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    Divers

    Scaup Resting and Leaving
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    Divers

    A pair of cans at dawn here in western Montana.
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    Teal

    Lots of green wings in interior Alaska. Blue wings are uncommon. Cinnamon 2000 miles to the south.
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    Teal

    After spending 30 years in interior Alaska it is a treat to be able to photograph blue wings and cinnamon teal down here in Montana about 5 minutes from our house. Blue wings are uncommon in interior AK and cinnamon range in South America and western North America, but about 2000 miles south...
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    Teal

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    Teal

    Some teal from western Montana this past month with my used $300 bridge camera (Nikon 900) Cinnamon and Bluewing. I don't have any decent Greenwing photos yet.
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    "Basics" in Retriever Training

    YES! With food bowls it is easy to teach push/pull lining, casting, 2-sided sends, backwards heeling, etc. Most hungry pups are highly motivated when food is involved.
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    "Basics" in Retriever Training

    YES! Another point I was trying to make is that a trainer can put a dog through a basics program, yet have a dog that is "weak in basics". I think sometimes it is because the trainer if focused on the procedure and not the end results. For example, take the double-T. A trainer might run the...
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    "Basics" in Retriever Training

    "anyone interested in “the basics” is anything other than a new trainer", Most of the dogs that are weak in advanced hunt tests (Master Hunter) or all-age field trials that I see are weak because of inadequate basics. For example: A dog that does not "sit and salute" but instead has a big...
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    "Basics" in Retriever Training

    When I see posts about Basics, it is typically procedures: Force-Fetch, Single-T, Double-T, Multiple Marks, Cheating Singes, Swim-By, etc. Instead of procedures, I think of the end product: Line Manners: Will the retriever sit quietly in the kennel with the door open, waiting for a verbal...
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    Hip Waders and Boots for Moose

    I like Simms stocking foot waders and my old hiking boots. They pack into a smaller package than conventional waders. The best thing is I can turn them completely inside out and hang them to dry overnight.
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    Hiking the Refuge

    Lots of activity this morning.
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    Hiking the Refuge

    Cinnamon Teal pair about 200 yards out.
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    Hiking the Refuge

    Blue wing teal are uncommon in interior Alaska, I never shot one up there in 30 years. Yesterday I saw my first bluewings down here at the Montana Refuge. At 200 yards, but still fun to watch.
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    Joseph von Benedikt vs Formidilosus

    What is a Fudd?
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    Divers

    When I lived in Utah, I saw more redheads than cans. In interior Alaska, I've seen only cans. Here in western Montana, it is a mix of cans and redheads. Both are nice looking ducks.
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    Divers

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    Hiking the Refuge

    Yes, tis the season
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    Hiking the Refuge

    Cans on land from yesterday's refuge hike.
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    What time do all you geezers get up in the morning?

    I am the same. I start my refuge hike at 530 am hiking towards the east pre-dawn. That way I have the sun to my back to take photos on the way back to the truck. I usually hike 8 miles every other morning and I'm done by 8:30am so lot of time left in the morning.
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