First we had 30 C weather, than a cought a bad cold, so the first wc hunt of the year was record late - Oct 5.
I took all 3 dogs to Rob's farm.
11 C
synny
very wet forest, I was soaked.
Nothing happened on the 10 min walk from car to the back where I find wc.
At the deer stand Ivy tracked and flushed a turkey, I saw it fly across my FOV.
After getting into poplars, they started busting wc, no points.
I tried to put Liza onto relocated birds couple times, I sat the other two, so they won't interfere.
I saw Liza flush at least 3 birds - one, then 2 very close, no points.
The whole thing - the first wild bird hunt was a bit too much for her.
She was following Luna a lot, but also ran independently.
2-3 times she found and chased something, not sure if it was a rabbit or another turkey.
She's quite vocal, She's definitely 'scent laut'.
Couple times I think she was barking because she couldn't find/catch Luna.
So as soon as we stepped into poplars the dogs produced about 10 flushes, some repeats.
The first point was from Luna, but it was unproductive.
Right after I saw Ivy on point. She was flagging a bit, also Luna run right by her and didn't smell anything, so I thought it was old scent. Then I saw wc on the ground. I guess she didn't have a very strong scent. While I adjusted my cap to shield my eyes from the sun, the bird flushed and instantly disappeared in thick foliage, I fired as I was swinging and saw nothing fall.... Ivy and Luna went looking in the direction of the flush and soon Luna came back with our first wc of 2017 (large female). Liza was there as well and happily grabbed the bird. I took it from her, but let her smell it for a bit, while holding it.
After that, I only saw 2-3 flushes, 15 min later, but no points.
So that was it for the first hunt.
I continue to intro e-c to Liza in 'everyday situations', e.g. when I call her and she doesn't respond, which is rare.
I also threw couple retrieves for her on the sidewalk in front of the house yesterday.
She did well, no run-arounds and no going somewhere to chew on it.
I took all 3 dogs to Rob's farm.
11 C
synny
very wet forest, I was soaked.
Nothing happened on the 10 min walk from car to the back where I find wc.
At the deer stand Ivy tracked and flushed a turkey, I saw it fly across my FOV.
After getting into poplars, they started busting wc, no points.
I tried to put Liza onto relocated birds couple times, I sat the other two, so they won't interfere.
I saw Liza flush at least 3 birds - one, then 2 very close, no points.
The whole thing - the first wild bird hunt was a bit too much for her.
She was following Luna a lot, but also ran independently.
2-3 times she found and chased something, not sure if it was a rabbit or another turkey.
She's quite vocal, She's definitely 'scent laut'.
Couple times I think she was barking because she couldn't find/catch Luna.
So as soon as we stepped into poplars the dogs produced about 10 flushes, some repeats.
The first point was from Luna, but it was unproductive.
Right after I saw Ivy on point. She was flagging a bit, also Luna run right by her and didn't smell anything, so I thought it was old scent. Then I saw wc on the ground. I guess she didn't have a very strong scent. While I adjusted my cap to shield my eyes from the sun, the bird flushed and instantly disappeared in thick foliage, I fired as I was swinging and saw nothing fall.... Ivy and Luna went looking in the direction of the flush and soon Luna came back with our first wc of 2017 (large female). Liza was there as well and happily grabbed the bird. I took it from her, but let her smell it for a bit, while holding it.
After that, I only saw 2-3 flushes, 15 min later, but no points.
So that was it for the first hunt.
I continue to intro e-c to Liza in 'everyday situations', e.g. when I call her and she doesn't respond, which is rare.
I also threw couple retrieves for her on the sidewalk in front of the house yesterday.
She did well, no run-arounds and no going somewhere to chew on it.
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