Although we were unable to kill any birds, my buddy Ed and I took my 11 month old GSP to SGL 232 Monday morning and then to Conemaugh Dam "Virginia Farms" areas in the afternoon.
We had a great time, but were a bit confused as the weekend before another buddies springer found 4 roosters in 2 hours and 3 within 20 minutes. This dog had been introduced to gunfire..but had never seen a bird before. My dog, who has been working birds since 12wks....found zero in about a combined 5 hours of hunting. I'm hoping the area just got hit hard this past weekend and its not my dog...lol.
Yesterday, my dog and I celebrated my 30th birthday chasing grouse around laurel mountain. She found one, but it flushed as she skidding to a stop and I was still outta range.
I'm going to try and hunt her one more time before her hunt test this weekend where hopefully, we can pick up her 4th and final leg for a JH title.
May not sound overly exciting, but it sure beat work and school....plus I think she's starting to figure things out!
-John
We had a great time, but were a bit confused as the weekend before another buddies springer found 4 roosters in 2 hours and 3 within 20 minutes. This dog had been introduced to gunfire..but had never seen a bird before. My dog, who has been working birds since 12wks....found zero in about a combined 5 hours of hunting. I'm hoping the area just got hit hard this past weekend and its not my dog...lol.
Yesterday, my dog and I celebrated my 30th birthday chasing grouse around laurel mountain. She found one, but it flushed as she skidding to a stop and I was still outta range.
I'm going to try and hunt her one more time before her hunt test this weekend where hopefully, we can pick up her 4th and final leg for a JH title.
May not sound overly exciting, but it sure beat work and school....plus I think she's starting to figure things out!
-John