Yearly trip with the son

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Jet

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We made our annual Christmas vacation trip out west early this week. Monday we struggled to find any pheasants at all but we did see 3 large coveys of quail and came away with a one man limit. Tuesday we moved farther south in hopes of finding some pheasants which we did. We moved probably 20 birds total with several of them being roosters. The boy got to pull the trigger on a couple of different occasions but unfortunately is still looking for his first rooster.

The real excitement of the trip was on the next to last field of the second day the youngest dog got sprayed by a skunk right in the face. He did however point the last bird of the trip on the next field so I'm guessing that the skunk smell didn't bother him to much. After making the trip home he went straight to the shower to get washed with the baking soda/peroxide mix. The next day he was allowed back on the couch to recuperate.
 
It was a good trip. We always have a good time and its one of the few times a year I get to spend with just me and my son. As a 13yr old whos active in sports and socially dad doesn't rate real high on the priority list a lot.

The dog was definitely clean, still a little smelly for a couple of days if you got right next to his face but not bad.

This little fella is always providing some excitement in the field. He's only 17mo old and has already been stuck by the only porcupine that I've ever seen in Kansas, had mulitiple cuts with the worst requiring 13 staples, been attacked by a group of wild dogs, sprayed by a skunk and caught a coyote. :eek:
 
This little fella is always providing some excitement in the field. He's only 17mo old and has already been stuck by the only porcupine that I've ever seen in Kansas, had mulitiple cuts with the worst requiring 13 staples, been attacked by a group of wild dogs, sprayed by a skunk and caught a coyote.
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Let me guess....his name is Lucky?

Amazing how well the peroxide mix works.

Point!
 
It does work really well. 1st time I've tried it and was pleasantly surprised. Now if I can remember to put all the ingredients in the truck so I can wash in the field I'll really be ahead of the game.

Lucky would be fitting. I'm guessing he is using up his nine lives pretty fast. Hopefully he'll settle down soon. He's a really good dog but his prey drive is so high he doesn't think before going in head first. And when I say prey drive that includes feather and fur. I've never had a dog that got into so many situations at such a young age.
 
Jet, you need to be more protective of your young dog! Jump in there and take that skunk spray for him! You haven't lived until you have to climb into the cab of your vehicle with the smell! Wives love that! Talking from experience multiple times here:p One of the reasons I got rid of the Bronco was to keep the smell in the back. I've probably been blasted 3-5 times since I got rid of it. Almost as many as the dogs! I do have an honest triple on skunks! If I remember right, I took another one in the next patch that year and had a double on coons that we had to kick off of Hawk's head too. There were years I was afraid to walk in to flush after awhile. Glad you had a good hunt. Hope this winter blast is short lived and doesn't cut into our breeding population. Next year needs to be better!
 
Got to admit I'll take the skunk over the porky. The older dog got it the worst in that case and had to be taken to the vet for it. The pup was only about 5 months at that time and he mostly only had them in his legs and chest area. Dad had a whole face and mouth full and we were about 3/4 mi from the truck at the time. Seemed to bother me a lot more than him but that's definitely something I don't want to experience again.
 
I've seen evidence of porkies around, but luckily still haven't experienced one in the field. They sure are more dangerous for the dog. No good can come from a meeting with one.
 
I certainly had no idea there were any in ks until that day. Certainly makes you think twice when walking into flush when you've got a dog with a history of pointing critters with more than two legs.
 
My old Hawk dog would point anything with fur. I got his tell though as he'd always give me a sideways glance and smirk just before reaching in and grabbing whatever it was! He pointed coyotes, coons, skunks, possums and a diller or two. Always a gamble jumping in in front of him without looking. Probably cost me some birds when I was so focused on the ground that the birds got a good head start.
 
I keep de-skunking ingredients in the back of my yukon during the season. There's a bottle of peroxide, a box of baking soda, a small bottle of dish detergent, and a wash rag. It all fits nicely in large tupperware-type container. There's always plenty of water in the jug to go with it. Thankfully I've never had to use it, but there was a time hunting in a friend's truck when I wished I had it!
 
Jet said:
Got to admit I'll take the skunk over the porky. The older dog got it the worst in that case and had to be taken to the vet for it. The pup was only about 5 months at that time and he mostly only had them in his legs and chest area. Dad had a whole face and mouth full and we were about 3/4 mi from the truck at the time. Seemed to bother me a lot more than him but that's definitely something I don't want to experience again.
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Agreed , skunk over porky any day. We had a dog get hammered in Minnesota this year. Lots of quill pulling and dog wrestling. Vet finished the rest. For a fee?..
 
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