The real culprit is land cost inflation and the cost of money to borrow. The people who would farm cant qualify for a loan or if they the payments are out of sight. The saddest part is nothing is being done to fix this problem. Rich corporations will own every farm in the USA before anything...
My boy does that all the time, in training, but shoot a bird and he works it, and retrieves, to hand. He is f**king with ya. Dogs only reward is to get the bird in its mouth.
I discovered neopreme vests can be cut with sissors and many are marked so you can accuratey chop away the excess and enlarge the leg and shoulder areas to fit the dog. My boy hunters thank me for discovering those cutting areas....winks
The beauty of varnish is you can sand it with a fine grade of sand paper and put more on. Thin the varnish with paint thinner the first coat probably 2 ounces of thinner to 2 ounces of varnish. Dont glomb it on go thin. I varnished teak for 25 years on my sailboat and never ever left a run in it.
Berretta is a very nice OU and I was enamored with their 20a pigeon 2 for years. When I was ready to buy one, I helft a Berretta and a Fausti and I liked the balance and craftsmanship a little bit more than the Berretta.