Day 84 continued....

Well, I headed out to the dumpsite yesterday to see what we could find. Dee was really focused, and was following along VERY tight, and it didn't take long before we got our first slip. I had just started walking throught he woods, when Dee took off from her perch, and shot over to the top of a cedar. She was looking pretty intently at the ground, so I headed over there and started beating around. Couldn't find the rabbit for a cool minute, but then all of a sudden, it busted at my feet! The rabbit took off through an open section, and Dee was hot in pursuit. She crashed the brush hard, but the rabbit used some quick moves, and escaped her grasp. We continued on through the woods, and she flew far off into a REALLY thick section, and started looking around in one of the trees. She must have seen a squirrel, but there was no way I could move it (with the amount of honey suckle vines growing over EVERYTHING). Headed out of the woods, and we walked the sumac line, that borders the open field, and the "woods" section. No rabbits where kicked up, so we headed back to the front, and kicked around on the otherside of the two track.....Nothing. Went back across the two track, and came up the front section across the creek.....no rabbits. Hit the section we normally go to first....nothing. Guess all the smart rabbits where holed up staying warm, and the one we kicked up must have been the special ed rabbit. Anyways, called her down to the lure once the light faded, and I took her on home. She will be at killer weight this afternoon, but it's raining......I HATE RAIN! May try and do a little car hawking, but the birds arn't out in this weather either...so it would probably just turn into a driving session. She will be pretty keyed in though, so maybe I will go looking for some ducks.....