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Thanksgiving Grouse
I've been running the pup solo since the season started as it's her first season and between work and the kids my time is limited. Yesterday I decided to run both dogs together. Literally 10 years to the day when I shot my first grouse over Jake the old man put on a show. He had this beauty young red phase up in the air and in my vest within the first 10 minutes on the ground. His age is definitely starting to show - he still goes hard but after about 40-45 minutes he was out of gas. Not the endless hours he once had. But I'll take every minute in the field I've got with this guy.
https://www.michigan-sportsman.com/m...pg.125516/full
https://www.michigan-sportsman.com/m...pg.125515/full
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good to see the old boy still has his mojo
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Nice grouse and a nice way to spend out doors with the dogs
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Very nice photos of a great hunt!
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i like the photos. couldn't agree more with old dogs, you just got to enjoy every minute they give you until the end.
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Just doing his job and loving every minute of it. Love the photos.... They just aren't around long enough. Enjoy what time you have left with him.
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Very nice photo and congrats on the grouse! I am actually happy that my dog is FINALLY slowing down at ten years of age, because now I can actually SEE him and (almost) keep up with him!!!
Being a terrible trainer myself, I've never been worthy of my awesome GSP, and we have never experienced any amazing hunting success together, BUT the absolute JOY of going out with him every year makes me feel like a very LUCKY man.
As mentioned above, we have to enjoy every minute that we have with these sporting partners.
