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From yesterday's hunt. Better timing on the cell phone, waited until pup cleared the grass.

A photo to discard. Got the landscape with this photo, but should have waited longer to capture the "catch light" in the dog's eye and hope for a shot where no grass blade blocking the dog's face. From yesterday's hun hunt in Montana.

First wild bird for my youngest at 9-months.

Yes and "catch light" in the dogs eyes is also important!

Place the phone slightly below the dog Capture the landscape we are hunting in Capture the "catch light" in the dogs eyes This photo was from our hun hunt this morning. My older lab, a bit beat up from hunting roosters earlier in the week.

This redtail hawk just finished eating a vole and still has blood from the vole on his beak.

These 2 harriers were hunting voles together and ignoring a pasture full of hen pheasants.

With a record high vole population, we have a record high population of hawks in Montana focusing on voles. This harrier flew right over (within a foot) of the rooster to capture a vole.

That hunt was central MT.

Here is one typical scenario for the areas I hunt here in Montana. Hunting solo and silently. Roosters will typically run up and flush out of range if hunting with dog along the shoreline. Instead, I let the lab go down and start tracking birds. I hustle along the top and way ahead to...

Yesterday morning out chasing huns

Yes, typically dark meat from spruce grouse, sharptails, ptarmigan, ducks and geese is much better cooked on the rare side. Over-cooked and folks sometimes complain that it tastes like liver.

I enjoy getting out every weekday morning before sunrise and hunting early morning until it is in the 70s. Hun country allows me to stretch my legs and you never know when a covey encounter will happen. Lab is wet from morning dew, nice that this fall no morning fog hunts which sometime occur...

I was taught by some old-time pointer hunters in the 1980s. They hunted with English Setters. When a dog went on point, no one said anything! Just pointed up to the sky to indicate to the other hunter, point! and silent hand signal to move into flush position. "Silence is golden"

Hunting silently is so important. No slamming of truck doors, no talking, etc. I hunt my labs silently and in big country, way out of gun range...up to 200 yards away. For big country hunts, covey flushes is a function of mileage and letting the lab hunt out as far as I can see her. Same with...

I like to start with 1-hour hunts early morning the first week of Sept, then 2-hr hunts the second week, 3-hr hunts the 3rd week, etc. I alternate dogs each morning and hunt 5-6 mornings (retired and hunt within an hour of the house). Excellent cardio can be a moot point if human or canine...

I got 2 out of 3 objectives in this one: catch light in the dog's eyes and the landscape. Did not get below the dog level because I wanted to capture more of the landscape and the rainbow. Catch light in the dog's eyes is usually an aspect that is easy to capture and draws connection to the dog.

Excellent! Catch light in the dog's eyes in each photo.

Montana. I hunt every weekday morning, so ease the dogs and myself back into shape. Week 1, first hour of the morning. Week 2, first 2 hours of the morning. That way the dogs feet toughen up, and we hunt while it is cool, then head home.

"Catch Light" in this Golden Pup eye as another example. By moving to the right with the sun more to my back, I could throw the bumper out and capture the "catch light" in both eyes. Sometimes by moving a few feet the photo can be improved substantially.