November 2001 fox hunt report

Hey Guys, here's the report,

TXO was the fox for November and it was our first time running a hunt on our
own. The night started off from Knoxfield Shopping Center on Ferntree Gully
Road,

The first hunt was a single leg hunt down near the Dandenong Creek off
Illiwarra Avenue. The fox had been dilebritely placed on a peninsula on the
other side of Dandenong Creek (impassable as a few found out) a crossing to
the other side was approix 100m upstream. The standard ten minute rule was
used. How hard can it be? Well, first on the scene was OW. OW had a major
advantage as they were on the scene at least ten minutes before everyone
else. They promptly got out of their car and proceeded directly toward the
fox, bugger, Dandenong Creek was in their way, they went round and round in
circles until all the rest of the teams arrived. BLN were the first to get
in 30 mins after the first hound arrived on the site. One other team got in,
OW. I was suprised to see that not many people had a look at their Melways
to see where there was a crossing. All in all this leg ran for approx 1 1/4
hours. Note blackberries were not part of our plan, these were not
intentional.

The second hunt was a fairly simple one, again single leg. The fox was
situated in a park on the south side of the school on Whaley Drive. First
in was YQN followed closely by OW, VT, YDF and finally HBD

The third hunt was the two legger. The first hunt was situated in a park
off Whaley drive, in Boronia. Unfortunately for most of the hounds, this
park was not on most Melways, however those who were lucky enough to have
the 2001 edition, it was marked. To add to the confusion it was switched to
intermittent. First in was YQN followed closely by YDF and HBD. 7 minutes
later OW and VT decicded to rock up. The second leg was situated near a
carpark in the Boronia telephone exchange. First in was YDF followed closely
by YQN, eventually HDB, OW and finally VT got in.

The fourth hunt was located down an alleyway and in a pit behind Scoresby
Shopping Center. First in was YQN followed closely by VT and YDF, followed
seven minutes later by OW and then HBD.

The fifth hunt sent the guys on a hike up to Churchill National Park. The
fox was once again, located on a section of park not marked in all but the
2001 edition of the Melways, we decicded to make this an easy leg so I put
it approximately 5m in from the track, unfortunately for quite a few people
they couldnt see this track and decicded to bushbash. First in was YQN
followed 2 minutes later by OW, then YDF,abd HBD, VT failed to get in

The sixth hunt was situated near a creek behind some houses near the park on
Allora Av in Ferntree Gully. First in was YDF, followed four minutes later
by YQN, and OW. VT and HBD did not get in.

The last hunt (supper) was situated on top of a Shelterin Benedikt Reserve in
Scoresby, we located it here due to the massive reflections that caught
quite a few people out. First in was YDF followed closely by VT,YQN,HDB and
finally OW.

All and all, it was a good night, which as far as we (TXO) are concerned ran
extremly well. Could next month's fox please contact me on the number below
so that we can arrange for the WIA fox to be picked up from Gary's place.

Report by Josh.