[NeedmoreDEET]

Nice!

[Randall Dee]

The black belt word smith strikes again.

Showoff.

[Nemeth]

Someday Peetso, you and I will Grouse hunt together.

Outstanding as always.

[421sd]

That's a pretty idyllic sporting landscape you and your god have there Peetso.

[peetso]

What started out as a run in open country turned into a quest for The Northern Grouse triple crown.

The dog bust his ass for his first sharpie, he put in a crazy amount of miles and didn't let my shit shooting deter from trying to find us another one. Lucked into a spruce hen, and with that we set about the task of getting ourselves a ruffie for the rest of the afternoon. Went 0 for 5 before finally getting one to fall in early evening.

There's only a few places in the world you can put a mixed bag like this together . . . I'm lucky to live in one of them.

[Heero[CntRmbrPwd]]

Looks like he is figuring it out!

[peetso]

Looks like he is figuring it out!

We’ve been blessed with lots of birds this year. So it’s been easy to keep moving forward after our (mostly mine) mistakes.

Lately he’s been slowing down, stalking and soft footing, when he knows we’re in and around birds. That’s leading to less bumped birds and it’s heartening to see.

[Heero[CntRmbrPwd]]

Thats good.

It is kindve the opposite down here: very few birds in my area this year! Not prairie birds (sage grouse, sharptail, and huns)., anyway. By all reports the mountain grouse numbers (ruffeds and blues) are very high, but I dont really hunt them - tho, I did ground sluice a couple ruffed grouse behind my house on my property a couple days, first year in 3 I have had grouse behind the house (I wont shoot any more of them back there, but they taste good). I lucked out with a lot of birds last season so my young one got the experience she needed

Lately he’s been slowing down, stalking and soft footing, when he knows we’re in and around birds. That’s leading to less bumped birds and it’s heartening to see.

Flushing dog thing, youve taught him well.

The pointing dog thing is to run 5000000 miles an hour to the ends of the earth then just then stop on a dime and hold til the end of time when they are sure!

[B.M. Barrelcooker]

What’s the ducks looking like up that way peetso?



We are expecting a tough year.

[Eider]

Good dog, nice country. My early season has not gone nearly as well. My beast is also not nearly as photogenic with birds. Or ever. I hope you post more.

[flashback]

Great working dog, good team. Hopefully a good long term working relationship.

[peetso]

What’s the ducks looking like up that way peetso?



We are expecting a tough year.

Well my unscientific observation is that there is less around this year than years before. Goose numbers seem close to the same though.