About
the Hunt
(Excerpt from the January
2004
edition of the club newsletter. Written by Diana Wires,
KB9WRX)
Six hunters turned out to try and find a sly fox named Mike
at the Dec. 20. foxhunt. However, only three were
successful.
Hunters
included:
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WA9FFZ,
Larry Hammersley
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N9KH,
Keith Harris
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KB9SNL,
Tim Wray, with his father and guest, Tony Wray
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KB1AHR,
Ben Hofmann, and wife, Karen
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KB9SNP,
Brandon Wires, and KB9WRX, Diana Wires
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KB9SNO,
Landon Key
The hunt eerily began as Mike Wright, KF9NP, said;
"There is only parking for one vehicle by the box, call
on the 73 and write down your call and mileage."
The hunt concluded with only 3 hunters making it to the fox,
who was hidden on Sowders Land near Leesville.
The box was hidden in a ditch near a big creek, according to
Wray, and Wright was sitting on private property.
On the way down a hill at the finish, Key's vehicle slid
down the hill and into a tree (see attached photo)
"It's really curvy and it was covered in ice, and he
slowed down too hard and bounced off a little tree but kept
going," Wray concluded.
Even with his vehicle misfortune, Key won the hunt with 19.3
miles, Harris finished a close second with 21 miles, and
Wray had 28.
December 2003 Fox Hunt
