Made it out this afternoon with my 10 month old lab. After he tried to retrieve the decoys he settled in. I saw more ducks today than I have ever seen waterfowling(nothing ever came in range to shoot). Ranged from mallards to blacks, woodys. Watched a bunch of mallards off in the distance get divebombed by a hawk. Had to cut it short due to working tonight. Great to be out after a long off season. Can't wait for the weekend.
Thats great sleddermxz I got one woodie to come in range 1st one I have every had a chance to shoot and I just plane choked and missed. Hope this is not a sign of things to come.
Lots of work. He was 5 months old when I got him. Have to work with him every day. I am happy that he settled down in the blind. I was a little worried that he would get antsy. Wish some ducks would of come in closer to get a shot. Would have liked to get the first actual retrieve under my belt.
Good job working with him, I hope it pays off well. I miss a ton of ducks while I'm retrieving because I am not in a position to shoot. They are still flying because I just shot. If I wait to shoot some more I may loose the ones I shot.
I don't know if a dog would help or not. Would you shoot at ducks in the air if your dog was retrieving or do you have to wait until he comes back in?
Not sure if I would shoot over him until he gets some actual retrieves under his collar. When I had my shorthair I would shoot over him as he was flushing the birds.
Anybody else with dogs shot over them during a retrieve?
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