PlottPlotts Of The Past, Present
And Future
Clyde D. Neader
Route 1 Box 222
Ravenden Springs, Arkansas 72460
I have received some phone calls, lots
of letters, and had quite a few visitors
this past month, but won't mention any
since I'm sending in a letter written to
me by the one and only Mr, H. V. (Von)
Plott, deceased.
First picture shows Mr. H.V. (Von)
Plott, on the left and Mr. Walter Graham
from Cleveland, Ohio at Clyde D.
Neaders home, September 1969. Von was
there a week and his cousins, Mr. Rufus
Plott, Mr. Harvey Plott, and their sister,
all of Anna, Illinois came by for a visit,
Rufus was Market Master and Municipal
Judge at Anna, Illinois and they couldn't
figure out exactly what relation they
were to Mr. Von Plott. Upon returning
back home to Waynesville, North
Carolina, Von mailed a copy of the Plott
Family Genealogy, and marked the
foremost, Plott dog breeders and hunters
going back to the original, Johanes Plott.
It turned out, Mr. Rufus Plott's
grandfather was George Franklin Plott,
a grandson of Johanes Plott. As you can
see, Johanes turned the Plott dogs over
to his second son Henry, who turned the
Plott dogs over to his seventh son, John
Plott, who turned the Plott doge over to
his last son, Montraville Plott and he
turned the breeding over to his youngest
son H.V. (Von) Plott, who was the fifth
generation to breed Plott dogs in the
good old United States.
Second picture, is Henry Plott's first
home in Haywood County of the old
original Plott home, on Plotts Creek,
John A. Plott and Von were the foremost
Plott breeders of our day. Their brother,
George Fred, and Samuel C. Plott were
hunters and owned Plott dogs also, John
A. Plott only had two children, Little
George, who was killed on D -Day with
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All
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Henry P OW$ first home In Haywood County of the the old original Plott home on
Plott's Creek.
allied invasion of France in 1944. Grace
Plott, daughter of John A. Plott worked
at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. and
never married, and when she retired,
returned to Waynesville, North
Carolina, and had the old original Plott
home on Plott Creek remodeled, and
lived there until she passed, and as you
can see it's a beautiful place. These old
homes do something to me, I will cut my
writing short this month, as I'm sure the
public had rather read a for real authenic
document than anything I could write
anyway, but be sure and subscribe to
good old Full Cry, as we will be telling of
what few outcrosses were made by the
Plott family, and showing pictures.
When you write please send Stamps, or
a small donation as I'm retired. In
closing, I would like to mention, Chapter
10-1.16, where Jesus chose his twelve
disciples, and when he had called unto
him his twelve disciples, he gave them
power against unclean Spirits, to cast
them out, to heal all manner of sickness
and all manner of disease, 16 -Behold I
send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents
and harmless as Doves. Also I like
Romans, 19-9; Love thy neighbor as
thyself, Please take a young boy hunting
and go to church somewhere.
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Mohler N. C.
The Plott Family
Most of the information in this story of
the Plott family has been obtained from a
genealogy compiled by Grace Plott, a
daughter of the late Robert Henry Plott.
and a great, great granddaughter of
Johannes Plott, the first one of the name
to come to America.
The story begins at Heidelberg,
Batavia, Germany, During the great
migration of German, Scotch -Irish,
Moravians, and other migrants from
Europe in the eighteenth century,
Johannes Plott, a sixteen year old boy
and an older brother, whose name is not
given in the records, embarked on a. ship
from Rotterdam, Holland for
Philadelphia. There were 209 German
immigrantsI on board. The brother died
on the trip and was buried at sea.
Johannes landed at Philadelphia,
September 12, 1760. From there he
migrated to Newbern, North Carolina
where he found some German settlers.
He, later, located permanently in
Cabarrus County, where he married and
fathered three sons, John, Henry and
Elias.
John Plott, born in Cabarrus County,
March 19, 1768, lived and died in that
county. He married March 6, 1799, Sara
Gilliam, of the same county. They had
eleven children. The record of five is
incomplete -Thomas, Rho, John, Pheby,
and Sara. The other six had a family
history that is quite clear.
Hiram Barnard Plott was born in
Concord, North Carolina, July 26. 1816,
and died at Elersby, Georgia 1870. He
married Eliza Phillips, of Eleraby, born
1822 married in 1840 and died in 1862.
Seven children were born, as follows:
Full Cry
H. V. Plott (left) and Mr. Wafter Graham from
Cleveland, Ohio at Clyde Neader's hams In
Seplaminr 1056.
Georgia Ann, James Iverson, Marcus
Wilder, Charlie Jackson, Sallie, Laura,
and Barnard Franklin, all of whom lived
in Georgia and Alabama with the
exception of Marcus Wilder,,, who
migrated to Kansas.
Allison H. Platt married Parabell Leet
and reared three children, all of whom
lived in Alabama, as follows: Leona,
Mary and Lonnie. Jack Platt married
into theStaugh family of Cabarrus
County and reared three children, as
follows: Volen Marcus, a Confederate
soldier killed at Gettysburg; Chalmer,
also a Confederate soldier; and Martha,
who married S. V. Krimminger of
Concord. Robert Gilliam Platt lived and
died in Cabarrus County, where he
married and reared a family. George
Franklin Platt, born in 1810 moved to
Illinois, married there and reared a
family. Henry Platt, son of John and
grandson of Johannes, remained in
Cabarrus County, married and reared a
family of eleven children. _
Henry Platt, second eon of Johannes
Platt who came from Germany, was born
in Cabarrus County, North Carolina,
October 10, 1770. When about thirty
years old, he came with Jonathan
Osborne, whose sister, Lydie, was hie
wife, to Haywood County, or what was
then Buncombe County, and settled on
Pigeon River near where Canton is now
situated. There, Osborne and Platt
bought a farm in partnership. Osborne
went back to Cabarrus, but came back
later, and Platt and his wife went farther
west, took up a state grant on the waters
of Richland and Dick's Creek, and settled
down as a permanent home. The exact
spot of his location is now the home place
of John A. Platt, a great grandson. His
death is recorded as November 1, 1889,
and his wife's as November 16,1867.
Henry Platt became the owner of quite
a large boundary of land, most of It in
what is now Waynesville township and
July, 1984
Pigeon township.
