Killing time till the upland season

[desben]

Good time to re-read Burton Spiller and George Bird Evans, dreaming of the fall colors, cool crisp air, and the thunder of a grouse flushing from under your foot. I can't wait. The season opener is September 15 here--a Sunday!--I'll be attending Upland Church.

[ninepointer]

Depending on where you hunt, only 18 or 28 more days!!!

[finsfurfeathers]

Depending on where you hunt, only 18 or 28 more days!!!

28 days for me, hate driving more than 2hrs at a stretch. Now if someone wants to drive I'm up for 18.

[anglodrkns]

I'm already booked off to hit the woods on the 17th, but my mind is already there. 20 more days

[finsfurfeathers]

I'm already booked off to hit the woods on the 17th, but my mind is already there. 20 more days

Ya opening day is opening day but the fun really doesn't start till the first taste of frost.

[anglodrkns]

Ya opening day is opening day but the fun really doesn't start till the first taste of frost.

I am just excited to start actually getting Indy out on as many birds as I can and watching him progress. He has been getting better and better at finding the frozen ones, just need those live encounters to put it all together

[finsfurfeathers]

I am just excited to start actually getting Indy out on as many birds as I can and watching him progress. He has been getting better and better at finding the frozen ones, just need those live encounters to put it all together

You'll be doing more than watching. Every encounter will be an opportunity to reenforce what you want and discourage what you don't. Focus will be on working on the basics which means be prepared to do very little actual shooting. The effort put in this year will pay dividends in the years to come

[ninepointer]

You'll be doing more than watching. Every encounter will be an opportunity to reenforce what you want and discourage what you don't. Focus will be on working on the basics which means be prepared to do very little actual shooting. The effort put in this year will pay dividends in the years to come

^^^What FFF said^^^

During the first season, a reasonable goal would be steady-to-flush: meaning that the dog is pointing birds and letting you get in front to flush them. At this point, don't worry about the dog breaking and chasing after you flush the bird. Try your best to have the willpower to not shoot birds that the dog bumps, self-flushes or that you bump. You don't want to reward/reinforce this kind of behavior. Like FFF said. it pays dividends down the road.

[Hawkman]

My dog & I are both old now, so we'll be going quite a bit slower this fall.
I won't take him on longer drives and he's happy to be OUT anyway, regardless of location.
Although we've never been that good at all in finding birds, we still like to at least TRY!!!
I'll be doing an archery moose hunt in early October, but before & after that, I will go out for birds.
Last year was simply awesome for me, but I was 700 KM from home and grouse were aplenty.
Gas prices are down, so I'm hoping to go play between Timmins & Chapleau again.

[anglodrkns]

^^^What FFF said^^^

During the first season, a reasonable goal would be steady-to-flush: meaning that the dog is pointing birds and letting you get in front to flush them. At this point, don't worry about the dog breaking and chasing after you flush the bird. Try your best to have the willpower to not shoot birds that the dog bumps, self-flushes or that you bump. You don't want to reward/reinforce this kind of behavior. Like FFF said. it pays dividends down the road.

I will be a very happy man if i can simply get him to the point of finding and pointing. From what I see when out and about with him now is if he points and I whoa him he will hold to flush. Getting him to point before rushing in is another story, he still needs to work on that. Hopefully lots of birds this season will help