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Altillathedak

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One thing you can say about a day like today...you know one of those can't hit the board side of a barn days. You get to watch lots of dog work. An even dozen solid points on roosters to bring home three. Scout was pretty impressive though. Seven solid points with him. Flat out missed the bird five times. Winged two. He followed the first one over a half mile...in and out of cattails...in and out of bushes...in and out of grass. I knew he was on the trail because every ten yards or so I could find a drop of blood. Finally cornered him in a cattail clump. Shortly after, point...rooster...boom...down but just winged. However, all the way across the cats. Scout is there seconds after the bird drops. Can't find him...it was as if there was no scent. Took him out of the area and brought him back in. The chase was on...or so I thought. Follows a hot trail...a quarter mile or so...point...different rooster jumps and...of course I miss. Ok, back to square one. Hot on another trail. Trails the bird for well over a quarter of a mile...locks up. Walk in...another rooster flushes...which I proceed to miss. I figure my wounded bird is gone. Hate not being able to find a hit bird. Look down...Scout has my winged bird in his mouth. Sweet.
 
Amusing, but true story.

One wonders how the dog knows which scent to follow, when there's so many. Typically following a scent that's probably a very alive bird - shoot, bird down, now you have two to find!

Not sure you mentioned what breed of dog...
 
Scout is a French Spaniel that had been a city dog with no hunting for the first seven years of his life. He has picked up things pretty well the last couple years. My other two dogs are French Brittany Spaniels. Today's birds make 95 wild roosters over the trio this fall.
 
You are living right !!! Keep feeding them dogs !!!

Remember eye on the Cock and cheek on the stock !!!

I had a similar experience last year when a covey of quail and 6 roosters made a slow flush out from under a clump of cedars . 6 shots didn't cut a feather . I new what I had done " I kept my head up watching the beautiful Scenery unfold "
 
Yer not alone! Been there, done that! Had them flush 3 steps ahead and fly right down the barrel and still missed. Had a day where I told my buddy, who had limited in the first field 7 hours earlier, let's go home. He said but you only have 2 birds. I said yes, but I'm happy now and if I keep missing these easy shots, I'll go home mad. Sometimes the white flag is easier than another skirmish! There'll be other days! Sometimes you win, sometimes they win.
 
Shooting woes fixed. Which is good as we saw only three roosters. One point over each dog. Auts pointed hers about ten yards from the truck. Always nice to get a bird over the old girl..
 
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