Henry Platt and Lydia Osborne Platt
reared a family of eight sons and three
daughters, as follows: Osborne Platt,
left he follow ted to Alabama
children; William Aa
who married Olivia Brunson; Tillman,
who married Mary E. Brunson; Martha
and Felix.
Jonathan Platt, the second son of
Henry, married Elizabeth Harmon of
Cabarrus County, and moved to Pigeon
Valley. His birth is recorded as January
8, 1806, his death as July 7, 1886. Their
children are recorded as Addie Lucretia,
who married James R. Welch; Pengrea
Pressley, who married Charity Haseline
Osborne.
Children of Addie Lucretia Platt
Welch and James R. Welch are recorded
as follows: Mary, who married Roland E.
Osborne; Neta, who married Thomas
Singleton; Sallie, who became Mrs,
Ledbetter; Willie, who married Sallie
Vance and moved to Florida; and Jule,
who married and reared a family In
Pigeon Valley.
Pingree Pressley Platt and Charity
Haseltine Osborne Platt reared the
following Children: William Pinkney,
Annie Haseltine, Joseph Frederick,
James Henry, Jonathan Osborne, and
Richard Edgar. William Pinkney married
Mary Evans and reared four daughters,
Nettie, Lula, Lelia and Alta. James
Henry married Flora E. Kinsland and the
following children were born: Henry,
Hubert, Annie, Louise, James, Fredia
Elizabeth, Wayne, Lucy Ellen, Edgar
and Doris Eugenia. Jonathan Osborne
married Mayme Penland and reared the
following children: Frances, Jonathan
and Virginia. Richard Edgar married
Mary M. Hyatt. They had no children.
David Platt, the third son of. Henry
Platt, was born April 28, 1807, and
located on Jonathan's Creek. His death
occured October 16, 1876. He married
Sara Turner, born November 14, 1811.
Her death occurred March 7, 1891. Their
children were as follows: Colinds,
Hebron, Robert Henry, Leander, and
Erixna. Celinda married Columbus
Rogers and only one descendant is
recorded, Jane, who married Rufus
Haynes. Hebron married Lavanda Hall,
He died of smallpox during the Civil War
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Robert Henry Platt, second son of
David Platt, married Martha Moody. His
home was on the upper waters of
Jonathan's Creek. The place is known
now ae the Platt Place. A post office was
maintained there for a number of years
under the name of Platt. Eleven children
were born, ton of them reaching
maturity. One, Gladys Irene, died in
infancy,
Lela V. Platt the eldest, married
Roland E. Osborne and they are now
living in Virginia. Their childred are
recorded as follows: Mattie K. Osborne,
who married Harry Fisher, and lives in
Canton; Robert E. Osborne, who lives in
Whittier; Thelma C. Osborne, a nurse in
Ft. Saunders Hospital, Knoxville,
Tennessee; Roland Osborne, Jr., living in
Whittier; Virginia Osborne, and Dixie
Oabarna who live in Whittier.
Minnie Rae Platt, the second daughter
of Robert Henry Platt, now makes her
home in Kennedy, Alabama.
David 0. Platt married Cora Campbell
and lives near Dellwood. They have no
children. James Robert Platt married
Mabelle Sprinkle. Their children are as
follows: James Robert, Jr,', Lucile,
Gertrude, Marjorie and Betty. Mattie
Lucile Platt, third daughter of Robert
Henry Platt, married Walter Miller
Brice and their children are as follows:
Walter M. Brice, Jr., Robert S. Brice,
and Platt Brioe. They live in Decatur,
Georgia.
Grover C. Platt, third eon of Robert
Henry Platt, married Pauline
McCracken. Their children are as
follows; Anna Jean, Marry Pauline,
Josephine, Robert, Helen and Haywood
(twins). Homer Henry Platt, fourth son,
Married Marie Hulliger, Their children
follow; Marie, Carman, Henry Homer.
William Roy married Zelma Lee
Browder, and they have one, daughter,
Martha Elizabeth.
Grace Carmen Platt, fourth daughter,
was a nurse in the Piedmont Hospital,
Atlanta, at the time of her death. For
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1. PR L*ihh RNttfok %M00. Is Ch. now, WO has as
points but 19 phos for Bike Ch. She Is a good t3oW� ¢oy_au
the way so don't rain her. 7 Vesta old.
2. PR Ohn0k 1sat:tala reeds ria NO to fres a coon. Has
not been in hunts. but k a top coon dog. excellent bleed_ _i^_Q
She will be 6 years old in July. Han tops in looks. i�OY
S. PR Suck a Tan I - i I I yam old. You would have `
10 hunt her to we for yoursod. She is a very good,plip trainer.
Has are bed eye. Coon dog au the way. ' -,; ' $=
a. PR Wacker hawk, 6 years old. This WnWe Is a good
dog in a pack but I don't believe she has b"n hurtled elate.
I hunted her 2 tkm and she win tree a coon but du doesn't
work as good alone as she dopa with other doph
Lester 8=19b
Routs 4, Box 5, Junction City, Kenwo
Phots (9 13) 2S".W
families: Clarence A. Campbell and
several years, she -worked -on the
Maggie Boyd Campbell, Henry P., who
genealogy of the Platt family, and -if it
married Mattie Voxthelmor. Elizabeth,
had not been for her untimely death
who married Medford Leatherwood,
would have had a most complete record
Jack, Neal, and Betty; Robert G.A, •
of the Platt family. '
Campbell and Retta Moody Campbell,
Herbert Moore Platt, sixt-h- son' of
Roy, Vonico, and Wilma; Sallie 94mpboll.
Robert Henry : Platt, married Nannie
Boyd and James R: Boyd, Czrady.,
Campbell. They had three children:
Rebecca, Daisy; Bessie, ' MaggIe,".'Loq;
Evelyn Moore, Herbert Moore and Johq
Lena, Harriet, John and James, Jr.;
David:
Crockett and Hattie Cogdill Campbell,
Leander, third son' of David Platt,
'
never married. He was known as "Uncle
f
Dock." Erixna � Platt, known as `.'Aunt
Campbell, Elizabeth, Hiram,: and Kyle; .
