PrairieBelle
New member
Hi folks -
I've been lurking for a while and decided that it is time to join you guys on here - thanks for having me! A little about me- I've been an active PF volunteer for about 8 years but was more in it for the habitat side of things and didn't hunt upland birds much until this season. I'm an avid waterfowler but the addition of a handsome GSP to my home led me back to the fields.
To my dismay - he HATES duck hunting. He thinks it is too cold and boring... he fell asleep in the bottom of the boat shivering during early season. We were in t shirts.
Even with our struggling (to say the least) upland bird populations, having my own dog to work has made this the most rewarding year so far - and we still have plenty of time to make some memories! I'm looking forward to traveling with him and seeing what kinds of birds and terrain we can get into in the future... I love reading about different region's hunts on this site! I have family scattered across the country, so maybe we'll be able to get into some birds in Texas, Colorado, California, etc. in the next couple of years.
I'm still learning quite a bit about handling an upland dog - I'd only ever hunted over flushers until I got my boy in March. He was gifted to me by a friend who could no longer give him the time he deserves, so we spent the summer getting to know each other and working with some penned birds. I had no idea what he knew about birds but we fumbled through it and now he's pretty steady. I ran him in a local hunt test this fall and he did very well. I'm not sure if I will do another but it was good for me to see how others work their dogs - and good for my guy to get on some more birds before the season. Since then we've been working pretty hard for the slim pickin's here in Iowa but there are still birds to be found if you put on the miles. I'm always looking for company in the field - either to learn from or for good conversation so if you're in the area... say hello!
Thanks - looking forward to learning a bunch from you guys.
I've been lurking for a while and decided that it is time to join you guys on here - thanks for having me! A little about me- I've been an active PF volunteer for about 8 years but was more in it for the habitat side of things and didn't hunt upland birds much until this season. I'm an avid waterfowler but the addition of a handsome GSP to my home led me back to the fields.
To my dismay - he HATES duck hunting. He thinks it is too cold and boring... he fell asleep in the bottom of the boat shivering during early season. We were in t shirts. Even with our struggling (to say the least) upland bird populations, having my own dog to work has made this the most rewarding year so far - and we still have plenty of time to make some memories! I'm looking forward to traveling with him and seeing what kinds of birds and terrain we can get into in the future... I love reading about different region's hunts on this site! I have family scattered across the country, so maybe we'll be able to get into some birds in Texas, Colorado, California, etc. in the next couple of years.
I'm still learning quite a bit about handling an upland dog - I'd only ever hunted over flushers until I got my boy in March. He was gifted to me by a friend who could no longer give him the time he deserves, so we spent the summer getting to know each other and working with some penned birds. I had no idea what he knew about birds but we fumbled through it and now he's pretty steady.
I ran him in a local hunt test this fall and he did very well. I'm not sure if I will do another but it was good for me to see how others work their dogs - and good for my guy to get on some more birds before the season. Since then we've been working pretty hard for the slim pickin's here in Iowa but there are still birds to be found if you put on the miles. I'm always looking for company in the field - either to learn from or for good conversation so if you're in the area... say hello!Thanks - looking forward to learning a bunch from you guys.
