2025 Bird and Dog pics

[yfarm]

Dove season is his favorite time of year.

My father used to quail hunt with a dachshund, was great with singles. Did not like to retrieve. Was working with my gsp last year with frozen whole doves and my dachshund started retrieving them.

 

[Slickhill]

We took him on a whim a couple years ago just because my son takes him everywhere with him. Completely on his own he went and fetched the first bird we shot.

Now it doesn’t make any difference if it’s dove or quail or pigeons, if you leave the house with a shotgun he’ll beat you to the truck every time. He’ll whine and cry and mope for 3 days if you leave him behind.

He’s a trooper, no problem putting in a couple miles. He’s also gotten to where he’s constantly scanning the sky looking for incoming birds. I ran him on a blood trail during deer season last fall and he did really well there too.
I would never have guessed when we went and picked up a squirrel sized pup a few years ago that he’d end up being a bird dog.

 

[dgfavor]

Not really hunting yet - just been out wandering around working the dogs and blazing away with the camera:

 

[rgroves79]

Not his first bird but his first dove. 16 mo old Boykin.

 

[rgroves79]

Not really hunting yet - just been out wandering around working the dogs and blazing away with the camera:
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Greta pics!

 

[IanCOLO]

Buzz (6 month GSP) with a boomer dusky.


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[cmahoney]

( blatantly Stealing from "cant hit em" 's 2023 Thread/ Post )

Seasons started post em up

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Awesome pic


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[Smcask100]

Didn’t really need the dog here but she sure was proud!

 

[ncstatehunter]

Both of our’s first sharptail and upland bird in general for that matter, though she didn’t really do much but at least she’s not gun shy and really interested in trying to find more. Work in progress but we’ll get there. Our new home in Montana is treating us well!

 

[RuggedYogi]

I’ve been working on force fetch and this is the first bird that Buck brought back to my hand.

 

[BRTreedogs]

 

[BucksNBulls]

 

[OneGunTex]

I’ve been working on force fetch and this is the first bird that Buck brought back to my hand.

Congrats! Thats a big milestone!

 

[jmez]

On the board!!

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[Jason Snyder]

@RuggedYogi once I force fetched a dog I swore I’d never NOT FF one. It’s such a benefit.

 

[AntelopeEater]

I don't know how to train a bird dog, but my German Shepherd loves running around off leash while I blast birds, and she does not bite the birds too hard when she catches an injured one.

 

[RuggedYogi]

@Jason Snyder I honestly didn’t really like the FF training at first, it took quite a bit of pressure. In hindsight, it seems like it has really helped Buck learn his place in the pack.