together.

You will see it does not work well. Both dogs still need encouragement

and correction. When Tie is on the tree Dan is not at attention.

They hinder each other and are in each other's way. After treeing

this squirrel I put Tie up and let Dan hunt by himself. Almost

immediately he treed his own squirrel. Several have been asking

and Dan will be for sale, but I have to ask all the folks who have

contacted me before I can open it up to everyone. BTW, Tie is

not a year and a half old yet and Dan is just over a year and half.

They are both doing great!

Last Day Season

What I like about squirrel hunting is starting the young

Feists. Yesterday, I took Dan and Tie (AKA Oliver) for

my last hunt this season. Tie hunted like an old dog. We

treed 9 and I brought 2 home for Betty to fry for me

tonight! The highlight of the day was Galla Creek Dan,

out of Bonnie Sue Parker and Shooter! He treed his

first squirrel with Tie and his first one solo. What a day

and what a way to end the season. I am blessed. Tie

and Dan are half brothers, both out of Shooter! Watch

old Dan Maples tree his first squirrel. Betty named him

after a US Marshall who served for Isaac Parker at Fort

Smith. He went into the Nations after the notorious Cherokee

bandit Ned Christie. Ned was wanted for murder and he

ambushed Dan Maples and killed him. No one ambushed

Dan yesterday when he made his first tree!