SHOTS HEARD FROM THE PAST

TALLY HO!!
TO: THE LOYAL ORDER OF THE BIG WOODS HARE HUNTERS OF THE ALLEGHENY

GREETINGS:

I thought you all might enjoy some pictures from the past during the "off season".

The picture above was featured in The Forest Press, a weekly newspaper out of Tionesta, PA.

As you can see, Sr. is on the left and Jr. is on the right.

The hounds are (L) John Doe (a full blooded treeing walker) and (R) Candy (beagle).

The two Omnipotent Snowshoe hare were taken in the Allegheny National Forest, probably in the tornado blow down of 1984 near Blue Jay Village, what is now Abraxas and Yes, we used our snowshoes that year.

March 2002 issue of The Rabbit Hunter magazine featuring Joe, Jr after a successful hunt on the Allegheny Plateau, in the Allegheny National Forest, near Beaver Meadow.

Joe displays his trophy Snowshoe Hare in his home in Alexandria, Va.

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TALLY HO!!
TO: THE LOYAL ORDER OF THE BIG WOODS HARE HUNTERS OF THE ALLEGHENY

--- On Tue, 4/7/09, beagleman23@aol.com wrote:
From: beagleman23@aol.com Subject: beagles running foxTo: jrewing47@yahoo.comDate: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 2:42 PM
Hey Joe,
I've been keeping up on the blog. Glad you had a good trip with no lost dogs.Anyway, one of the newer Officers at work comes from a beagling family. He posed a question and I told him I would check with you. He states that the last two seasons, only in late February, that his beagles run fox. They find them hours later, miles away. He is wondering if this is due to the vixen possibly being in heat? I have an idea what you're going to say but I told him I would ask anyway. Best wishes to you and Brenda,
Bill
(Bill Moreland BWHH is from Alden, NY, A member of the Board of The Big Woods Hare Hunters of The Allegheny and hunts Snowshoe Hare on the Allegheny Plateay)

Hey Bill,
Only in late Feb.??
Beats me! What is the "vixen"? Oh yeah! The female fox.
I never heard of it, i.e., the fox chasing.
Fraternally,
Joe

THE HILLS ARE STILL ALIVE...AGAIN

Above: The High Hare Man of The High Plateau, CEO and Chairman of The Loyal Order of The Big Woods Hare Hunters of The Allegheny takes special pride in awarding the official insignia to Autumn Bish after a successful outing onto The High Plateau.

TALLY HO!!
TO: THE LOYAL ORDER of THE BIG WOODS HARE HUNTERS OF THE ALLEGHENY

The Omnipotent Hare are in the process of turning to their brown faze, I am proud to announce.

It is also with joy I, the High Hare Man, announces, a new Big Woods Hare Hunter and conservationist has been officially inducted into The Loyal Order of The Big Woods Hare Hunters of The Allegheny. Autumn K. Bish was officially inducted after a sighting of the elusive, omnipotent and magnificent Snowshoe Hare.

Autumn Bish, BWHH was the first hunter, today, to make the sighting of an almost brown Snowshoe Hare. All hunters saw the Hare which made for a very successful day. The Hare had white ears, an almost complete brown body with white underbelly and white feet.

Fraternally,

Jos. R. Ewing, Chairman, Hare Man and CEO

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--- On Sun, 4/5/09, ROYGOLFRE@aol.com wrote:
From: ROYGOLFRE@aol.com Subject: Maine HuntTo: jrewing47@yahoo.comDate: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 8:10 PM
Hi Joe
Great story on your spring hunt to Pine Grove Lodge. Looks like you
enjoyed great weather and the pictures are great. You guys must have been beat
after six days. Surprises me the number of dogs you hunt at one time, they must
track the area up so its tough running, you must have some excellent dogs to
work a hare through all the tracks.
What was the total hare body count for the week? and how much ammunition
was used? It's always fun to count the two and see how we shoot.
1600 miles one way is a long trip, you must stay over some where or do
you make it straight through?
Did any of Bob's dogs run with yours??
You can tell I am a curious guy, part of being old
Stay in touch and thanks for the great report
Roy **************
(Roy B. lives in Rome, NY and hunts Hare on the Tug Hill Plateau)

Tally Ho Roy,
Thanks for the kind words about the story and pictures. I'm glad you liked them.
No! No! NOT 1600 miles one way....round trip....I will go back and make that clear. It still is a long way, though.We stop in Chelmsford, Mass on the way up and Fishkill, New York on the way home. I don't think anyone was real tired after hunting six days. I could have hunted another week.
I don't know how good our dogs are but this is the very reason we have the "One Hour Rule". We have always noticed the first circle is the easiest and on about the 50Th circle the boys are being separated from the real hounds. Yes, one or two hounds can always run the hare better than a big pack but...makes it more interesting sometimes.
I did not take a gun, Jim Hanson used a Contender and Andy and Wayne were using single shot 410s so I don't think anyone was really interested in body count. I think the exact count was three (3) killed and three (3) missed. The exact count of great runs was ...MANY.
No, Bob has never run his dogs with ours. I have offered but, I don't know why, he never put any down with ours.
No problem being curious. This is how we find out stuff.
Keep in touch and thanks again.
Fraternally,
Joe

THE HILLS ARE STILL ALIVE

TALLY HO!!

GREETINGS TO THE LOYAL ORDER OF THE BIG WOODS HARE HUNTERS OF THE ALLEGHENY

On Wednesday, April 1, 2009 a potential member to the BWHHs was introduced to our way of conservation. Autumn K. Bish, daughter of BWHH Jim (Kaz) Kazmarek joined her father and I on the High Plateau in search of the elusive Snowshoe Hare. Find one we did! Although Autumn did not have a sighting of the Omnipotent Hare, her father did. The hounds did not put forth much of a chase but we will try again.

Above: Autumn is awarded the official cap of The Big Woods Hare Hunters of the Allegheny by her father, Kaz on the High Plateau after a successful hunt and a sighting.

We certainly hope Autumn will have many more hunts on the High Plateau of the Allegheny with The Big Woods Hare Hunters of the Allegheny.

Fraternally In Beagling and Hare Hunting,

Joe