I have a question for all of you. Who counts an unrecovered/lost bird agaisnt their daily limit?
I think either way is acceptable if you honestly put in the work looking for a downed bird.
You guys can shot a limit.
To me is it making a valid effort to retrieve the bird is the key, if make valid effort and cannot retrieve bird then do not need to count in limit. Valid for someone with a dog versus someone without a dog can be completely different.