Rix," married John H. Boyd. She was the
William C. and .Stella Brown Campbell,
second of the daughters of David Platt.
Hugh, Wilburn; John B. and ' Florence;
Three daughters and one ago. were
Moody Campbell, Wilburn. Joseph.
reared of this marriage. Elizabeth Boyd
. Enos Platt, the fourth son of Ifenry '
married Frank D. ' Ferguson, and. two
Platt and Lydia Osborne Platt, was born
children have been reared, Hazel who
in 1802 near the present site of the town
married John C. Troy, of Durham; and
of Waynesville. He married about 1840,
Frank D. Ferguson, Jr., a teacher In the
but only the first name of hint wife,
Waynesville township school' systeip
Elizabeth, has come down to the present
and, later, an attorney in Waynesville.
geuora4an. He died in December, 1874.
Lillie Boyd' married L.E. Perry of
`Asheville,
and she died In October, 187¢. Their
and two children were born,•
children are recorded as' lollowe: John,,
Celinda and Margaret. ' Gay Boyd
'married
who died during the Civil War; 4onry,
Charles F. Owen, and the
"
following children resulted ' from' their
Judson, who died younger; E. Rowley,
' Helen, ' Robert, , F44410,
`
,±
Charles, Jr., and Boyd. '.
second Addle Young. Children of : the
Amos plots; *the fifth son of Henry
r
Platt and grandson of Johannes, was
Sebe, Frank, Lizzie, Robena..Dora.r and
married twice,'first to Frances Gambol of
011ie. Children of the- second marriage,
Black Mountain, and second 'to Sara
Mary, Ellen, Nina. Lora; Zeb, .and Mark. - . , Lucinda Haseltin, and Henry Platt, one
'Darighty. There' were no heirs from the
of her daughters, Margaret Caroline'was,
second marriage. Of the first marriage,
the mother of Elias Milton Ammons, who
the following children were born: Marza
;3
Ann, Verlin, Milas and Jane. Marza Ann
George Platt. the eighth son of Henry'
married William Moody. The following
Platt apd grandson of Johannes Platt,
children were born: Paris, Robert, Sara
moved' to Gerpgla' " married 4nd reikred
Jane, Frances, Robena, William and
top children: Peggy Platt, Sister of
Theodore: Verlin died during the Civil
#�
, War, unmarried. Milas Platt, the second
moved to Georgia; Carolina Plott ' tho.
son of Amos Platt, married -Betty Propst
�+
of Catawba County.. One daughter was
-granddaughter of'. Joh$nne-aPlatt,
born,' Sara, who;, lived and married m
t
Catawba County: i
children were reared; Killis Rebecca;
Jane - Platt, second' daughter of Amos
Dick,` J., Hugh; Frances. 'and Margaret.
Platt, married Wilburn A. Campbell. The
t
following children were reared: Amos L.
County.
married Pattie Nelson, Ellew'died in
. , EliaaPlatt. third son of Johannes Plott
infancy, Clarence •A.. married Maggie
and brother of John and Henry Platt, did
Boyd, Robert.. G. A.. married Retta
not, come to • Haywood County,. but
Moody; Sallie married James R. Boyd,
remained over in Cabarrus County. or
Crockett married Hattie Cogdill. Verlin
that part of .Cabarrus County, which now
married Hattie Caldwell, William C.
is ineluded in Iredell, he married twice.
married Stella Brown, John. B. married
first, Charity Conard, and second Poggy
'Florence Moody.'
Kelly; Their offspring is quite numerous
The following sons and dau titers of
in the .counties. Cabarrus.
• Jane and Wilburn A. Campbell reared
1. PR L*ihh RNttfok %M00. Is Ch. now, WO has as
points but 19 phos for Bike Ch. She Is a good t3oW� ¢oy_au
the way so don't rain her. 7 Vesta old.
2. PR Ohn0k 1sat:tala reeds ria NO to fres a coon. Has
not been in hunts. but k a top coon dog. excellent bleed_ _i^_Q
She will be 6 years old in July. Han tops in looks. i�OY
S. PR Suck a Tan I - i I I yam old. You would have `
10 hunt her to we for yoursod. She is a very good,plip trainer.
Has are bed eye. Coon dog au the way. ' -,; ' $=
a. PR Wacker hawk, 6 years old. This WnWe Is a good
dog in a pack but I don't believe she has b"n hurtled elate.
I hunted her 2 tkm and she win tree a coon but du doesn't
work as good alone as she dopa with other doph
Lester 8=19b
Routs 4, Box 5, Junction City, Kenwo
Phots (9 13) 2S".W
families: Clarence A. Campbell and
Elisha Hyatt and moved to the state of
Maggie Boyd Campbell, Henry P., who
Washington; Lona Lee, who became Mrs.
married Mattie Voxthelmor. Elizabeth,
Alfred Felix l oels, of•Tampa,
who married Medford Leatherwood,
,Florida;
who
Kowa Waklin, who married 'J. Lee
Jack, Neal, and Betty; Robert G.A, •
Medford and, • to' Washington
Campbell and Retta Moody Campbell,
state; .Una V. Platt who is a teacher at
Roy, Vonico, and Wilma; Sallie 94mpboll.
Old Fort; George Fred, who .married
'lives.
Boyd and James R: Boyd, Czrady.,
, Jimmie .Queop and in Fairview;
Rebecca, Daisy; Bessie, ' MaggIe,".'Loq;
Robert -'Ellis, who married Carrie
Lena, Harriet, John and James, Jr.;
Praytor and moved to Kansas state; Ola
Crockett and Hattie Cogdill Campbell,
Frances, who married Romulus Davidson
Irene. Sallie, Guy. Nell, Fred, Ellen, and
Ingram and lives 1p Ashville, North
Grace Platt; Verlin and Hattie Caldwell
Carolina; 'Samuel Cole Platt, who
Campbell, Elizabeth, Hiram,: and Kyle; .
married Elizabeth Grahl and _ lives in
William C. and .Stella Brown Campbell,
South Carolina; and Henry Vaughn Platt,
Hugh, Wilburn; John B. and ' Florence;
who. married Fad' ;, nyder and lives on
Moody Campbell, Wilburn. Joseph.
