New from way south central PA.

padave

padave

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Hi all,
Just checking in from south central PA. I just took my 1 y.o. lab out for our first hunt at a local game farm. ( mainly for him to get the feel of it ) we got 1 out of the 3 birds we paid for. But he did ( I think ) find the other 2 pheasant hens. He was acting " birdie" but I didn't see anything and got impatient and moved him on, I'm pretty sure it was 100% my fault. Live and learn I guess. But the rooster he jumped up was perfect but the problem came after I shot it down the dog ran in the opposite direction of the bird, not that he was gun shy he's been to a shooting range and I have a dummy launcher that uses .22 cal. blanks. He ran in the other direction because he followed the noise from the gun shot that echoed in a hollow. Has anyone had this problem or have a tip on correcting this. My guess is that if it were flat land where there is nothing to echo off of he would have paid more attention to the bird. Let me know what you think.

Thanks, Dave.
 
Welcome. sure others can give better advice then I on the dog question. what town are you close by? Fortunate for you the PA DNR is doing good things unlike our great state to the west of you.
 
Welcome to the site Dave! I think you're going to like it, a lot of great people with the same passion.
 
Dave, welcome, all your pup needs is experience.
He is going to be just fine.
 
Welcome Dave to uph. MnMt is right about your dog. He /she is young. Welcome and jump right in and post away.:thumbsup:
 
jmac said:
Welcome Dave to uph. MnMt is right about your dog. He /she is young. Welcome and jump right in and post away.:thumbsup:
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Thanks jmac, his name is Dudley. I'm looking foward to the time spent here. Btw there's not a lot of postin here. Is that because its the time of year or people too busy hunting or the norm. Not complaining just courious.
 
padave said:
Thanks jmac, his name is Dudley. I'm looking foward to the time spent here. Btw there's not a lot of postin here. Is that because its the time of year or people too busy hunting or the norm. Not complaining just courious.
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Dave there is a ton of posting on here. Its just that we all have jobs and family. And some days get more than others. Hang in there, summer time gets slow, but there are a few of us, many really that post all year long. Welcome again.:thumbsup:
 
jmac said:
Dave there is a ton of posting on here. Its just that we all have jobs and family. And some days get more than others. Hang in there, summer time gets slow, but there are a few of us, many really that post all year long. Welcome again.:thumbsup:
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I guess I didn't realize, unlike me some people out there have lives. ;)
 
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