carptom1
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I recently returned from a 3 day hunt in South dakota. Here are some of the highlights:
1. My 14 year old sons first rooster. He blanked on Sat. But sunday at about 2pm it finally happened. He is not easily excited but was smiling about as hard as he can. Unfortunately I wasn't able to see it as I was down in the draw and had my sons on the high side for easier shooting. He ended up with another on sunday for a total of 2. Did do alot of shooting which is what I was after.
2. Watching my 19 year old son trying to figure out which bird to shoot when he had a " jail break" flush of about 20 birds come out in front of him. He was quite confused while figuring out which bird to shoot. He whiffed twice, but finally nailed one with the last shot. That was fun to watch.
3. Having to break my 2 yr old lab of trying to breed another guys dog that had just come out of heat. He didn't hunt worth a crap for most of saturday. Sunday he had a fantastic day. Many retrieves and worked the cover well. I knew I should have got him on some birds before this trip, but he did get back into form before the end. He will be ready for Kansas in a few weeks.
4. No shortage of birds east and north of Pierre. I have hunted the area before, less than the last couple of years, but definately plenty around. I just hope that Aberdeen is decent in December.
5. Dog got sprayed in the face by a skunk at about 3 pm on monday. He had just done a great job finding a cripple in some cattails. He dropped the bird off to me than went back in to hunt when it happened. He must have got a mouthfull of it too. He started convulsing, puking up white foam and liquid poop. I got him a bunch of water and he came out of it fairly quick. He went right back to hunting and did well the rest of the field.
6. Driving home in wife's explorer with a skunked dog. We were out in the middle of nowhere 1.5 hrs from Mitchell. I was told there was a dog wash there behind Cabela's. Thank god they have a de-skunk solution. Worked well, cut it by about 80%. The 1.5 hr ride to Mitchell was brutal. Nose burning, eyes watering..........Priceless. Wife was pissed, but that is fodder for a different thread.
Finally, I really had a fufilling trip. Even if I would have not have shot any birds, watching my boys have a blast doing guy stuff and watching the dog get a little better, made the trip lack nothing. I even was looking forward to work today. I could have done without the skunk thing, but oh well it is a good story.
1. My 14 year old sons first rooster. He blanked on Sat. But sunday at about 2pm it finally happened. He is not easily excited but was smiling about as hard as he can. Unfortunately I wasn't able to see it as I was down in the draw and had my sons on the high side for easier shooting. He ended up with another on sunday for a total of 2. Did do alot of shooting which is what I was after.
2. Watching my 19 year old son trying to figure out which bird to shoot when he had a " jail break" flush of about 20 birds come out in front of him. He was quite confused while figuring out which bird to shoot. He whiffed twice, but finally nailed one with the last shot. That was fun to watch.
3. Having to break my 2 yr old lab of trying to breed another guys dog that had just come out of heat. He didn't hunt worth a crap for most of saturday. Sunday he had a fantastic day. Many retrieves and worked the cover well. I knew I should have got him on some birds before this trip, but he did get back into form before the end. He will be ready for Kansas in a few weeks.
4. No shortage of birds east and north of Pierre. I have hunted the area before, less than the last couple of years, but definately plenty around. I just hope that Aberdeen is decent in December.
5. Dog got sprayed in the face by a skunk at about 3 pm on monday. He had just done a great job finding a cripple in some cattails. He dropped the bird off to me than went back in to hunt when it happened. He must have got a mouthfull of it too. He started convulsing, puking up white foam and liquid poop. I got him a bunch of water and he came out of it fairly quick. He went right back to hunting and did well the rest of the field.
6. Driving home in wife's explorer with a skunked dog. We were out in the middle of nowhere 1.5 hrs from Mitchell. I was told there was a dog wash there behind Cabela's. Thank god they have a de-skunk solution. Worked well, cut it by about 80%. The 1.5 hr ride to Mitchell was brutal. Nose burning, eyes watering..........Priceless. Wife was pissed, but that is fodder for a different thread.
Finally, I really had a fufilling trip. Even if I would have not have shot any birds, watching my boys have a blast doing guy stuff and watching the dog get a little better, made the trip lack nothing. I even was looking forward to work today. I could have done without the skunk thing, but oh well it is a good story.
congrats on a great trip!