Fairview Rd. '
. Enos Platt, the fourth son of Ifenry '
'Henry Platt, sixth son of Henry Platt
Platt and Lydia Osborne Platt, was born
and grandson of Johannes Platt, married
in 1802 near the present site of the town
". Eliza Allen and moved to Clay County,
of Waynesville. He married about 1840,
they reared five children: William who
but only the first name of hint wife,
married Nan McGhee, Rev. John Platt,
Elizabeth, has come down to the present
who married Samantha Headen; Louisa
geuora4an. He died in December, 1874.
• who married- Andrew -Jackson Loyd;
and she died In October, 187¢. Their
Tole who became Mrs. Ben Ledford; and
children are recorded as' lollowe: John,,
Laura who married George McClure; all
who died during the Civil War; 4onry,
_ of these live in Clay County. 4 ' ' 3, �' .
who 'also died during the Civil War;
Celinda 'Verber Platt. the ' second
Judson, who died younger; E. Rowley,
daughter ' of • Henry PlotVand
who married twice, first Mary Rich and
granddaughter - of Johannes Platt;
second Addle Young. Children of : the
married Elias D. Brendle -of Jackson
first marriage are named as follows:
county, the following children were
Sebe, Frank, Lizzie, Robena..Dora.r and
. reared:` Margaret Caroline.` Marry
011ie. Children of the- second marriage,
, Malydia, Sarah A., Celinda Josephine,
Mary, Ellen, Nina. Lora; Zeb, .and Mark. - . , Lucinda Haseltin, and Henry Platt, one
Bebe lives 14 Canton. Samuel & Platt
of her daughters, Margaret Caroline'was,
another sop of E.! Rowley, moved , oto
the mother of Elias Milton Ammons, who
Oregon, married but has no children.-. ' '
was Governer, of the State of Colorado. '
John Platt, seventh sop of Henry Platt
George Platt. the eighth son of Henry'
and Lydia Osborne Platt, was born June
Platt apd grandson of Johannes Platt,
20, 1818, near Waynesville. He married
moved' to Gerpgla' " married 4nd reikred
Louise Avaline Reeves. He died April 18,
top children: Peggy Platt, Sister of
1876. Louise Avaline Reeves Was born
.George, married Nzekiel Brown and
January 1, 1820 and died January, 14;
moved to Georgia; Carolina Plott ' tho.
1904. Their children were Henry B. Plott,
youngest daugh4r of Henry Plott and
Mary Platt, Julia > 'Ann Platt , and
-granddaughter of'. Joh$nne-aPlatt,
Montraville.
married Hugh Brown and the following
Henry B. Platt, twat son of John and
children were reared; Killis Rebecca;
Louisa Avaline Reeves Platt. married
Dick,` J., Hugh; Frances. 'and Margaret.
Cordelia Fullbright and left the following
this'- family ropA�ined in" .Haywgod
children: Lawrence. who died at eleven,
County.
Horatio, who left no heirs; Selma Rosella,
. , EliaaPlatt. third son of Johannes Plott
who married Samuel Hooper; Ora Viena,
and brother of John and Henry Platt, did
who became Mr. R.L.. Mehoffey; and
not, come to • Haywood County,. but
Edith, who became the Wife of Arthur
remained over in Cabarrus County. or
Davis. : ' ' ..
that part of .Cabarrus County, which now
' Mary Platt married Adoniram Judson
is ineluded in Iredell, he married twice.
,Osborne and they reared the following
first, Charity Conard, and second Poggy
children: Marie Love, who married
Kelly; Their offspring is quite numerous
Charles J. Jeffress; ]Emma. who died in
in the .counties. Cabarrus.
Infancy; Mary Louise and Florence, both
living at the Osborne farm near Canton;
_.fallowing
Iredell, .. Catawba,, apd oth@r: couQties in
the ,west contral . sectiou ,* of North
and H. Arthur#-.•wko married �Joanno ` Carolina, for..tho. comple genealogy of
Sample.
this branch of. the,' -Platt family, the
I& Ann Platt. second daughter of
reader is referred . to the records in
John Platt and Louisa Avallne Reovaq
Cabarrus, Iredell and Catawba Counties
Platt.. married Samut;l WWII WY
and the genealogy of the. Plattfamily by
they have no children.
Grace. Platt. now in the hands ,of Mrs.
' Montravill Platt the last son of John '
49.bort R9..4rjT14tt of Ivy Hill. Tow.mbip.
Platt, married Julia Ann McClure, the
�.-�•: i e . f , ,.
following children were reared: John A.
Platt. married' Harriet Rebecca
The preceding genealogy was extracted
Winchester, and liveq'*hh _` A9� aid, FF ott
,from The Annals of Haywood County
home on Plotts Creek..— '
North Carolina, by' W� •C. Alion,,,1848-
,i p
,. Laura• E�a� • �I Ji0 •' !►i�d `����f�
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Edward Beard
Route 4, Boa 26
Forest City,
North Carolina 26043
This Is the seventh writing of the Plott Big Game
News. Last month I eald that we had five stories
that had been sent In. I sent them oil In but Full Cry
didn't have room for all of them In one Issue. 1 am
submitting one more story to be printed this
month. I hope you will continue to send In the
stories to me.I really appreciate your particlpating
In this column by taking time to writs a story. It
really helps me out In getting Plon Big Game
News together.
1 had a letter the other day from Lawrence
Porterfield from Cleveland, Tennessee. I had bean
communicating with him and Mr. Taylor Crockett
from Franklin, North Carolina for some time. Don
� Poole and myself went over to Taylor Crockett's
the other Sunday to visit and talk Plott dopa. Here
I Is a man that is old enough to remember the Ploll
! dog and Ito breeding back to about 1920 • 1930.
i He also talked to several old people Including,
John Plott and others of the Plott family who gave
him Information about the Plott dog back to about
1870. 1 guess Mr. Crockett thought he had run Into
a couple of terribly Inquisitive fellows, because we
put the questions to him all evening. We really
enjoyed our visit with him.
Tuck Russell called and said that the date for
New Hampshire Bear Hunters Association ovent
has been set for August 18 and la. This Is an event
that Is something now for bear hunters. As I
understood the hunt Is run almllier to a UKC Nits
Hunt except that bear Is the game hunted for.
I'm sure this would be an interesting event to
attend. This would be when the bear Is In the corn
and just before New Hampshire bear season
comes in.
