Tracking hounds with radio collars

Mim and Gabe with Radio tracker
Gidget with Radio Collar

Silly humans and dogs

Yesterday I about froze to death walking around downtown Boston to attend a couple of venture meetings. The frigid wind can really whip around those tall buildings. Also, on one of my forays the wrong branch of the green line was selected so a significant back track was required. All worked out in the end. Today a distinguished group from the Old North Bridge Hounds walked Riche’s Tree Farm scouting out the best route for a hunt this spring. Our poodle came along. One of the hunt’s new radio collars was placed around her neck and while one group went with the poodle, another used two different directional radio receivers to track them. The receivers worked rather well, especially when we used the correct frequency. The larger of the two receivers is somewhat difficult to properly adjust but when adjusted it worked well. After the trek, an excellent breakfast was enjoyed at the Scotch Farm restaurant in Pepperell. The food was excellent and the prices reasonable.

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