Can't shoot anymore ( have to live on 50 years of memories), but we had a fun time finding woodcock this Fall. How'd you do?
(Pics of your dog if possible?)
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no idea why we don' have high tails ... usually do :(
Mom almost 14 and daughter 8
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The labs are used for waterfowl and pheasant but the other day when they were finally completing the removal of the barn the old girl got on to some rabbits. She even barked as she gave chase. Husband also had to take several mice away from her.
10 wood duck, 3 mallards, 1 goose, 2 pheasant, and 2 bunnies today. Then all the training birds leading up pigeons, pheasants , chukars, and ducks. Considering she just turned 1 year old I'm happy with her progress. I decided to keep a hunting diary so I won't forget. :)
That's a good idea. I wished I'd done that over the years. I did keep all the trial placement info though , which still gives me great pleasure.
I have a 4 year old lab and so far we have had a great season he has retrieved over 40 ducks and close to 20 geese most of the geese in fields and all the ducks from beaver ponds. We have only hunted grouse once but he flushed 3 all together and I shot one and he retrieved it. Snowing hard here right now so grouse and rabbit hunting to come and maybe a few more duck hunts.
Jack rabbits, snow shoe hare, cottontail, Hungarian Partridge, Sharptail grouse, Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse, Woodcock, Mallard, Black Duck, Pintail, Greenwing Teal, Bluewing Teal, Northern Shoveller, and some Snow Geese, but the season is young.
chukars, grouse and lots of rabbits.
5 woodcock and 2 ESG's (grouse) so far.
7 year old yellow lab, around 110 ducks this fall