I had a letter this month from one of our W @stern
North Carolina boys who Is a hunter that lives right
there In Waynesville where the Plott dog
originated. His name Is Danny Hooper. Ihave
never met Danny but i sure will when I gel back
over there again. Danny says that he has been
hunting most of his life. He "to that one of his
first dogs was a Brindle pup that Von Plott gave
him when he was about 10 years old. Danny and his
brother-in-law, Ricky, ere getting back Into Plotts
now and have made a trip to Herm Hagemanns in
Blandford, Massachusetts to get three pups. He
said they spent the night with Herm and would like
to express their appreciation for the fine
hospitality they received while visiting there.
Danny says he has mostly coon hunted In the past
because he grows apples and Is busy during the
bear season. He gala a late bear hunt In now and
then. He also sent In a picture that wss taken when
they went to get their pups.
The third story of our original live was sent In by
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luck Russell of North Conway, New Hampshire.
Tuck Russell Story
That June morning dawned clear antl dry as
many of the previous days had. I had to work those
other days but this morning I was going to do a
little conditioning on some winter ht hounds. I
feel sorry for my hounds when It's 20 below and
most often over feed during the winter making It
then hard on them to take It off.
This spring was no different.
Wanting to give the hounds u long a run ao they
could take, I decided to make a late start that
morning assuring a tartly cold track at least. I
planned on cheating a little for I had placed a ball
and It was being hit right regularly by a good
number of bear. Now these Bear were crossing the
only logging road In that whole drainage and I
.hoped that when we crossed the biggest bear's
track that they would be able to keep that track
"parole from the many other smaller bear that
were also hreding al the bait. There was about, I
mile separating the road,and the Dalt to 1 wasn't
really cheating all that much.
I never had run the big bear and was hoping to
start things all easily this spring with a fairly easy
hunt, but knew that the hardest bear I've overcome
aCr005 to convince to Climb Was also leading at
the bait. If I hit hie track things were going to
quickly change from easy to the worst possible for
he was no on than hell Race hone and that was
of Derby material. The other halt wse pure mean.
He would have to be soaking wet to weigh an
honest 150 pounds and Was quite a scrapper. He
had what It takes to make even the roughest bear
hound think twice about tackling him the second
time. With his speed and meanness he could and
would run down and punish the most ardent
hound. I know for a fact that I've started his track
no lase than 40 times and at the and of this hunt
the number of times that he treed was only 7. I'd be
dumber than 1 am It 1 "to that I liked this best but
he has helped me get often time hard answers
about the hounds that I'm running,
It was after 81n the morning before I got around
and got the hounds loaded. I prefer a cold track
when ever I don't have paying hunters for this way
I moat always have a track to run. Thee days the
general trend seams to be with warmer nosed
hounds. I can't say one way or another, but It Is
harder to come up with good cold nosed rough
hounds but tome It's well worth thetime.
I headed south to the Most Mountain Range and
the logging road I mentioned earlier. This road lays
on lop of a fin -backed ridge that comes oil the
south end of the Moate. Now the Moats are a tall
Range of mountalne that run North and South for B
miles abutting the Attltash Range on the North
which runs East West lots or? miles. Now as you
can read this forms a T that Is almost all either up
or down around. There Is virtually no roads even
approaching this Range and there am only limited
trails. This makes for great game country for to
raise young but It still Is some rough to hunt.
I had 5 hounds In all with me. Jack, a Walker that
had earned the respect of many for his ability to
start the coldest of tracks. The only reason that
Jack wasn't a one dog bear pack, was his age, II
years and some months at the time of this hunt.
He Is now dead from old ago, but I sure did enjoy
that old hound even though he was a Walker. For
the most part I'm a Plott man for the consistency
Three Good Male Redticks
1. Chubbers .3 years. Medium Speed, beat ID Chop,
extra hard on tree ................ ...... SSW
2. Haymallsr - 4 years (Boyds Rock). Medium speed,
bawl to chop, good on tree.. .... .. $700
3. Joe - 4 years (son of Koji Fast tracker, medium
tree. Glop to last Chop .................... $800
NI vel checked, medium searchers. handle great,
strike Irom rip, straight.
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that I've come to know from the Plott brood. 1 also
had Polly, a grade Plott bitch that was out of Bruce
Cslnens' line of hounds. Thlli put the blood In her
that she later wan known for. She never got the
chance to hunt much 1111 she was 4 but then the
opportunity arose she rallied to It like any of her
strain. Buck was a grade Plott male that although
wasn't that good of a tree barker was one of the
best examples of a true rough fighting hound. His
valor cost him hie life on an all but nonstop 25
hour battle with a bear that had whipped many a
hound's butt for Reg. Maine Guide, Tom Hooke.
Buck was a good hound and will be remembered
well. I also had Black Girl, a Registered Plott
female that to my knowledge Is the sole surviving
member of the excellent pack of bear hounds that
Dick Freeman owned. Dick Is no longer In this
world but he will be remembered by myself till my
death as one of the top bear hunters and trainers
this country ever produced. If Dick kept a hound
there was a very good reason to keep your eye on
that hound. Black Girl was an excellent catch dog
when young and has treed many a bear ahead of
the pack. She now has a lot of years on her end has
lost an eye among other things but she still has
got her falr share of heart.
Now the last hound In the pack is "Sam". "Sam"
originated out of Ron Creasman's yard out of his
old Sam dog. 1 understand he was related to ae
Little Sam for his likeness to his dad. I like to turn
"Sam" loose for no matter the outcome "Sam" will
fink out and shoulder whatever load Is presented
as If It didn't weigh an ounce. "Sam" has gotten a
little bogy now being over 10, but at the time of this
hunt he was 8 and soft ss a grape late In the
"non. After reading this Story you may better
understand why the "are around "Sam's" name.
All hounds had plenty of air as we headed up
that logging road about 8:30. The sun was full up
and out and It was a beautiful day to be out In the
bush. As we neared the crossing it was obvious
that bear scent was evident but 1 was surprised
that we got So close to the crossing before the
hounds struck. It wasn't that hot of a strike either.
My heart was plunging downward by the time I got
out and checked the track. Sure as shooting, It was
the hot little beggar I was dreading and worse then
that It was made the day before as I had seen It
Friday afternoon on the way home from work.
