Dear Rick,

As you may have heard, I am in Afghanistan now - chasing Taliban instead of foxes. Didn't have but a few months between, Bosnia and here. I miss my hounds and my kennel huntsman reports they miss me too.

Saw a big silver-back dog fox last week while inspecting an ammo bunker site. He bolted from his earth and made a line for a rocky covert. I found the only blade of grass within a mile and formed a injured rabbit call - I called him back, he made a large circle around me then went to ground in his original earth. He didn't know how happy he made me - I left him the meaty part of my MRE to say mananah, thanks...
...and thanks for sending the Midland updates, G'night

Major Jochim
MFH & Huntsman, Cedar Top Foxhounds