JarrodB Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 My hunting partner cancelled on me so I decided to try out some new spots alone in Northeast Texas. My luck was bad! I started off my day with a leaking boot in 35 deg weather. At my next stop I had three dogs across the creek growling and barking at me. I figured they would go away. I was wrong! They came barreling down into the creek aggressively towards me. The largest of the three was determined to bite me while the others growled. I went to war with my 5 ft hickory walking stick. After a couple of solid hits I won the battle and they retreated. They climbed back to the top of the creek bank and growled and barked at me for another 30 minutes or so. I found a few items and walked a mile back to my truck only to realize I had lost my phone. I started to give up and just report my phone lost but decided to look for it. I hiked the mile back through the woods down into the creek and somehow managed to find it. I did manage to find a nice size shark vert, fish vert and a couple of artifacts. My Brazos hickory walking stick has saved me more times than I can count from hogs, dogs and waist deep mud. It's a little heavy but worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Very nice vert! Never let it be said that fossil huntings is without danger. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Nice finds and you always have to watch out for the puppies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Exciting story and at least you're okay and escaped with a couple of treasures. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Great report and a few nice finds! A good story to tell your grandkids some day! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Sometimes, our little adventures become bigger adventures than we anticipated! Thanks for the report, Jarrod! Near finds. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDiamondX Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 If it escalated any more it would have been nice to have a Geo Pick to deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Had dog issues before myself, once in the Peace river with noise from running water, I look up and 15 ft away is a huge rott lab mix. He was just looking at me, he slowly approaches, I put my scraper rake (big custom made deal) between me and the dog *Me* I don't know you, back up man! He was a 100 plus pounds and he was insistant on smelling me so I finally just let him, turns out he was friendly but some tense moments passed before I ascertained that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 You win some, you lose some, I guess. At least you won the standoff with the dogs and found a nice vert. I was on a similar exploratory trip the other day and came up with nothing but throwaways. At least the pair of foxes just ran away instead of attacking me. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Well, at least there were no sharks and no electric eels. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*THEO* Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Very interesting trip thanks for sharing! Dogs can be very dangerous i've never liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Having a dog myself, I really like them. But I'd probably still get very scared by 3 big growling dogs, and I definitely wouldn't have had the guts to beat them with a walking stick! What a story you have there Still a pretty good haul though, well done. Max 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 yeah; when we walk creeks we are actually in someone's back yard a lot of the time. Dogs just doing their job but the first law of nature applies (self preservation) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Thanks everyone. I'm an animal lover so I hate hitting a dog but when they're attacking I have no issue lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Nice report Jarrod. There are several places I hunt where dogs from neighboring homes have been a nuisance, but never a problem. Ther are a few river spots I go to where I worry about gators also. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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