Well, now this shed new light on the day. I had
really wanted to run a catchable bear and with the
hounds In their condition I wasn't betting on them.
I must have scratched a full handful of hair off my
head trying to decide. Finally the hounds decided
for me, a puff of wind brought a till more scent out
and the hounds voices related their want to try.
This was only Saturday and I had two days to
round up the hounds, what the heck, this was bear
hunting actually no different then any other day.
I got out Jack to start the track. He was quick to
take It but told that It was a poor track at best.
This ridge gets swept dally by a fairly strong wind
and this wind took Its toll on the track. Jack was
opening very little but making some head way so I
put In Polly for 1 wanted to see her abilities on this
type track. When she got to Jack their voices told
that two heeds are better then one and they
knuckled under to the job. The wind was picking
up and I was worried that they would get out of
hearing on me before committing themselves to
the track. They were covering more and more
ground although there was some re -tracing which I
don't like to see.
Finally they got to moving the track better and I
was sure that they were close to committing
'themselves but they were about out of hearing so 1
headed down the road to hopefully get a better ear
on the hunt. By the time.I got to where l should be
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able to hear better, the wind was at full strength
and hearing was Impossible. What a fine moss.
Hounds out and not sure that they were going to
hang lough or not I wasn't about to dump the
tailgate. This wag before I had temmetary and I had
to pretty much Just hope to catch some bark as to
where the hunt was headed and at what level.
It my 1098 were a bit more pliable I would have
given myeell a good thumping for trying such ■
cold track In Ouch poor condition. By now enough
time had passed that It was obvious that Jack and
Polly were In for the duration but too much time
had Steeped to put the ,at of the hounds down for
If the hunt was already fast moving they wouldn't
have a chance to close with Jack and Polly for they
also couldn't hear them.
I spent the whole day looking and listening from
every vantage point that I know of. I hiked every
Iran, checked where often times that bear shakes
oil the hounds on one of the roughest stretches of
granite the North East has to offer. The whole and
of the Most Range Is almost all solid granite with
many ledges and broken rim -rock. Many a hunter
has turned away from that rough stretch of rock
knowing that they didn't have what It lakes to
overcome the hidden barriers. Hounds feet if at all
soft are quickly ravened to hamburg, sometimes
leaving It stranded for several days. But no where
did I find any trace of the hounds whereabouts.
I searched till 10 that evening long after the wind .
died down to where again one could hear back Into
the more remote valleys and ravines finally giving
up figuring that once again that bear had given me
the slip.
I headed home to a hot meal and some needed
sleep flgurino that on the morrow I'd find two tired
worn out hounds looking for a handout.
The next morning I loaded up Buck, "Sam" and
Black Girl and got an early start again looking In all
the places where the lost hounds should have
shown up, but st111 there was no trace of them
wherever I looked, save on, smell drainage. There
wage far out chance that they were In that country
but when bear or rather hound hunting you
should never leave any stone unturned.
Upon arriving to where I would have to elan
walking Into where one can ]]Stan Into that ravine I
got to thinking that I might Just as well leash up
the dogs with me for about 45 mile up and old, old
tole road there Is a crossing that game uses to go
from one Range to the other. There was a lar out
chance that I might be able to find another track for
the other hounds to run, haling to have the whole
weekend go to waste. The hounds were energetic
as all get out and a lot more than willing to take a
walk. I would enjoy the company so alter a fashion
we all headed up the tole road enjoying the day se
It was ae beautiful as the day before.
Reward, 1 male Redbone, 2 years, 55
Pounds, chop mouth. Believe picked up June 1, 1984
around .North Fork of the Clearwater In Idaho.
Bob Dennie
2711 Spokane Creek Road / East Helena,
Montane 58835 a Phone (AOR1 A7xaron
July,1984
It wasn't long till we were getting quite close to
the crossing and the hounds had their heads up
winding hard. It seemed obvious that boar scent
was on the windbut as yet their enlhuslaelum
wasn't too great. As we got 111861 t, the crosaing I
got to thinking that It would be a lot more than just
luck If the scant that the hounds were winding was
from the same tear that was started yesterday but
I Still hoped. Some of the bear hunter, I've met
have a habit of wondering and hoping that events
will eventually CO(pe to their benefit. But then If
Jack and Polly had anything to do with this track
they should have been In hearing at sometime this
morning. As yet there was still no sign of them
what so ever.
The closer we got to the crossing the more
excited the leashed hounds got, even to the point
of opening slightly. Apparently the track was real
fresh for with each step they got more and more
hyped to the point of dloging In and Putting hard
on the leashes. My hounds aren't very obedient
but they at timee do their beet to remember who's
the boss.
It was obvious that there was no way that 1 Wee
golno to keep these hounds from lunning this track
even If I kept hold of the leashes and It gave me
better odds at finding one of the packs before
night fall ao 1 cul them. They fairly flew oil down to
the South not opening till they hit the actual track
then blowing flint they were looking up the North
end of the bear. Bucks long drawn out bawl and
"Sam's" and Black Girl's chope filled the wood,
as they called out their desire to catch the maker
or these fast moving fredks. They were wall•
Packed and wide open all live of them ..... 7 What
was going any. Sure as shooling Jack's low and
Polly', equals were Joining the other hounds cries
but I couldn't figure out Just where they w,im
coming from. Finally the front doge finally got out
far enough so that I could locate Jack end Polly
dome up the backend of the track.
Here It was 10:30 In the morning, better than 24
hours after 1 first started the track and here they
came giving all they had to the hunt. I wished for
nothing more than to allow thea, two hard working
hounds go mono and be In on the finish for after
running to Lord only knows, that bear would be
caught Soon enough and brought to a halt. But this
being one of the first hunts of the Season I didn't
want to stretch winter soft muscles to the Point of
damage just to tree a bear. Too many times I ase
hounds ,polled by being used too hard and
sometimes never reaching their fullest abllltlee.
So I leashed up Jack and Pollyand trotted back
down to the truck so to keep the front hound# In
having.
