550 plus works perfect for training and knowledge of dog whereabouts. I think you have to carry a phone for emergencies. The onX system keeps you tracking back to your truck, and from keeping you from trespassing, on said phone.
Back home after a week plus of bird chasing in western ND! Had a great time ! Weather was tough on an old guy . Hands just freeze in those windy conditions below 10 degrees. My lab was just terrific, several retrieves were beyond amazing!
The new French Brittany still is gun shy and blinks on...
Weim and chestie are spot on with their comments.
A couple unmentioned adds, sloughs were farmed around, as older farm equipment could not overcome bogs.
No laser leveling of fields to “ clean “ weedy area.
We don’t know the total consequences of pesticides or herbicide use so prevalent...
You’d have to be one tough dude to have hunted today in North Dakota. Gusts were expected to hit up to 65 mph! Temps where I’m at topped to a balmy 21! 🥶
I attended EB trails and met breeders in the west over the last five years before I purchased a started female in January of this year. My opinion they need to be a house dog, they need the connection to their family. They can’t tolerate a heavy handed training regimen, but are eager to learn ...
Aya special order 4/53 fit to my dimensions, got this year. 16 gauge, articulated trigger,29 inch tubes , parkerized barrels , and hand rubbed oil finish stock. Since it’s. A Field gun.
So Greg’s photos with vintage shotguns , each day with a different escort. How many days of taking birds, does he conclude before he starts over the rotation?;)