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LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: Greg Wood REEL NUMBER: 2B STAGE: C.C Plaza DATE: 6-25-87 PRESENTOR: Glenn Hinson GROUP NAME: Workshop on coon and fox hunting in North Carolina REGION/STYLE: ______________________ PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Jack Lawrence, SC Boone, NC - Watauga County Percy Calloway (77yrs) Ash County, NC hunter/mailman CONTENTS 1. Jack Lawrence: fox horn (twice) 2. Percy: personal history 3. Jack: foxhunting - foxes have different voices, too. Fox is smarter than the hound, in the end. Talks about the thrill of the sport and the breeding of hounds. 4. Glenn: Foxhunting done on foot in mountains 5. Jack: mountain hunts done from highest peaks, reached by 4-wheel pickups. Foxes are quite tricky, so hounds might decide to chase another fox 6. Glenn: foxhunter takes time to stop, listen, and enjoy hunt, hour after hour by campfire late at night. 7. 8. Jack: "music" of foxhounds- story to illustrate the sounds- doesn't like to have anyone talk to him during hunt because of hounds... 9. recording: hunt sounds 10. Glenn: 11. Jack: tenor, alto, bass variation of hounds' voices 12. Glenn: And the fox? 13. Jack: Fox may escape to a hole to end the hunt. 14. Glenn: commentary on coon hunting - training the dog to "tree" a coon 15. Percy: game dogs in general coon hunting for fur, in the past nowadays, the coon is usually released for another race 16. Glenn: Hound must pick up coon's scent and "tree" at it/ 17. Percy: A coon dog has a much harder job, and it take about 3 yrs to train one 18. Glenn: comments about night hunting