Boxing the two Bred hounds I quickly headed
South to gain ground on the fast Paced hunt. A
mile down the road I caught hearing of the hounds
but they were still lar ahead. Down the road further
I finally got ahead of the race and the hounds were
rosily flying on that track. I was surprised that they
hadn't caught yet but each time their feet hit the
ground their voices hit higher pitches of
excitement confirming that although there was •
race they knew that the and was imminent.
AJI of a sudden It was ea though you could
Physically feel the catch. ID was tremendous.
Savagery was the .theme of the ensuing battle.
That battle was hot Immediately and relentless f
with no quarters given or sought by either side. All
combatants knowingly and most willing were
Putting all they had and knew Into the Ilght all
looking to finish It their own we TM hountls
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know that If they gave one tell and lost their grip on
this beer they Would Pay dearly to 1911, catch this
bear, for they knew all loo well what this bear was
made of. The bear knew that If he could lust whip
these hounds off for an Instance that he could
make good his break and outrun these hounds. He
had all but made It to the southern and of the Most
Range Intl that hunk of. granite was now almost
within his reach.
Then ae If a Switch was thrown absolute
silence .... The next bark would tell the tide of -the
battle. I was hoping so that the next bark was a
tree bark that I must have presented a pretty fair
rendition of quadruple Paraplegic.... Again this
bear made good his escape and headed South for
the rim -rock. How In the heck he broke from those
hounds I couldn't figure but break he did. It was a
few seconds before the hounds fell back Into trail
barking'lor they had run a bit silent. on a sight
Chase. The bear had broke right In the middle of a
clear cut antl per usual the hounds were left
fooklg9 their beat....
About now I would have traded the whole dang
bunch for a broke down beagle. D183apointment
doesn't come close to what I was feeling, for after
Bring that bear the way Jack and Polly had, It was a
shame for that beer to make such a clean break.
The trail barks drifted down the mountain to me
and already they were traveling well, but not fast.
Since they should get to the and of the mountain
DWore me, I floured that I might a, well take Jack
and Polly home for It would likely be awhile before
the other three found their way out for I was sure
that the bear would give them the slip on the tlm.
rock.
Perhaps 145 hours passed before I Sol back to
the South end of the Range where Sure enough at
the troll head I found Buck laying beside the road,
1 901 out of the truck and walked over to him,
epoaking to him, hoping for once that he would
,newer me, but all he did was to slap his tallagainst the ground sheepish manner.
spoke
him to get D but he Just thumped that
tall and pave me a long look. Well, apparently
Something wee amiss, so I gave him a once over
and found first off his feet In tatters. 1 carried him
to the tailgate and he wasn't too pleased when he
hit the cold steel. Turning him over I found once
again the bear's mark on one of my hounds and
then It was finally out as how he made his break.
Buck Was certainly no coward and had done his
best to put the hurt on that bear, but as we all know
seldom are the days that our hounds put the hurt
lar real on a mean bear. Well, again my pride Stage,
lasing the leer& In his hide but now my actions
were s bit Sheepish remembering that It wasn't all
that long since I would have traded them all off.
I boxed up Buck seatng that although hurt he
would Ilve and be fine Ina few days.
Wall. I had Buck but where were "Sam" and
Black Girl? I wanted to think that they hadn't
rscelved such harsh treatment and were still at It,
but they were so soft that I couldn't honestly
Oalloys that they were. Here I was again,
wondering where in the world my hounds were.
Again I started the search on that and of the range,
never really thinking that I would find them still
with the bear. Well, 1 didn't. Again my search was
rullmas and disheartening. This plain and simply
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Page 125
was a set-up weekend against me.
Along about 3 1 floured 1 had better Owing on up
to the crossing where I had fumed In that morning
thinking that maybe the dogs had back tracked
and were waiting for me there. If they weren't there
they were lost for fair and would likely spend a
night In the bush which I was hoping wouldn't
happen for 1 like my hounds In every night. Alter a
tough hunt Such as this they may be needing a bit
of tending to like Buck did.
I hiked way up that Northern drainage pumping
right along for the day was coming to a close and
time was short. But there wasn't the least sign of
them. The wind wasn't helping the hearing
conditions and II you can straln your 'are 1 was
going lobes prime candidate.
Disheartened I gave up and headed out, kicking
stones better than any client ever had and lust as
disgusted. 1 always wondered why when the
hounds aren't In the country that you we, you
sweet that you can hear them plain? Of tour" If
anyone is with you they don't hear them at the
same time you hear them. But this day I was alone
and every once In awhile I could hear them. A
Smile crept across my face for this of all,days I
wished that they were real.....
Almost back to the crossing the bound& of ■
fight hit my ears lust as 1 rounded a corner that had
hld a sharp ravine. I could barely believe my "To
but In between pulls of wind there was sure
enough Bounds of a hot fight drilling down off
North Moat. I hurried a bit further down the old tole
road and the ravine opened up and lel art. too
sounds reach my wanting ears. It WAS hard to
believe but they were still at it
I headed up that Mountain As fast as I could for
daylight was limited and I wanted to be able to get
the hounds out of the bush. The higher I got the
less the wind blew and the Moro I could hear. The
battle was raging at fever pitch and moving ever so
slowly down the mountain to me. By the time 1
climbed 2000 vertical feel 1 was all but busted but
one thing that I always kept In mind while on any
hunt were the words Dick Freeman hunted by,
"What over you expect out of your hounds, you
should llgure out what 10 percent of that I& and
apply It 10 yourself." 10 percent doesn't sound like
much but It can be unobtainable somadays. It Is a
good rule and when you think that If you don't
bother to show up for your hounds that quite soon
you won't have to even bother to turn them loose,
you might be able to sea some sense In it.
I had one last small little fin -back to get over to
get to the hounds when the fight c"eed ..... Not
again, not after climbing this far.... Nope, the most
beautiful tree barks floated down that Short
distance to me filling me with a lot more than
pride. Hanging tough on a, u far"i'm concerned,
blown track, well, as yet there has yet to be
Invented a word that even closely described my
feelings.
I edged up the mountain to where I was about
even with the tree, then crouched low and snuck
Into the bus of the if". No way was I going to
blow this hard earned tree. Those hard treeing bee
like this one don't come often enough In the"
mountains for me to lake chances.
