Girlfriend - aka Mighty Dog (that lovely Lab on the left in the picture below) really worked her own magic. Flushing birds out of heavy cover, working water-logged bottom lands and completing some great retrieves on wounded birds trying to make a run for it.
When she saw us packing the truck this morning she took refuge under the dining room table hoping we wouldn’t take her from her vacation.
The dogs worked hard this year. One of the Labs came-up lame and was down for the count. A few other dogs were limping and Girlfriend ran into a barbed wire fence yesterday chasing a bird.
She’s fine though – excepting for some irritation on her tummy.
With the exception of a Minnesota pit stop Girlfriend slept the entire trip home.
The Rock and I brought home a Coleman Xtreme cooler packed full of dead birds.
I have a vision of pheasant pot pie before too long...
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So glad to hear you had a great time hunting in SoDak. I can relate to the comments about your dog. I have two labs that would hunt 24 hours a day if I'd let them. Come back and visit us again soon!
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Thanks for reading Wanda.
ReplyDeleteWe'll be back (as per usual) next fall.
Counting the days...