Off season for the dogs

[jmez]

No birds today. Wasn't for lack of trying. We were about an hour in the first pic.

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[WRO]

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[johnnycake]

So glad that it's not the OFFul season up here yet.

 

[TreeDog]

Technically off season since we’re not chasing birds.

 

[jmez]

Rain, sleet, snow, and sunshine. All within an hour. Moved a lot of birds!

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[redtop65]

Mine's at the trainers for 3 weeks getting whoa training.

 

[jmez]

Lunch hour.

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[jmez]

Another good day.

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[jmez]

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[jmez]

Pretty day!

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[IanCOLO]

Some yard work and some field work. NA test in a couple of weeks and then we can step it up.


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[CMP70306]

Got out yesterday for what will be our last hunt of the season for some preserve Chukars. This was Cedar’s first time seeing Chukars since her training last August and the first time we got on birds since hunting pheasant on the SGL over New Years.

We went out with my Dad, Brother and a good friend of ours and had a great time. Dad was busy during pheasant season so this was his first time hunting over her and I had told our friend we would go bird hunting with him but we were busy all winter and I was waiting for the right time to go out.

She ended up doing better than expected, she hunted close, retrieved everything back to someone and she was able to put up 14 of the 16 birds they put out. I attribute her missing the last two due to a combination of heat, low wind and her stamina being lower as since the baby was born my wife hasn’t been walking her an hour or more everyday like she used to. By the end of 2 hours she had covered over 6 miles, she was definitely getting tired and the extra heat and low wind didn’t help. The heat did help her enthusiasm flopping into every mud puddle she could find though.

I also confirmed that she will in fact point planted Chukars, It isn’t a staunch point from a long way off like a true pointer but it does give us a chance to catch up to her. I can also tell when she sees the bird as her tail stops wagging, if it’s still wagging she smells it but hasn’t seen it yet. Plus half the time she would actually lock up and I’d have to give her the free command and then she would pounce into the bushes.

Overall we had a great time and this fall we will be doing a combination of preserve hunts, pheasant hunts on state game lands and even buying some birds to set out on our own property. With how well she is doing and next season is going to be a ton of fun.

 

[Cant hit em]

Last week dog picked up a set of triple marks awesome. The blind was between the center and right gun and she got sucked back to the mark. I messaged Freddy King and he gave me a drill we began today. Run a blind with suction in the field. Took me 3 tries and move up half way , she got it . Next will be a no off the mark from the holding blinds in the field and run a blind then get the mark. Each yellow in the field is a holding blind/ stickman 15yds off the blinds line

This is the set we had trouble with

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[Jason Snyder]

We are in full on VGP training mode.

Independent forest search. Forest drags. Blind retrieves. Steadiness. Obedience.

 

[2ski]

For you guys running dogs on wild birds right now, are you at all worried about disrupting nesting birds? I've always been told it's unethical to run your dog on birds in springtime as you could bump a bird off the nest. Or are we too early for that worry?

 

[KurtR]

For you guys running dogs on wild birds right now, are you at all worried about disrupting nesting birds? I've always been told it's unethical to run your dog on birds in springtime as you could bump a bird off the nest. Or are we too early for that worry?

To early in South Dakota.

 

[jmez]

Brought out the secret weapon today Yeti the Boston!

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[Cant hit em]

No off the mark , run to back pile then get mark. 3rd day in the progression to keep her from going to old fall. Freddy King recommended Criss Cross drill. (Yellow in the field is the stickmen/holding blinds)

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