25 feel up a wind twisted white pine stood a well
rubbed bear. Red eyes told of his hatred for the
victors this day. On sighting me he Immediately
made for the be" of the 11"....Like true rough
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hounds "Sam" and Black Gln walled patiently for
him at the base Std when In full reach they laid
Into him, doing their beat to open a new orifice for
him to Client out Of "ally. In no time he barreled
back up that trot, popping his teeth till they should
have busted.
Up and down that free he went, each time
meeting MOO Ivory then he could solely wear.
Each time "Sam" and Black Girl hit him with
"vagary That Is seldom Seen from animals. If It
woe In their Power the two of them would have bit
that bear Into The smallest Imaginable paces.
Guile likely more then them, I wanted to give this
bear to them for It ever they earned a kill this
would have been It. But I didn't even have a camera
to shoot this bear with. I didn't really think that
finger banging would have much effect on him, so
after ■ hall hour or Ad I tied up the hounds and led
them away. '
We weren't too far away when the bear balled
out, running off down the mountain In eight of us.
Those hounds looked at me as if 1 was crazy (little
did they know how close they were) and Clang new
look me off my lest. Well, this let me $team right
On out of Back On. The toll that the hunt claimed
from her hit her hard. Now both hound's feet were
a terrible sight and their bodies weren't much
better fw that matter. "Sam" was lops, happy
knowing that M had lust whipped the bitches off
one tough bear. It Was some hot that afternoon,
though I was more afraid of "Sam" laking a turn 1w
the worse then I WAS Black Girl. AS we crossed
a brook, Black Girl hit that water Ilke Il w" the last
she was going 10 901 and that right there llnlehed
her.
I had bled to keep them both out of the water till
we got out to the truck, but they were too lhlrsty to
listen to my commands. We were close to being
out although still a good hike when It w" obvious
that Black Gin was through walking. I Certainly
didn't want to leave her, but she wasn't able to
make It out on hot Own and I felt sure that 'Sam"
would need a hand before reaching the truck. Bo, I
built up a bed of needles for her and she was
content with her bed and the brook WAS still close
by.
"Sam" and I headed out reaching the truck well
after dark and both tired but both on our own. l was
amaed zat'Sam's" strength. He dug deep for the
needed Power to make It out, but make It like a
champ he did.
I got back In mere the next day and got out
Black Girl and had to carry her out, for she was
cramped up badly. It took a lot of musaging to
loosen up thou tired muscles. All 5 of the hounds
came Out of the hunt tired and some cut up s bit.
but all were victwius. Buck was the worst off for
the bear got him fairly good In the ribs, showing
that that hound wasn't bashful.
Jack and Buck are dead, Polly Is back over to
Charlie Fools& where she atoned out Into this
world. "Sam" and Black Gln we still here though
'Sam" Is pretty much retired lot his hard life Is
Showing through.
Soon with luck. I'll cross those two Tough nuts.
I can only hope that they cross well. They are
related closely so the book Is there. I want to thank
Ron Creasman for having the smarts to bread
hounds of "Sam's" callow. The" days I don't ase
■ lot of breeding done with always the needed lots.
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thought but to keep thle great breed tops In Big
Game hunting, I hope that folks remember the
great work that has already been applied. I'm not
trying to knock other breeds or the hunters afield,
lust hoping to shed some old fight on an Important
subject to us all.
This hunt didn't show off my hounds or my great
ballet in those hounds. It did show a hunt that will
be remembered till 1 leave this great land. I am
proud of those hounds, no matter what the
outcome, although at times things get a bit tight.
I may be wrong, but I've got a feeling that most
folks are the same. I really don't care whether the
beer ever gets caught as long as the hounds do all
that is possible. I just hate to see them gel the
WWI pulled over their eyes. They really do work
herd enough to deserve better.
One last thought before closing, these new
lelemetary systems are wonderful tools to this old
trade, but don't forget that to bee or catch rough
and lough game, you have to be able to summon
the needed strengths. Strength comes from hard
exercise. Rig dogs help cover more ground but
travel a lot Basler than the counterparts of years
back. Seldom do you Bee road dogs In this country
any longer, but my hounds used to get a lot of
exercise this very way. Now, I have to really gel
after them to keep them up. The bear In this
country get more days of exercise than a lot of
hountla do. If you don't have a long training season
YOU are lucky in many ways.....
Thanks again lot the stories, Plotl people. Until
ngxl month, good hunting.
BROUGHTON COON HUNTERS
ASSOCIATION
Greg Bayrd
Box 402
Continental Ohio 45531
Well II Is that Time again and I find myself at this
old typewriter once more. Hope this month finds
you In beat of health and brings home your share
of the hardware. '
Broughton's Club Hunt lot the month of May
went good with the biggest turnout this year.
Winners were:
III: Hammer, Welker, Larry, Tumbleson,
Paulding, OH.
2nd: Red, Redbone, Tim Sproul, Paulding, OH.
3rd: Star, Walker, Danny Shaffer, Oakwod, OH.
The US Championship was hosted by Van Wert
Coon Hunters Friday night. The winner was
Broughton's President Danny Sheller with Star.
Danny placed 4th Saturday night with his Zap dog.
Fongratulatlons Danny and to everyone that
placed.
The winners of Broughton's May 5th UKC Hunt
were:
Or. NI. Ctu Mold, Walker, R.S. Montgomery,
handier, EO Remey.
NL Cha Kentucky Sun Set Bid, Walker, Bob
Jackson.
let: Moehring's Ind, Casey, Carl Moehring. 2nd:
Gold Creek Nugget, John Wagoner. 3rd: Clay's
Lick Creek Mleey, Charles Clay. 41h: Patch, Sen
Thatcher.
Sorry there were not more places but some
things are lust out of control. The winners of the
Bench Show were as follows:
Beal of Breed BAT: Sun UP Coy, Lenle Saylor,
also Moa of Show.
Baal of Broad Bluatick: Brook's Blue Magnum,
Stephen Shooks.
But of Breetl Walker: Shaffer's Little Star,
Danny Shaffer, also Female or Show.
Champion: Shakers Trlxie, Danny Soult
Grand Champion: Luds Ohio Cookie,. Louie
Swags.
Until next month think of this. The handier that
conducts himself the beat of his ability is the last
one forgotten when the hunt la over. May God be
with each and everyone of you and please take a
friend to church. They will love you for It.
Full Cry