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Date Posted: Fri, Jul 18, 04:59:59am CST
Author: perry
Author Host/IP: cache-mtc-aa09.proxy.aol.com / 64.12.116.13
Subject: Re: Track speed & style?
In reply to: Curt Channells 's message, "Re: Track speed & style?" on Thu, Jul 17, 02:15:18pm CST

>>>>I know of only a few leopards here in Colorado, and
>>>>just a handful in surrounding states. I currently
>>own
>>>>6 leopards and hunt them on mt. lion, bobcat, and
>>>>coon. Among my dogs, I see several different track
>>>>styles, and of course they vary in track speed. I
>>>>have only hunted with a handful (maybe 10)of other
>>>>leopards and am curious what others are seeing? So,
>>>>let's hear it - tell us about your favorite leopard
>>>>past or present.
>>>>
>>>>I feel my best at this time is a little black & tan
>>>>color leopard female, she's 45# and a bundle of
>>>>energy. I would not call her extremely cold nosed.
>>>>She will straddle a cold track and work it with
>>>>dilligence, often times over running the turns and
>>>>will circle to find it again. In reality her cold
>>>>trailing could be described as a series of short
>>loses
>>>>and recoveries. She will open once almost every
>time
>>>>she circles back or swings and recovers the track.
>>>>
>>>>On a warm or hot track, she runs with her head up
>>>>drifting the track and hunting with her eyes as well
>>>>as her nose. She will open about every 50-75 yards
>>or
>>>>about twice every minute. On a jumped race she will
>>>>most always abandon the track and move full speed,
>>>>running the game by body scent. She is very open at
>>>>this point. Depending on wind direction and terrain,
>>>>her path is usually 15-20 yards off to the side of
>>the
>>>>track itself. She will come into a tree with her
>>head
>>>>high trying to locate with her eyes as much as with
>>>>her nose from as far as 50 yards out. She has a
>nice
>>>>locate that is longer than her voice on track then
>>>>settles into a fast but steady chop at the tree,
>>about
>>>>50-60 barks per minute.
>>>>
>>>>The bulk of my hunting is done in the snow, and it's
>>>>easy to read what the dog is doing on a track. More
>>>>than once she's treed in steep terrain and when I
>>>>arrive she's on the uphill side of the tree and
>>>>looking at the critter, without a dog track inside a
>>>>20 yard diameter of the base of the tree. She's
>>>>frequently locating by sight and body scent.
>>>>
>>>>This dog is pleasing me, let's hear what's pleasing
>>>>you.
>>>Thanks for the report Jed, I am just getting into the
>>>leps and would like to hear more on how your leps do
>>>on game out in Colorado.
>>
>>
>>Where are you from Curt? Ring my phone or email
>>anytime.
>>720-289-5600 or shednjelly@aol.com
>I live in SW Michigan, 616-834-6512or curtchann@att.net
Jed how is your little balck and tan colored female bred?

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