At 6:09 this morning we broke away the first brace in Red Barn. At the end of the fourth brace we had moved 25 woodcock and 1 grouse. All the dogs on the trucks had birds this morning. Maggie and Trash had the first brace and the first two birds within 30 seconds of the […]
Sometimes I feel the guilt of not having blogged in a few days. It’s sort of like the confessional and the sins build up the longer you stay away. So, forgive me, it’s been six days since I blogged. In that time we’ve lost power when a front went through, a microburst wiped out about […]
We have lots of different places that we work the dogs on wild birds and sometimes you find them where the were last time and other times it doesn’t work out quite as well. Today was the perfect example of the luck of the draw. I put Pete down first in a cover we ran […]
Swarming deer flies can drive you out of the woods. Normally at this time of the year it is cool enough in the morning to not only run dogs but to keep the deer flies at bay. They usually come out as the day warms and Tony and I are headed for the diner for […]